Let’s Talk Albany: Albany Fire Department History with Tony Opalka

APL’s Bach Branch 455 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, United States

Join City historian, author and Albany Firefighters Museum Director Tony Opalka as he discusses the long history of fire fighting in Albany and his new book The Firehouses of Albany.  Online registration here 

Let’s Talk Albany: Finding Utopia

APL’s Bach Branch 455 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, United States

Learn about how the local Watervliet Shakers and other nearby upstate groups sought new ways of defining community from the late 1700s into the mid 1800s.  In the early years of the New Republic, there was a vibrant movement that came to be called The Great Awakening. Join Ann Sayers, a local independent scholar and

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