Carl JohnsonMay 5, 2025
After writing about the #UpstateNewYork carpet heiress/big game hunter/POW in Germany, I paid a tiny bit of attention to her famous polo player brother, once on the cover of Time Magazine – though I was more interested in the time he was fined for bringing too many ducks into New York State:
https://hoxsie.org/2025/04/28/polo-player-nabbed-as-game-violator/ #localhistory #AmsterdamNY #UpstateHistory
Polo Player Nabbed As Game Violator – Hoxsie!

Carl JohnsonJan 21, 2025
Working on a fun #LocalHistory piece, and it turns out that I've written about "Lefty Pierce" before without knowing it – under his real name, he's featured in a fairly famous photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine of a group of #Albany newsboys. More to come. #AlbanyNY #UpstateNY #UpstateNewYork #UpstateHistory #AlbanyHistory #histodons
Carl JohnsonDec 23, 2024

Writing about the Mohawk National Bank's great wig giveaway of 1970 made me dig into the history of the bank itself, which was established in 1807 as one of New York State's first four banks. It had about a 195-year run, then was merged into the usual non-local banking conglomeration.

Much more, including instructions on how to use the sidewalk teller, at the link:

https://hoxsie.org/.../mohawk-national-bank-of-schenectady/

#LocalHistory #Histodons #Schenectady #SchenectadyNY #UpstateNY #UpstateNewYork #UpstateHistory

Mohawk National Bank of Schenectady – Hoxsie!