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New York State Library Announces November Public Programs
Published October 30, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. The New York State Library announces its upcoming programming for November, including webinars and events related to history and genealogical services. The...
State Library Awards $186,000 in Grants to Preserve Library Research Materials
Published October 24, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. The New York State Library awarded $186,708 in Conservation/Preservation Program Discretionary Grants to seven collecting institutions to preserve research...
IMLS and Partner Agencies Announce Over $25 Million for the "Save America's Treasures" Grant Program
Published October 10, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the IMLS website. The National Park Service, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, announce...
NEH Awards $2.8 Million for Nationwide United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture Programming
Published October 3, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website. Last September, the White House convened the United We Stand Summit to counter the destructive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and...
EAD Awards $600,000 to K–5 Pilot Projects
Published October 3, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in an Educating For American Democracy newsletter. The Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Implementation Consortium, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is delight...
DHPSNY 2023 Constituent Needs Survey
Published September 27, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York has developed this short survey for constituents to share their thoughts, concerns, and emerging needs as we begin planning for...
New York State Museum Opens Exhibition: “The Fidelity Medal: Treason at West Point” on September 29
Published September 27, 2023 | State 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...
Niagara County Forms Committee to Plan U.S. 250th Celebration
Published September 11, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the Niagara County website. Niagara County is in the process forming a committee to plan for celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States on July 4, 2026, according to Legislatu...
New York State Museum Opens Exhibition: “Each One Inspired: Indigenous Art Across the Homelands”
Published September 7, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. A new exhibition, Each One Inspired: Indigenous Art Across the Homelands, is now open for the public to view at the New York State Museum, State Educa...
Celebrating New Cultural Capital Investments in Queens and the Bronx
Published September 7, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in a NYC Cultural Affairs newsletter. NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo recently kicked off a five-borough tour celebrating new capital funding for cultural capital projects across the city. In...
Fully-Funded Roadside Markers Bring Folklore to Life
Published August 28, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. The William G. Pomeroy Foundation is now accepting online applications for its Legends & Lore® Marker Grant Program, which helps communities promote cultural tou...
State Archives Awards $5.2 Million to Local Governments and Educational Institutions to Improve Records Management
Published August 25, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. The New York State Archives awarded $5.2 million in Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) grants to 87 local governments, school di...
IMLS Continues to Support Museums by Offering Six Grant Opportunities
Published August 15, 2023 | State History
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...
NEH Announces $41.3 Million for 280 Humanities Projects Nationwide
Published August 15, 2023 | State History
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 ...
Registration Open: 2023 New York State Family History Conference (NYSFHC)
Published August 14, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society website. Join the NYG&B and other genealogy experts Nov. 2–4 for New York’s largest statewide family history conference. This year's theme is Naviga...
Undiscarded Podcast Season One Finale
Published August 8, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the Undiscarded and The City Reliquary website. When you think of museum-worthy artifacts in New York, your mind probably goes to well-established cultural institutions with big names. The Met ...
CCHS Partners with Colgate University’s Upstate Institute
Published July 31, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared in a Chenango County Historical Society press release. This summer, the Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) is facilitating a research project titled “Revealing the Hidden Stories of Migrant Labor Camps Al...
Highlight New York State’s Local History with Fully-Funded Pomeroy Foundation Historical Markers
Published July 31, 2023 | State History
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...
Ruth J. Simmons Named the 2023 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities
Published July 26, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website. Ruth J. Simmons, professor, author, and president emerita of Prairie View A&M, Brown University, and Smith College, will deliver the 2023 Jefferson...
USA @ 250 and New York: Discovering Local Stories
Published July 10, 2023 | State History
This article originally appeared on the Albert Wisner Public Library website. The 250th celebration of the nation comes with new challenges to expand and deepen the narrative, and a recent guide can help researchers discover those previously hi...
