What’s behind the NYS Blue & Yellow historic markers?
Let’s take a look at two…
Originally planned for the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution in 1926, the prolific blue and yellow signs populated the state in the 1920s and 1930s. One woman in particular was personally responsible for successfully applying for 100 signs in Dutchess and Columbia County, two of which are explored in more depth here.
To the Manor Born: a Reversal of Fortune
Let’s take a look at two…
The story of Morris Graham and enslaved Andrew Frazier is a story of the rise and fall of a prominent family member in the Revolutionary War, and the ascent of an enslaved man who came to own property and whose memorial headstone is among the visible at Rhinebeck cemetery.