This collection contains material regarding the Fort Orange Garden Club such as minutes and reports from meetings, genealogies, general histories, personal histories, membership lists, projects, flower shows, public works, newspaper articles, awards, magazines, scrapbooks, maps, memorabilia, photographs, and slides.
Germania Hall originated in 1890 following a Saengerfest or Singers’ Festival held at Appollo Hall as part of the Troy Centennial Year Celebration in 1889.
John L. Thompson Sons & Company began in Troy, New York in 1797 when Dr. Samuel Gale Jr. opened an apothecary shop in the city. This collection includes business records.