Our Finger Lakes History

Seneca County Historian looks at the history of our American Flag, the holiday we celebrate every June 14th that honors the stars and stripes, and local connections here in Upstate New York on this episode ... more

On this edition of Our Finger Lakes History, Seneca County Historian Walter Gable discusses The Windmill which is a landmark tourist sight on Routes 5 & 20 just west of the former village of Seneca ... more

Premiering at 8:00 pm Tuesday Night! In this edition of Our Finger Lakes History Seneca County Historian Walter Gable willl show how the boundaries of Finger Lakes counties in New York State have changed over ... more

This episode of Our Finger Lakes History will premiere at 7:00 pm tonight! This episode is part two of a series dealing with the major contributions to making movies that took place in the Finger ... more

This episode of Our Finger Lakes History will premiere at 7:30 pm tonight! Walter Gable hosts the first of a two part series of Our Finger Lakes History on FingerLakes1.com that deals with developments and ... more

The latest edition of Our Finger Lakes History premieres on Tuesday night at 9:00 pm and deals with octagon houses - an architectural style that became popular in the United States, especially in New York ... more

What began as the Sampson Naval Training Station during World War II became the Sampson Air Force Base on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake where Sampson State Park is today. In this edition of ... more

In this edition of Our Finger Lakes History, Seneca County Historian Walter Gable deals with the Flood of 1935 that devastated the southern Finger Lakes. The July 1935 flood killed 44 people and caused millions ... more

Ezra Cornell is widely known for his namesake, famous Cornell University, in Ithaca, NY. This edition of Our Finger Lakes History with Walter Gable will trace Ezra Cornell's life, especially in the areas of agriculture, ... more

During the month of August 2020 we are celebrating centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the the United States Constitution. That amendment guarantees that every woman in the United States can not ... more

This episode puts a focus on the three major land purchases that shaped the future of the Finger Lakes region. They include the Phelps-Gorham Purchase, the Watkins & Flint Purchase, and the Boston Ten Townships ... more

This episode of Our Finger Lakes History deals with the New Military Tract of lands east of the Pre-Emption Line. This video will lend insight into how today's current townships, counties and their boundaries came ... more

Most Finger Lakes residents have heard of the Pre-Emption Line but very few know the fascinating history of why is exists. Seneca County Historian Walter Gable explains in this episode of Our Finger Lakes History ... more

In this edition of Our Finger Lakes History, Seneca County Historian Walter Gable looks at the Sullivan Expedition of 1779. It was a major military offensive ordered by General George Washington in the American Revolutionary ... more

This special episode describes one of the greatest stories in the history of the women's rights and suffrage movements, the trial of Susan B. Anthony in 1873. The trial was held after Anthony was arrested ... more

On this edition of Our Finger Lakes History on FingerLakes1.com, Seneca County Historian Walter Gable deals with the Finger Lakes Region as it stood prior to the end of the American Revolutionary War, before settlement ... more

This edition of Our Finger Lakes History deals with one of the giants of American history, Harriet Tubman, with an emphasis on the last 50 years of her life spent living in Auburn, NY. Seneca ... more

Before the days of electrical refrigeration much of the perishable foods that sustained the northeastern United States came from the vast ice harvesting industry on the Finger Lakes. Learn how ice was harvested and delivered ... more

It is a very rare occurrence for the Finger Lakes' two biggest bodies of water, Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake, to completely freeze over in the winter. It has, in fact, only happened a handful ... more