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Albany's underbelly during Prohibition makes great fodder for William Kennedy

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Legs Diamond and his wife, Alice

William Kennedy's archives

There was Swifty Mead's, Big Charlie's in the South End, Mullen's, O'Malley's, and The Kenmore, with dancing in the Rainbow Room. These are just some of the speakeasies that were used during the days of Prohibition in New York State’s capital.

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The Edna St. Vincent Millay Society

A major figure in 20th century American literature, Jazz Age poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was only nineteen years old when she published 'Renaissance,' the poem that launched her career.

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Modernist sculptor Alice Morgan Wright was a suffragist and animal welfare advocate.

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Courtesy of Tangled Bank Studios

A free preview screening Friday, August 18 from 7pm-9pm.

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Library of Congress

Learn about Emma Willard, founder of the first higher education school for women in the US.

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Filming Ironweed in Albany, NY

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Have you heard the story of Jack Nicholson and his love for Perreca’s bread? The story of how he loves it so much that he has it shipped to his home in California from the Schenectady Bakery?

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New documentary on award-winning author and Albany native, William Kennedy, to premiere June 26, 2017 at 9pm on WMHT-TV.

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William Kennedy at home with his archives.

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Free preview screening and discussion Monday, June 19 beginning at 6pm at WMHT Studios.

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Learn why Eleanor Roosevelt was dubbed 'first lady of the world.'

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“Governor Mario Cuomo: Poetry and Prose” was named Outstanding Documentary program by the New York State Broadcasters Association.

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Two Iraq Veterans Take 2,700 Mile Walk To Distance Themselves From War Demons—in 'Almost Sunrise,' Airing Monday, November 13, 2017, on POV

'Almost Sunrise' has its national broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV on Monday, Nov 13, 2017 (check local listings).

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Albany's underbelly during Prohibition makes great fodder for William Kennedy

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Edna St. Vincent Millay | She Inspires

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Alice Morgan Wright | She Inspires

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Free Preview Screening | The Farthest: Voyager in Space

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Emma Willard | She Inspires

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Did Jack Nicholson’s ‘Knead’ for Bread from Schenectady Begin in 1980s While Filming William Kennedy’s ‘Ironweed’?

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WMHT Announces Premiere of Documentary on Albany Author William Kennedy

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Free Preview Screening | Kennedy of Albany: A Writer and His City

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Eleanor Roosevelt | She Inspires

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WMHT film named Outstanding Documentary

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POV Documentary Blog

Two Iraq Veterans Take 2,700 Mile Walk To Distance Themselves From War Demons—in 'Almost Sunrise,' Airing Monday, November 13, 2017, on POV

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