History is not just something to know. It is something to experience. Past Paths takes readers beyond dates and famous names and asks them to walk the ground, see the landscape, meet the people behind the story, and understand how the past unfolded before
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October 6, 1777: The Day Saratoga Waited
Today, the fields around Saratoga National Historical Park and the forts of the Hudson Highlands can seem impossibly far apart.
In October 1777, that distance was a military problem.
British General John Burgoyne had brought his army sout...
The Army They Had: Saratoga and the People Who Fought
Every Monday, Walking Through Revolutionary Saratoga walks back into this hallowed ground — hot takes, cold facts, and one caffeinated author (Sean Kelleher) reflecting on how place shapes the stories we tell. These are Kelleher's op...
Sunday Story Summary - October 4, 2026
This has been a busy week.
The week is focused on Victory Season and preparing for the many upcoming events. This past week, Past Paths reached over 3,100 impressions on Substack and over 37.1k people who encountered these stories across t...
Victory Season at Saratoga: A History-Loving Explorer’s Guide to Fall 2026
If you love history, there is a difference between reading about Saratoga and walking across the ground where the Battles of Saratoga unfolded.
At Saratoga, history is not confined to a battlefield. It survives in roads, houses, trails, mo...
October 2, 1777: The Waiting Game at Saratoga
The fields north of Stillwater, New York, are quiet today.
Visitors walking the grounds of Saratoga National Historical Park see open farmland, wooded ridges, and the long rise of Bemus Heights. There are no marching columns on the roads....
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A lifelong history enthusiast from Saratoga, NY. I help curious travelers and history lovers experience the past through the places where it happened, revealing the human choices, uncertainty, and consequences that still shape the landscape today.
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