History

This article originally appeared on the Albany Times Union website. A $2 million state grant will help launch the expansion of the Underground Railroad Education Center, Assemblymembers Patricia Fahy and John McDonald announced on Wednesda...

This article originally appeared in an Archives Partnership Trust newsletter. Nine researchers from across the country have received Larry J. Hackman Research Residency awards to use historical records at the State Archives. Two projects antici...

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 as a Montgomery County press release. The sound of musket fire and cannon blasts once echoed across Tryon County and the Mohawk Valley. During the late 1770s and early 1780s, the founding of America and the stru...

This article originally appeared in a Montgomery County press release. Whether your interest is North America’s Indigenous populations, the founding of our nation, the Underground Railroad and emancipation, or the industrial revolution and the ...

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative grants to develop, expand and enhance mus...

This article originally appeared in a Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor newsletter. The Corridor received a grant for $100,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop and expand public programs and exhibiti...

This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. The New York State Library has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become a Preservation Steward, State Ed...

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 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 on the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society website.  The vast unique holdings of the New York State Archives offer untold discoveries for anyone searching for New York ancestors. Scholars, bio...

This article originally appeared on the National Trust for Historic Preservation website. Grants from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as homes, museums, and lan...

This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. Put your organization on a fast track to reaching program goals and becoming even better stewards of the collections in your care by taking advantage of DHPSNY services — offered in perso...

This article originally appeared in a Chenango County Historical Society press release. The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) will again participate in the semiannual state-wide festivities known as Path Through History Weeken...

This article originally appeared on the AASLH website.  For the fifth consecutive year, the Public History Research Lab of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) presents our National Visitation Report. This report is...

This article originally appeared in an Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor newsletter. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation are pleased to announce the launch of a new educational initiative...

This article originally appeared on the National Park Service website. Experience a virtual tour of the Neilson House. Before and after the Battles of Saratoga John Neilson farmed these heights. Today his restored home looks much as it did when...

This article originally appeared on the Altamont Enterprise Regional website. As the United States and all manner of local governments prepare for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026, Albany County officials are ea...

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...