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- Typical Campsite, Camp Iroquois, Glen Eyrie, Lake George, New York, 1911 - Camping out became a popular form of vacationing for city dwellers during the late 19th century. According to the rhetoric of the period, the couple camping in this secluded spot of Glen Eyrie, Lake George, New York, would find relief from the artificiality and confinement of the city and attain a more wholesome life by communing with nature.
- August 22, 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Typical Campsite, Camp Iroquois, Glen Eyrie, Lake George, New York, 1911
Camping out became a popular form of vacationing for city dwellers during the late 19th century. According to the rhetoric of the period, the couple camping in this secluded spot of Glen Eyrie, Lake George, New York, would find relief from the artificiality and confinement of the city and attain a more wholesome life by communing with nature.
- Conflicting Connections: Native Nations and the Revolution - Two sides fought the Revolutionary War — the Patriots and the British. One was angry about not being represented in Parliament. The other became intent on keeping the colonies under British rule. Both demanded control of North American land. But another group is often left out of the historical conversation — the Indigenous nations who had called this land home for millennia. Seeking to protect their lands, Indigenous nations fought on either side.
- October 02, 2026
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Conflicting Connections: Native Nations and the Revolution
Two sides fought the Revolutionary War — the Patriots and the British. One was angry about not being represented in Parliament. The other became intent on keeping the colonies under British rule. Both demanded control of North American land. But another group is often left out of the historical conversation — the Indigenous nations who had called this land home for millennia. Seeking to protect their lands, Indigenous nations fought on either side.
- Letter from Major General Philip John Schuyler to Timothy Edwards, January 5, 1779 -
- January 05, 1779
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Letter from Major General Philip John Schuyler to Timothy Edwards, January 5, 1779
- Plate, 1946 -
- 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Plate, 1946
- Dish, 1954 -
- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Dish, 1954
- Oval Plate, 1946 -
- 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Oval Plate, 1946
- Was Jack London a “Nature Faker”? - Explore the "nature faker" controversy that embroiled Jack London, author of Call of the Wild, as well as naturalist John Burroughs--and even President Teddy Roosevelt.
- April 28, 2014
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Was Jack London a “Nature Faker”?
Explore the "nature faker" controversy that embroiled Jack London, author of Call of the Wild, as well as naturalist John Burroughs--and even President Teddy Roosevelt.
- Native Flavors Trailblazer: Chef Brian Yazzie - Find out how Chef Brian Yazzie became an advocate for Indigenous foodways and fed the elders in his community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- December 03, 2021
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Native Flavors Trailblazer: Chef Brian Yazzie
Find out how Chef Brian Yazzie became an advocate for Indigenous foodways and fed the elders in his community during the COVID-19 pandemic.