American railroading began in the Capital District. On December 28, 1825, Schenectady County native (Duanesburg) George Featherstonhaugh (pronounced fen-shaw) ran a newspaper notice announcing the ...

Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

CHARITY: Touchdown For Hope, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Great American Ball Park, Bally Sports Club, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown.

As white Americans moved further westward into the Nebraska territory after the Civil War, they kept fashioning a new American identity based on deep time. Digging deep into the ground to anchor the ...

Fame is achieved by the exceptional, by the accomplished, by the exceptionally accomplished … or by pure dumb luck (or lack thereof). Fame is bestowed upon humankind by humankind, which is to say, it ...

The National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read is a community-wide reading initiative that unites people around a single, powerful book to spark meaningful conversations, celebrate local creativity ...

Here are some wonderful and thoughtful locally made gift ideas for Valentine’s Day this year, followed by 16 places in the ...

A new book club has formed to give black women a voice to be heard and seen together. Erie Black Feminist Book Club held its second meeting Saturday morning. The group ...

The Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five.

If you have an infant or child under age of 5 in Erie County, he or she may be eligible to receive a free children's book ...