History

This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. Rare Fidelity Medal, the Great Chain Links, and Images of the André Papers from the Revolutionary Era on Display  The New York State Museum will op...

This article originally appeared on the Sail250 New York website. Sail250NY, as a major component of a nationwide endeavor, will host the tall ships and military vessels over the weekend of July 4, 2026.  The events will offer an extrao...

This article originally appeared on the WAMC website. WAMC is proud to announce that it has again won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Podcast. The award honors “A New York Minute In History,” about the history of New York and...

This article originally appeared on the Clinton County Historical Association & Museum's website. In late 2019 it became obvious that the windows in the old Band Building at 98 Ohio Avenue, the home of the Clinton County Historical Associat...

This article originally appeared on the DHPSNY website. We're excited to announce that applications are open for our Planning & Assessment Services, and the next submission deadline is Friday, March 10, 2023. Conducted&n...

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 in a DHPSNY newsletter. The DHPSNY team is continually evaluating our services to ensure we are meeting the needs of collecting institutions across New York State. We have developed this short survey for you ...

This article originally appeared on the National Park Service website. The National Park Service is accepting application for the second round of funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program. This grant program was created by Congress ...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. Friends of Taconic State Park (FTSP) has received a $100,000 grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to support the development of The Pomeroy Family Railroad a...

This article originally appeared in an Old Fort Niagara newsletter. Old Fort Niagara will host its annual French and Indian War Encampment on July 2-3-4, 2022. The event is the historic site’s largest of the year welcoming over 400 reenactors a...

In 1846 New York State enacted a law requiring African American men to own $250 worth of property to vote. To circumvent this unjust law, radical abolitionist Gerrit Smith gave away 120,000 acres of land in Essex and Franklin Counties to 3,000 fre...

This article originally appeared on the Underground Railroad History Project website. Focusing on the nation’s unprecedented, and long overdue, examination of systemic racism in America, UREC connects the historical Underground Railroad, the fi...

This article originally appeared on the Consider the Source New York website. This full-day workshop is designed to facilitate and foster collaboration between K-12 educators and those working in local museums, archives, libraries, and other cu...

This article originally appeared in an Onondaga Historical Association newsletter. OHA's long-awaited museum celebrating Central New York's brewing history will soon be open!  Our newest collaboration - an exciting partnership with Heritag...

This article originally appeared on the NYSCSS website. The dates and location for the 2022 New York State Council for the Social Studies Annual Convention have been announced. Dates: Thursday, March 10 - Saturday, March 12, 2022 Location...

This article originally appeared on the Historical Society of Rockland County website. Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the St...

This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has distributed $51.6 million in funding to the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils and inte...

This article originally appeared in a press release from the Oneida County History Center. History is happening now in our community and across the world. History Makers salutes just a few of Utica's African American citizens who belo...

This article originally appeared in a Buffalo History Museum newsletter. The Buffalo History Museum is introducing the first ever digital exclusive version of our newsletter - The Album! The theme is Buffalo Will See it Through. You will fin...

This article originally appeared on the New-York Historical Society website. The New-York Historical Society celebrates the golden age of comedy with So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II. Organized by The National WWII Museum i...