The cecropia (Hyalophora cecropia) is North America’s largest moth, similar in size to a giant swallowtail butterfly. It’s one of several species of giant silk moths in the Northeast; this family includes the ethereal-looking luna moth, which has long, pale-green wings.
Libraries aren't just places to obtain books for free, they're one of the few public spaces left in society where you can be without having to spend money.
New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has announced the opening of “Power & Policy” at the State Capitol in Albany. This new exhibit highlights New York’s enduring legacy as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.
For the last two years, @reclaimtherecords.org, a not-for-profit activist group of genealogists, historians, researchers, and open government advocates, has been fighting to free Massachusetts vital records information from the Department of Public Health (DPH) and its proxies.
August 27, 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the largest battle of the American Revolution – the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn. It was the first military engagement following the July 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
A new historical marker in Schuylerville, NY, will bring renewed attention to a largely overlooked moment in the early republic, when the Marquis de Lafayette returned to Saratoga in October 1784 to assess a fragile independence not yet fully secured.