This is a story about how one thing leads to another, among them the spelling of the name of a park, a big anniversary, and the fount of local history that is the Albany Regional Museum.
Sidewalk name: Mystery no more
Written November 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
The mystery of the name in the sidewalk on Albany’s First Avenue — if a mystery it was —  has been cleared up, as far as I’m concerned.
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Tags: Albany history, Albany Regional Museum, Carnegie Library, First Avenue West, sidewalk name, Sprenger
Tags: Albany history, Albany Regional Museum, Carnegie Library, First Avenue West, sidewalk name, Sprenger
Coming online: More of Potts’ pix
Written June 29th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Here’s something for Albany history buffs to look forward to: Thousands of unpublished photos from the collection of the late Bob Potts will soon be posted and available online.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Public Library, Albany Regional Museum, Jason Darling, Robert Potts
Tags: Albany Public Library, Albany Regional Museum, Jason Darling, Robert Potts
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Why is this Albany’s ‘Main Street’?
A reader who moved to Albany last summer had a question: How come the city’s Main Street is nowhere near the downtown business district, where Main Streets are typically found in American towns?
Tags: Albany, Albany Regional Museum, Hackleman, Main Street, Monteith, Takenah