Voorheesville in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Winifred Goldring
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 14, 2025
1. Winifred Goldring Marker
Appointed NYS Paleontologist.
Wrote The Guide To Geology Of
Thacher Park. Lived Nearby
In New Scotland.
Erected 2025 by New Scotland Historical Association and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1160.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Paleontology • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 1, 1888.
Location. 42° 39.28′ N, 74° 1.055′ W. Marker is in Voorheesville, New York, in Albany County. It can be reached from Thacher Park Road. Marker is in the landscaping in front of the John Boyd Thacher State Park Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville NY 12186, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tory Cave 1777 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Indian Ladder (about 400 feet away); Thacher Point (about 400 feet away); Pioneer Geologists (about 400 feet away); The Tory Cave (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Indian Ladder Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Helderbergs (approx. 0.6 miles away); Knox School #5 (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Voorheesville.
More about this marker. The Winifred Goldring marker, which was sponsored by the New Scotland Historical Association, and funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, was unveiled in a ceremony on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the John Boyd Thatcher State Park Visitor Center.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. During the 1920s Winifred Goldring undertook the problem of scientifically describing and illustrating Gilboa fossil material.
Also see . . .
1. Women In Science.
via NYS Museum, unknown
2. Winifred Goldring
2. Winifred Goldring. Find A Grave website listing (Submitted on June 15, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 14, 2025
3. Winifred Goldring Marker
The building in the background is the John Boyd Thacher State Park Visitor Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
