(1836-1926) Novelist. Born between Pierrepont Manor and Adams in southern Jefferson County in 1836, Marietta Holley turned her early life on a North Country farm into the values and voices of the literary comedian “Josiah Allen’s Wife,” Samantha. Sometimes called “the female Mark Twain,” Ms. Holley had the same publisher and illustrator that Mr. Twain … Continued
(1903-1995) Writer. Paul Horgan was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Middletown, Connecticut. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize for history, first in 1955 with “Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History” and then once again in 1976 with “Lamy of Santa Fe.”
(1865-1947) Writer. Grace Livingston Hill was born at 241 North Main Street, Wellsville, New York.
(1836-1902) Short story writer. Bret Harte was born in Albany, New York. He worked in California as a miner, school teacher, express messenger, printer, and journalist. His story, “The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches” (1870), was published in the “Overland Monthly” and brought him instant and wide fame. He was thereafter requested to … Continued
(1951-2005) Poet, editor, translator. “Big City Lit,” Maureen Holm lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and had a home in Medusa.
(1839-1901) Actor and playwright. James A. Herne was born James Aherne in Cohoes, New York. He first appeared in a traveling company and later in various roles and organizations throughout the United States. Later he was actor-manager at San Francisco and in 1879 presented his first play, “Hearts of Oak,” which won immediate success. “Drifting … Continued