History

The History Relevance Campaign’s Values of History Statement presents seven ways history is essential today.

In commemoration of the 1966 National Historic Preservation Act, The Public Historian and NCPH have released a free e-publication which reflects on the legislation. It includes various essays from NCPH’s History@Work blog for consultation, study, ...

This article appeared in the Summer 2016 New York State Conference of Mayors & Municipal Officers Municipal Bulletin. New York is unique among the 50 states when it comes to its history.  This is true not just because of the myriad nat...

Please join the Archives Partnership Trust for a fascinating evening with American author, historian, Pulitzer Prize-winner and National Humanities Medalist, Ron Chernow and nationally prominent Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer as they talk about Mr....

Celebrate New York History Month at the annual Researching New York Conference! The conference meets annually in November, bringing together historians, archivists, public historians, graduate students, museum curators, teachers, documentarians, a...

Content by Deb Mackenzie On May 20th, 2017, at 1 p.m. an ad hoc group, spear-headed by the Otsego County Historical Association, will unveil a historical marker commemorating Cato Freedom.   The group is a collaboration between t...

Greater Hudson Heritage Network's Awards for Excellence program seeks to recognize and commend exceptional efforts among GHHN members. Awards are made to projects that exemplify creativity and professional vision resulting in a contribut...

The National Park Service has announced a new study called “LGBTQ America” which explores underrepresented lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer histories in the United States. Each chapter of the series provides an expert summary of vari...

The Cayuga Heights History Project is a volunteer group that collects and interprets the history of the Village of Cayuga Heights, a university suburb adjacent to the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. With a shoestring budget, proj...

The Civil War Nurses Memorial was dedicated September 28th at Tompkins Cortland Community College, culminating a project initiated by the Tompkins County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission. This report is authored by Tompkins Cou...

The Cayuga Heights History Project is a volunteer group that collects and interprets the history of the Village of Cayuga Heights, a university suburb adjacent to the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. With a shoestring budget, proj...

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The State Museum recently acquired a fully-restored 1947 Tavern Television made by the United States Television Manufacturing Corporation (USTMC). Made in New York City, this unit is believed to be one of only five known sets left in the United St...

A liquor chest used by soldiers in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 was recently donated to the New York State Museum. The chest was donated by the descendants of Captain Abraham Swartwout (an officer on General George Washington...

The Museum recently acquired a series of 1917 Franklin County women's suffrage petitions from Jean Kubaryk, a teacher at North Warren Central School District. Ms. Kubaryk had been displaying the petitions in her classroom for years, but ...

The New York State Museum’s history collections contain two frog costumes for humans and one frog costume for a dog. These costumes belonged to Harry and Friede DeMarlo, a vaudeville couple that once played circuses and vaudeville houses all over ...