This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. DHPSNY is excited to announce the return of in-person Planning & Assessment Services! Starting this application round, accepted sites will have the option of choosing in-person servic...

This article originally appeared in a Gilder Lehrman Institute newsletter. The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to offer numerous programs and activities—all 100% free—that make history come alive for K–12 students. They include...

This article originally appeared in a WAMC press release. The award-winning podcast A New York Minute In History has launched its fifth season as it continues to explore the unique tales of New Yorkers throughout American history. This new 12-e...

This article orginally appeared on the National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum website. Descendants and sponsors traveled from across New York State, as well as from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minneso...

This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website. Congratulations to the New York State grantees! The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $28.1 million in grants for 204 human...

This article originally appeared in a Clinton County Historical Association press release. The CCHA Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the award of a 2023 Local Heritage Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership totali...

This article originally appeared on the Hart Cluett Museum website.  When Kathy Sheehan was 10 years old and went downtown for a piano lesson, she would make her away to the Hart Cluett House to soak in the 19th-century atmosphere of the h...

This article originally appeared on the WSHU Public Radio website. As the country looks ahead to the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, leaders on Long Island have announced plans for a commemoration of the region’s local ties to the A...

This article originally appeared in a National Edowment for the Humanities newsletter. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced $41.3 million in grants for 280 humanities projects across the country. These grants will ...

This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and historian Jon Meacham will be honored as the 2023 Empire State Archives and History Award Laureate, the New...

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. Dis...

This article originally appeared on the Her March to Democracy podcast website. Welcome to Her March To Democracy where we're telling stories along the National Votes For Women Trail. The trail chronicles the fight for voting rights for women. ...

This article originally appeared in a Museum Hue newsletter. Museum Hue is delighted to share our next feature in our HueArts NYS docu-series. Eastville Community Historical Society was founded in 1981 and is located in Sag Harbor, NY. The Miss...

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website.  The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for eight museum grant programs. Museums and related organizations across the United States are encourag...

This article originally appeared on the Consider the Source NY website. The New York State Archives announces its thirty-fifth annual Student Research Awards competition to promote and recognize excellence in student research. The main purpose ...

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...

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In July, NCH was made aware by the leadership of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) that the history office at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) was likely to be defunded and...

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 Editor’s Note: Last month, IMLS staff participated in pre-conference grantee convening and other activities related to the 2016 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums organi...