By: Janine
I went to college in the burned over district of western NY (SUNY Geneseo)– in one history class, we took a class trip along Alexis DeTocqueville’s key observation spots, the Erie Canal locks, the...
View ArticleBy: Philip Jenkins
I had the good fortune to speak at Geneseo last year. The area drips with history!
View ArticleBy: Bob Wiley
You point to the dangers of specialization and partisanship in scholarship.
View ArticleBy: John T.
Great post, Philip. Being from Rochester (Webster, just to the northeast), I’m ashamed I haven’t even visited everywhere discussed above (no Hydesville). It is strange that it is so difficult to...
View ArticleBy: Philip Jenkins
I should add that I mentioned just a smattering of the places in the area, and there are lots more – Oneida for instance: http://www.oneidacommunity.org/ See my next post on Monday!
View ArticleBy: vorjack
The Adventists maintain the William Miller Farm and Ascension Rock. I keep meaning to get up there. I know that Jemima Wilkinson’s house is still standing in Jerusalem, NY. It’s on the historic...
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