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The remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans are held by prestigious U.S. institutions, despite a 1990 law meant to return them to tribal nations. Here’s how the ancestors were stolen — and how tribes are working to get them back.

The City of Clear Lake and the Clear Lake Historical Society say that’s the end result of a process that started in October 2021.

Obituaries preserved at the Monroe County Museum date back to the 1840s. A current “push” is adding many more to the collection each week.

You can’t talk about Second City’s roots or modern improv without talking about Viola Spolin and Jane Addam’s Hull House in Chicago, where Spolin -- a young daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants - worked in the 1920s.

The Town of Webb in Herkimer County covers a large part of the northwestern Adirondacks, but is sparsely settled and relatively young; the town was established in 1898. The area has been dominated by two big industries, logging and tourism.

It was local historian Jim Perkins who first discovered Balloon Road on an old map. He believed the road led to a hot air balloon field, located in one of

Bandshell, amphitheater to be rebuilt in similar styles, 1950s-era community center to get facelift but no major changes

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Once the work is completed, visitors will be able to get almost nose-to-nose with lions and tigers, thanks to the strong glass enclosure. Previously, visitors were kept at a distance.

Created by Burr Tillstrom, “Kukla, Fran and Ollie” was an early television hit for both children and adults and was one of the first shows to air nationally.