This article originally appeared on the WAMC website. The coronavirus pandemic has altered the world. And it’s upended how many people go about their daily lives. One organization in New York’s Capital Region wants to collect and preserve the s...

We at The Fort Plain Museum hope everyone is healthy and staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Your health and safety, is our first concern; therefore we decided to move the conference to September 10-13, 2020. If you signed up for Ju...

This article originally appeared on the Fulton County Historical Society website. We hope that you and your families are safe and comfortable during this difficult time. As we continue to navigate this public health crisis, the Fulton County Hi...

This article originally appeared in the Dutchess County Dispatch Newsletter. The Dutchess County Historical Society is pleased to announce the launch of the Walter M. Patrice Online Library for African Heritage Studies. A veteran of WW2, Walter...

This article originally appeared on the Old Fort Niagara website. Old Fort Niagara is pleased to announce that it will reopen to visitors this Friday, July 3, following its 15-week closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Daily hours of operation ...

This article originally appeared in the NYSCSS newsletter.  We are currently seeking one-hour workshop proposals in the following areas: 1. Providing Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education 2. Encouraging Inquiry 3. Strengtheni...

BY SETH VOORHEES ROCHESTER PUBLISHED 9:09 PM ET SEP. 01, 2020 Just off what's now the 8th hole of Genesee Valley Golf course lies a little known piece of Rochester history. One historian Bill Sauers helped uncover. ...

We are back and we missed you! These past few months have been challenging for everyone, and we hope that you ar...

  Link to Images of Thomas W. Boyde, Jr. and His Work: (See captions below.) https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4fu4ui22w8ej4sp/AACi5LQ-3utGBER3zBua4WVja?dl=0   Greece, N.Y. - The Greece Historical Society (GHS) is the reci...

This article originally appeared on the Chenango County Historical Society website. The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) has announced that application are now being accepted for the Elinor Robb Troicke Memorial Scholarship CCHS ant...

This article originally appeared in an Institute of Museum and Library Services newsletter. As libraries and museums around the country begin to resume operations and reopen to the publis, the need for clear information to support the handling ...

Since 1932, New York History (ISSN 0146-437x) has served as the foremost scholarly journal on the state's past. New York History, now being published by Cornell University Press working closely with staff from the New York State Museum, seeks to u...

This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. The New York State Education Department’s Cultural Education Center will re-open to the public on Monday, May 17, 2021 with new COVID-19 protocols in place...

This article originally appeared in a NYS Governor's Office press release. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced groundbreaking for a new entrance and gateway at Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park in the Finger Lakes. Con...

This article originally appeared in a Bethlehem Historical Association Museum press release. The Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum, home of the Bethlehem Historical Association, is open Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 PM.  Come explore the exhib...

This article originally appeared in a Historical Society of the New York Courts newsletter. When COVID-19 shut down New York, the courts stayed open. How did the vital work of the courts continue? Dispensing Justice from a Distance: Journal ...

This article originally appeared in a Saratoga County History Center press release. The trustees of the Saratoga County History Center are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural annual Saratoga County Public History Award. There ...

This article originally appeared on the WAMC Podcast website. In the first episode of our new season, Devin and Lauren look to a William G. Pomeroy marker in Westchester County to learn about American patriot Thomas Paine, his influence on...

This article originally appeared in a Rome Historical Society press release. The Afro-American Heritage Association (AAHA) installed a temporary exhibit at Rome Historical Society (RHS) last month in honor of the 44th Annual Black History Month...

This article originally appeared on the Friends of Schuyler Mansion website. Once a Dutch observance of Pentecost, Pinkster became a distinctly African celebration through which enslaved and free Africans maintained familial & communit...