tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post3905244240753124281..comments2024-01-17T09:41:09.336-05:00Comments on New York Traveler: A Summer Weekend in Albany, NYRebecca Mecomberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-18850348036523829022007-11-27T21:02:00.000-05:002007-11-27T21:02:00.000-05:00Thanks for coming, Laurie! It's neat that you work...Thanks for coming, Laurie! It's neat that you work at the state library. My daughter, The Historian, desperately wants to go there sometime. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info about the Museum. Hope you get to see more of it!Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-74203383439257641432007-11-27T20:46:00.000-05:002007-11-27T20:46:00.000-05:00I should add that it's funny--people come from out...I should add that it's funny--people come from out of town to visit the museum, and I rarely even peek in. I think I've been through it maybe three times in the time I've worked there, and popped in to look at a few temporary exhibits.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645948045234804487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-19766711540976542682007-11-27T20:44:00.000-05:002007-11-27T20:44:00.000-05:00I'm reading this after it was linked from you Top ...I'm reading this after it was linked from you Top 10 list. I work at the state library and it's always fun to see the area where I spend so much time through fresh eyes.<BR/><BR/>The 9/11 exhibit is actually a permanent one. It's very moving and very popular, and I think there's a traveling exhibition that went to other museums. NYSM was one of the very few cultural institutions that looked ahead and recognized the need to preserve artifacts from the towers for the historical record.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645948045234804487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-7055650019984394482007-03-27T12:02:00.000-04:002007-03-27T12:02:00.000-04:00....our winter was harsh?....our winter was harsh?Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-70034582100693148652007-03-23T17:59:00.000-04:002007-03-23T17:59:00.000-04:00Oh, my one daughter is NUTS about Peale. She is bu...Oh, my one daughter is NUTS about Peale. She is building a huge website that has a good deal of his work. I hope you enjoy your educational visit!!Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-87599267051893178762007-03-23T14:46:00.000-04:002007-03-23T14:46:00.000-04:00Hi again!Thanks for the information concerning the...Hi again!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the information concerning the state museum!<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, because of time, and the wishes of my teachers, we have opted to have a special tour of the Troy area to learn about the Industrial Revolution (which is part of their curriculum) and will be visiting the arsenal.<BR/><BR/>The weather is not on our side. We won't be able to do so much because your winter was so harsh.<BR/><BR/>I have also recently posted about Charles Willson Peale and the exhumation of the mastodon.<BR/><BR/>Hope to see you at my site!The Educational Tour Marmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863785072911968926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-39925788379541521602007-03-02T17:19:00.000-05:002007-03-02T17:19:00.000-05:00OhOhOh! Check out Secret Caverns, too...cool plac...OhOhOh! Check out Secret Caverns, too...cool place! :-)<BR/><BR/>http://www.roadsideamerica.com/cave/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-10502461147861371672007-03-02T15:54:00.000-05:002007-03-02T15:54:00.000-05:00Wow, threec, I didn't know your dad was famous geo...Wow, threec, I didn't know your dad was famous geologist! ;) It must be wonderful to live so close to such special museum.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment, Kim. Yes, I agree, NY did something fine when it made this museum. It was fun. <BR/><BR/>There are some really great places to visit in the eastern part of the state. I had visited Howe's Caverns as a kid, and I sure hope to take my kids there someday (bad thing is it would be close to $100 for my family to get in). There's a lot of history, too, like Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point... boy I hope we get to these places! I'll surely let you know! :)Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-83711349332120418422007-03-02T14:48:00.000-05:002007-03-02T14:48:00.000-05:00I LOVE the NYS Museum. Great place!I LOVE the NYS Museum. Great place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31184413.post-82719036870287042932007-03-02T12:42:00.000-05:002007-03-02T12:42:00.000-05:00Isn't the state museum wonderful? We go down for a...Isn't the state museum wonderful? We go down for a day every few years and always have a great time. My dad has a mineral specimen he discovered in Fulton County in the gem collection, although another person to whom he sent it for identification is credited.<BR/>Congrats on your kids' knowledge! I admire home schoolers a bunch!threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.com