This article originally appeared in a Gotham Center for New York City History newsletter. In a new digital exhibit made possible by the Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation and The Gotham Center's "Writing the History of Greater New York" project, ...

This article originally appeared on the CBS 6 Albany website. Bones dating back to the late 18th century found at a Lake George Village construction site in 2019 are in the process of being studied at the New York State Museum with eventual pla...

This article originally appeared on the Hudson Valley Press website. The Matthewis Persen House Museum participated in the 2023 New York State Path Through History Weekend, which was held last Saturday, June 17th. This exciting event, coincided...

This article originally appeared in an IMLS press release. Museums and related organizations across the United States have six opportunities in the coming months to apply for grants from the nation’s primary source of federal funding for museum...

This article originally appeared in a CCHS press release. NORWICH, N.Y. – The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) is currently accepting submissions for the 2024 issue of the Journal of the Chenango County Historical Society. While all st...

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 National Oceanic ...

This article originally appears on the StoryMakers website. StoryMakers: Indigenous American 250 Summer Internship will be an unforgettable research experience.  With multiple research centers and archives that steward collections relat...

This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. The New York State Office of Cultural Education is excited to present the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to support New York’s museums, ...

This article originally appeared on the National Parks Service website. The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $10 million in funding from the Semiquincentennial Grant Program, an initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of th...

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...

By Johanna Yaun, Orange County Historian On a summer day in 1998, I stood on Grand Street, waiting. First Lady Hillary Clinton's press bus had broken down on I-87 and she was now several hours late. When she finally arrived, she gave an impr...

The New York State Archives has recently added the manuscript images of several New Netherland volumes to their Digital Collections. With these additions, nearly all of the manuscripts in the collections are now available. The remainder will be po...

This article was written by Paula Gangopadhyay and orginally published on the IMLS site. Why do I feel excited about coming to work every day at IMLS? It's because of the distinct opportunity my colleagues and I have of witnessing some of the ...

By: Mark Boshnack, Oneonta Daily Star This article originally appeared in the Oneonta Daily Star A Cooperstown-based state competition brought out the love of history in its participants, several involved said Monday at the Farmers’ Museum i...

From the AAM: Good governance is essential to the work of museum trustees and directors, providing the very foundation for the museum’s success. Together the board and the director set the direction of the museum, obtain and manage the resource...