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2020 American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference Moved to September

Published April 17, 2020 | State History

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...

Fulton County Historical Society to go Virtual in 2020

Published May 4, 2020 | State History

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...

Dutchess County Historical Society Launches African Heritage Online Library

Published June 12, 2020 | State History

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...

Old Fort Niagara to Reopen

Published July 6, 2020 | State History

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 ...

NYSCSS Annual Convention Call for Proposals

Published August 7, 2020 | State History

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...

Baker Field Remembered for Aerial Photography History During WWI

Published September 4, 2020 | State History

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. ...

The Matilda Joslyn Gage Center. Re-opening

Published September 16, 2020 | State History

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

Greece Historical Society Awarded Grants to Study the Life and Architecture of Thomas W. Boyde, Jr., Rochester’s First African American Architect

Published October 30, 2020 | State History

  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...

CCHS Accepting Applications For Elinor Robb Troicke Memorial Scholarship

Published January 29, 2021 | State History

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...

REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM)

Published February 25, 2021 | State History

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 ...

New York History Journal Call for Papers

Published April 1, 2021 | State History

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...

The New York State Museum Re-opens on Monday, May 17

Published May 12, 2021 | State History

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...

Governor Cuomo Announces Expansion to Begin at Historic Finger Lakes Destination

Published July 8, 2021 | State History

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...

Bethlehem Historical Museum Open Sundays

Published August 17, 2021 | State History

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...

Dispensing Justice from a Distance: Journal of the NYS Courts During the Pandemic

Published September 17, 2021 | State History

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 ...

Saratoga County History Center Public History Award Winners Announced

Published December 3, 2021 | State History

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 ...

Clinton County Historical Association Announces Two Grants for 2022

Published February 2, 2022 | State History

This article originally appeared in a Clinton County Historical Association press release.      The Clinton County Historical Association is pleased to announce that two grants have been received through the Champlain Valley Nati...

National Historic Marker Day

Published April 4, 2022 | State History

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. People everywhere enjoy historic markers, from roadsides and parks to historic sites or even their own neighborhoods. According to The Historical Marker Database, th...

Three New York State Museums Receive IMLS Funding to Support African American History and Culture

Published June 6, 2022 | State History

The following museums located in New York State received funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Louis Armstrong Museum (Queens)--$50,000 The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (Harlem)--$49,981 Niagara Falls Undergro...

Gardiner Town Historian A.J. Schenkman Named Best Author of 2022 by Hudson Valley Magazine

Published July 19, 2022 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Hudson Valley Magazine website. Hudson Valley Magazine has announced their 2022 Best of Hudson Valley winners. Gardiner Town Historian A.J. Schenkman has been named Best Author for his recent bo...