History

This article originally appeared in William G. Pomeroy Foundation newsletter. In partnership with the Museum Association of New York (MANY), the 5th grant round of the Pomeroy Fund for NYS History will provide a total of $100,000 for salary sup...

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website. The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced grant awards totaling $29,681,960 for museums across the nation to improve services to their communities. Through the agency’s large...

This article originally appeared in a Clinton County Historical Association press release. The public is invited to visit the historic Bluff Point Lighthouse on Valcour Island Sundays July 3, July 17, July 24 and July 31 from 1 pm to 3 pm.&nbsp...

This article originally appeared in a National Parks Service press release. Ten historic sites associated with the preservation of civil rights history in America will receive a combined $3.27 million in National Park Service History of Equal R...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. The Hungry for History™ grant program celebrates America’s food history by telling the stories of local and regional food specialties across the United States. This ...

This article originally appeared on the APHNYS website. The Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) 2022 Annual Conference will be held in Kingston, NY, September 19-21, 2022. Our conference draws more than 100 government-ap...

This article originally appeared in a Rome Historical Society press release. Rome Historical Society (RHS) is a local museum and research library dedicated to preserving, collecting, presenting, and interpreting local history. RHS staff is look...

This article originally appeared in a NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation newsletter. New York’s largest State Park celebrated its 100th birthday in July. Allegany State Park, encompassing more than 64,800 acres at the state’s south...

This article originally appeared in a Parks & Trails New York newsletter. Parks & Trails New York has awarded grants totaling $900,000 to 30 non-profit "friends" organizations that steward and champion NYS parks, trails, historic sites,...

This article originally appeared on the Saratoga County History Roundtable website. In the early morning hours of July 4, 1919, a fire alarm was sounded in the village of Corinth. Many residents believed it to be some boys celebrating Independe...

This article originally appeared in a William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. One of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation's core initiatives is to help people celegrate their community's history. The Foundation strongly believes that historic marke...

This article originally appeared on the Southold Historical Society website. Southold Historical Society is proud to announce that it is undergoing a rebranding campaign.  This past June, the Society launched its new website.  This wi...

This article was written by Richard L. Williams, Town of Kirkland and Village of Clinton Historian. This article honors the tragic story of slavery in America and will discuss slavery in Clinton and Kirkland in the antebellum period.  ...

This article originally appeared on the National Park Service website. The National Park Service is now accepting applications for projects that relate to planning, interpreting, and protecting historic battlefields and sites associated with ar...

This article originally appeared on the Cornell University website. Unearthed, digitized and soon to be repatriated, artifacts from two Native American towns are beginning to share their rich stories online thanks to a collaborative project by ...

Visitors at the iconic Jones Beach State Park on Long Island now can enjoy a newly renovated $6.6 million West Games Area, featuring a new mini-golf course, refurbished and new court games, new benches, tables, fenc...

Inside Out: Women, Fashion & Suffrage The Historical Society of Rockland County Is Reopening to the Public with a New Exhibition Inside Out: Women, Fashion & The Fight for the Vote A Women's Suffrage Centennial Exhibition When:&n...

This article originally appeared on the Humanities New York website. Humanities New York (HNY) announced $194,534 in awards to 41 grantees for innovative public humanities offerings. Awards were made to non-profits in every region of the state,...

    This article was written by Linda S. Schwab, PhD, Village of Aurora Historian.      It’s a common problem throughout New York State, especially in smaller communities: how to preserve an historic building while work...

This article originally appeared on the APHNYS Facebook page.  At its last meeting, the APHNYS Board of Trustees made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person annual conference scheduled for September 21-23, 2020, in Oswego due to co...