We were recently asked by a curious young person … Who exactly are the Iroquois and how do the relate to the Mohawk? We wrote about the Mohawk woman Kateri Tekakwitha...

The Battle of New Dorlach The New York Frontier around Sharon Springs was the setting for many skirmishes between Loyalists and Rebels and respective Native American...

  What Hath God Wrought In researching the history of Sharon Springs and neighboring communities, one comes upon fascinating individuals. Some of them made upstate...

Folk Wisdom A proverb can be defined as a short saying that illustrates a truth. Typically rural in origin and part of oral tradition, they represent the homespun...

Spend a Weekend in Wine Country–no matter where you live! Sipping wine at a vineyard, chatting with winemakers, and sampling the newest blends can be the...

Breadbasket of the American Revolution   Schoharie is an Iroquoian word for “floating driftwood.” The Schoharie Creek drains out of the Catskill Mountains...

  Nothing compares to the taste of homegrown chicken noodle soup made with an old-fashioned stew hen and homemade noodles. If you are lucky enough to have...

  Sharon Springs, home of Beekman 1802, is of course famous for its various mineral springs – containing sulphur, magnesia and chalybeate – and Native...

  Greetings from the Beekman 1802 history bloggers Chris and Carl. Since we’re calling our blog “Tenonanatchi Tales,” we thought we’d start with something...

A week closer to spring and I catch myself going out of my way to “casually” drive by my favorite nurseries checking to see for the first signs of emerging...