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Top Secret: the Stager ciphers in the Civil War

Written by sue on October 3, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Anson Stager is not exactly a household name, but perhaps that is only fitting for a man whose main claim to fame is that he created the most widely used — and most effective — secret code during the Civil War. Born in Ontario County, New York, in 1833, Anson Stager began his career as [...]

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Golf and the Gilded Age at Newport Golf Club

Written by Edward O'Reilly on June 27, 2012 — Leave a Comment

It’s probably no consolation for last week’s heat wave but if you were a well-heeled New Yorker living in the late nineteenth century, you would probably be spending the sultry days of summer living it up in Newport, RI. Not surprisingly, the story of Newport and New York’s richest dwellers is well documented at the N-YHS. [...]

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Johnny Reb in the Big Apple: The Confederate Veteran Camp of New York

Written by maurita on May 23, 2012 — Leave a Comment

This post was written by N-YHS intern Rachel Schimke, a graduate student in the Archives and Public History program at NYU, who processed the Alexander Robert Chisolm Papers. Though most war-weary Confederate soldiers returned home following Lee’s surrender, not all had the ability or interest to recover their lives in the South. Founded in 1890, [...]

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Happy Birthday Yellowstone!

Written by Edward O'Reilly on March 6, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Last Thursday (March 1), Yellowstone National Park marked its 140th year of existence. It’s also a perfect excuse to remind everyone that, despite our name, the New-York Historical Society’s collections document the history of the entire United States, not just of New York and its neighbors. In his 2008 television series documenting his tour of [...]

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