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The Hidden History of Tone’s Pond Discovered: The Namesake of a Revolutionary War Hero

Published February 7, 2024 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Brewster High School Newspaper website.

For many years, there has been a great debate regarding the origins of the name of Lake Tonetta in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York. During this time, Lake Tonetta, also known as Tone’...

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New-York Historical Society Presents New York Before New York: The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam

Published January 31, 2024 | State History

This article originally appeared on the I Love NY website.

This March, the New-York Historical Society presents New York Before New York: The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the Dutch founding of a colony that would give rise...

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Making History Come Alive at St. Thomas Aquinas College Through Grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

Published January 31, 2024 | State History

This article originally appeared on the St. Thomas Aquinas College website.

St. Thomas Aquinas College has received a $229,624 two-year grant from The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to establish The St. Thomas Aquinas Institute for the Study of Loyalists in the...

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Digitizing the Erie Canal

Published January 22, 2024 | State History

This article originally appeared in an Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor newsletter.

Paper charts of the Erie Canal are in the process of being transformed to electronic navigational charts. The Department of Commerce’s...

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Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum Opens for the Season February 4

Published January 18, 2024 | State History

This article originally appeared in a Bethlehem Historical Association press release.

The Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum, home of the Bethlehem Historical Association, 1003 River Road, Selkirk, opens for the season on February 4 at 2 p.m....

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Apply Now for 2024 NYS Canal System Tourism Infrastructure and Events Grants

Published January 16, 2024 | State History

This article originally appeared in an Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor newsletter.

The New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor are offering competitive grant funding to support tourism and recreation...

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Grant Program to Develop and Enhance the Museum Workforce Relaunched by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Published December 20, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its relaunched 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (21MP). 21MP will support projects that offer professional development...

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Military museum wants your stories

Published December 14, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Post Star website.

From a press release: The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs has resumed its veterans’ oral history collection program and is seeking interview subjects.

To date, the...

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CCHS accepting applications for Elinor Robb Troicke Memorial Scholarship

Published December 5, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Chenango County Historical Society website.

The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) has announced that applications are now being accepted for the Elinor Robb Troicke Memorial Scholarship ...

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Telling Women's Stories: A Toolkit for Historic Sites and Museums

Published December 1, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared on the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites website.

This Toolkit has been created by the NCWHS Research and Interpretation Committee to assist sites as they expand and integrate their efforts to tell the stories of women and their...

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Long Island Semiquincentennial Commission Announces Logo Contest to Commemorate 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution

Published November 30, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared in a Suffolk County Executive Press Office press release.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and the Long Island 250 Bi-County Commission announced today the launch of a community wide logo contest to capture the...

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OPRHP Announces New Grant Program to Support Maritime Heritage Education and Preservation Projects in New York State

Published November 20, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared in a NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation press release.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) has announced almost $400,000 in federal grant awards from the National Maritime...

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Fort Ticonderoga Launches NEW Interactive Online Resource for Educators!

Published November 17, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared in a Fort Ticonderoga newsletter.

Fort Ticonderoga has officially launched a new interactive online resource for educators! Teachers across the globe can quickly browse through modules including lesson plans,...

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Another piece of history: Larry Barnes to resign after 16 years as city historian

Published November 17, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared on The Batavian website.

Larry Barnes — the go-to guru of all things related to the City of Batavia's history for the last 16 years — will be resigning his post effective Dec. 31, he says.

Barnes met with City Manager Rachael Tabelski...

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120-Year-Old Portraits Return to the Walls of the Wyoming County Courthouse

Published November 15, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared in a Wyoming County Historian's Office press release.

For many years, five massive oil paintings of past judges hung from the walls of the Wyoming County courthouse. The portraits, in ornate frames and measuring over 56" x 48", were taken down as...

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Revolutionizing the Narratives at General Schuyler’s Estate, Saratoga National Historical Park Postdoctoral Fellowship

Published November 14, 2023 | State History

This article originally appeared on the American Conservation Experience website.

The National Park Service (NPS) Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship Program places recent humanities PhDs with NPS sites and programs across the agency. In collaboration with...

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