GNY EP.174 | feat. Christine Darrow from Christine The History Queen

Christine the History Queen on Upstate New York’s Untold Stories, Bigfoot in Whitehall, and The MOST Storytelling Festival On Good News York from Click Stream Studios, host Matt Masur interviews Christine Darrow, known as “Christine the History Queen,” who is filming season two of her PBS series focused on overlooked Upstate New York history. She discusses her museum studies education (SUNY Potsdam, University of Oklahoma, and Harvard coursework) and her interest in untold historical twists, including an episode about Benedict Arnold starting the Navy in Whitehall and the town’s 1976 Bigfoot sightings, ongoing Bigfoot Festival, and planned documentary featuring a Sasquatch calling contest. Darrow previews her May 17 Children’s Storytelling Festival appearance at The MOST, where she’ll perform a first-draft story, sign autographs, and share a sneak peek about Charles Dickens’ visit to Syracuse. She notes PBS and her YouTube/Facebook pages for viewing and says two children’s history books are planned for fall 2026. 00:00 New Story Teaser 00:17 Welcome to Good News York 00:55 Meet History Queen 02:07 Defining Upstate New York 02:54 Books and Museum Roots 03:56 Untold Tales and Twists 04:46 Whitehall Bigfoot Legend 05:26 Bigfoot Festival Details 06:45 Storytelling Festival at The MOST 07:22 Disney Christmas Book Update 08:22 Where to Watch and Follow 09:14 Dickens in Syracuse Episode 10:43 Tickets and Event Plug 11:23 Upstate Origins of Disneyland 12:46 Wrap Up and Sign Off