Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Wawayanda: A Century Before the State Park

The 1846 Wawayanda Ironworks furnace Continue reading

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Make

A Wordless Wednesday gallery of public-domain photos Continue reading

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Finding Sculpture on the Seligman Farm

Seligman Center and Homestead, Sugar Loaf, N.Y. Continue reading

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Work

A Wordless Wednesday gallery of public domain photos. Continue reading

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The Gardens Aglow

New York Botanical Garden on a winter night in January Continue reading

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One Man’s Vision in Stone

Opus 40, Saugerties, N.Y. Continue reading

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The Best Books I Read in 2020

From a housing project in Brooklyn to a crematorium in Korea. Continue reading

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Hear a Book, See a Country

Review of Cry, the Beloved Country on Audible Continue reading

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History of the Minors: El Comandante on the Mound

1959 Havana Sugar Kings Continue reading

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History of the Minors: Rochester Fans Step Up to the Plate

1957 Rochester Red Wings Continue reading

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