"Happy Boy"

William Wallace Robertson served in the 11th NY Light Artillery from summer 1862 through the end of the Civil War. He wrote daily in his diary, now part of the collection of the Hart Cluett Museum.

Civil WarGuest UserOctober 17, 2019Civil War, William Wallace Robertson, Havelock's Battery, Troy, NY, North Tonawanda, G.A.R.

Fire on River Street, 1903: “Fascinating, magnificent and wicked”

RCHS has a large photographic collection. A recent addition is a dramatic view of a 1903 fire in the heart of downtown Troy.

architecture, Troy, fireGuest UserJune 20, 2019Troy, McCarthy, Rollins, fire, photographs

Stanton P. Lee: Troy Architect

Stanton P. Lee was the prominent residential and commercial architect of Troy and Rensselaer County in the first half of the 20th century.

The Fergusons Do Europe

In 1901 Dr. and Mrs. Ferguson of Troy went on a grand tour of Europe and the Middle East. Dr. Ferguson took hundreds of photos en route and wrote letters to his students at the nursing school at the local hospital in Troy.

travelGuest UserApril 18, 2019Europe, Egypt, Italy, Troy, tour, Ferguson