This article originally appeared on the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance. The Northern Slavery Collective (NorSC) is a cohort of museums and historic sites rethinking their current narratives by including the stories of enslaved and free peopl...

This article originally appeared in an Archives Partnership Trust newsletter. The award-winning New York Archives Magazine is expanding to include a new Jr! educational insert and other related enhancements thanks to a $150,000 grant from the R...

The film Underground Chautauqua: Three Freedom Trails premiered at the Fredonia Opera House on November 10, 2022. Produced as a public service, the film is now available at YouTube by typing its title at the app. Showcasing the persons identifi...

This article originally appeared on the African American Archive of Columbia County website. We're so excited to share the Archive's latest achievement! Last summer we teamed up with the Columbia County Historical Society to design an...

This article originally appeared on the GothamEd website. During the Gilded Age, collectors and patrons made New York City the headquarters for art in the United States and the world. In this course, we will discuss the exploits of these tastem...

This article originally appeared on the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies website. In the sixth and final episode of Season Two of the ITPS Podcast on Indigenous Public History, I speak with Heather Bruegl. We talk about her dynamic career as ...

This article originally appeared in Lake George Battlefield Alliance press release. The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance and the Warren County Historical Society are joining with Fort Ticonderoga to present an evening program on Monday, De...

This article originally appeared on The Citizen website. What do Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train and a Bible he once owned, a noted Mormon church leader who founded Salt Lake City, and a mincemeat company have in common? All were commemorate...

This article originally appeared on the NYSCA website. Congratulations to the museums and historical societies who will receive 2023 NYSCA funding! The full list of grantees can be seen here.

This article originally appeared on the New York State Archives website. Applications are now available for the 2023-24 Larry J Hackman Research Residency at the New York State Archives Come to the State Archives as a Hackman Research Reside...

New York City’s Latinx small-business owners were frequent victims of urban renewal “slum clearance” during the 1950s. By the next decade, they wielded the federal War on Poverty to reimagine the relationship between government and Latinx New York...

This article originally appeared on the MANY website. MANY is thrilled to announce 27 scholarship opportunities available for museum professionals to attend Find Center: Access, Inclusion, Participation, and Engagement annual conference in Syra...

This article originally appeared in a Saratoga County History Center press release. The Saratoga County History Center in Ballston Spa announced a $10,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts Regrowth and Capacity Grants.  The...

This article originally appeared on the James Madison University website. The Madison Historical Review (MHR) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our Spring 2023 issue. The MHR is a peer-reviewed academic journal at...

This article originally appeared on the Gotham Center for New York City History website. If you teach courses on New York City’s history, or just have a passing interest in its past, you are sure to come across Robert A. Caro’s biography The Po...

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 NYSCSS website. NYSCSS seeks your nomination to recognize exemplary social studies professionals in New York State. Consider nominating a colleague or yourself for any of our awards below. Our annual a...

This article originally appeared on the Chenango County Historical Society website. The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) recently commemorated “National Author’s Day,” celebrating regional writers who contributed to the 10th anniv...

This article originally appeared in a Humanities NY newsletter. In each of Humanities NY's Reading & Discussion Programs, participants read a series of thematically linked texts over the course of four, five, or six sessions.&nbsp...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. The next regional round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is now open. Markers funded through the program commemora...