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The Dudley Observatory s original home in 1856 was this structure in Albany s Goat Hill. Inset: Bill Buell
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I love museums, libraries and academic institutions of all sorts. My favorite is probably the New York State Museum in Albany, but give me a day at the Albany Institute of History and Art and I’ll be very happy there, too.
In Schenectady, we are fortunate to have a wonderful place like the Museum of Science and Innovation, also known as miSci, and while the facility shut down Wednesday, for a time to help the cause in the fight against COVID-19, it is on stable footing and not going anywhere. The Schenectady County Historical Society and the Efner History Center at City Hall are two more stable and popular destinations for those delving into local history, and while the Edison Tech Center and the Tribes Hill Heritage Center don’t have