Historic Albany Foundation

BOOK LOVERS! Join our virtual book club for Jan 2021 'The Address Book What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power' By Deirdre Mask. https://www.facebook.com/events/712130266158526/?active_tab=about... "When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won’t get lost. But street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. In many parts of the world, your address can reveal your race and class. In this wide-ranging and remarkable book, Deirdre Mask looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an address is not having one, and we also see what that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’tand why." Dates: Tues 26th Jan from 6-7pm, Tues 2nd Feb 6-7pm, Tues 9th Feb 6-7pm Share on your FB and invite friends and family - the more the merrier

Cara chats about the academic question to repair damage from events like the assault on the US Capitol or retain it.

Our #GivingTuesday campaign is now live! We are aiming to raise $5,000 before the end of 2020 and finish this crazy year off in style. We want to show you EXACTLY where your donations go - so keep an eye on our social media to see how important your donations are. bit.ly/33yLFSW

Take the 'Tiny Houses of the Capital Region' drivable or virtual tour (bit.ly/2Kbdl9s) & find out more about these small but mighty historic properties in Albany and Schenectady. Anyone know of any we can add in from Troy? We can do the research if you comment with an address. Full tour here bit.ly/2Kbdl9s (there's also an option to print )