History

Join Robert W. Snyder, Official Manhattan Borough Historian, for an insightful lecture on his new book, When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers. In this powerful collection of personal accounts, Snyder brings to ...

Our new season kicks off with an episode that highlights the war experiences of the legendary  Rhode Island Regiment, a multiracial combat regiment that served through the entirety of the American Revolution, from the Siege of Boston to the d...

This article originally appeared on the Erie Canal Museum website. In partnership with historical organizations, colleges, and universities across New York, the Erie Canal Museum is excited to announce a public call for new research on the Erie...

This article originally appeared in a William G. Pomeroy Foundation press release. Following a national search, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Board of Trustees announced today that they have appointed Bill Brower as the organization’s next ...

This article originally appeared in a William G. Pomeroy Foundation press release. The next regional round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is now open. Markers funded through this program comm...

This article originally appeared as a NYC Department of Cultural Affairs press release.  On Saturday, January 27, NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo joined Brooklyn Museum leadership, local officials, and museum visitors to off...

This article originally appeared in a Fort Ticonderoga newsletter. Fort Ticonderoga has officially launched a new interactive online resource for educators! Teachers across the globe can quickly browse through modules including lesson plans, cl...

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...

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 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 WMHT website. Thomas Cole's life and work coincide with a pivotal period in American History. Before Cole's eyes and on his canvas, the newly formed nation would find a vision of its identity born and its...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. A new program of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation will draw attention to the history that is embedded in the route of the Grea...

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 AASLH website. The preamble to the United States Constitution, begins with the phrase “We, the People…” This phrase has become synonymous with the definition of an American identity. Despite its inclusive...

This impressive stoneware water cooler is incised and impressed with decorations that depict the celebration of the Great National Jubilee of the Order of the Sons of Temperance, an organization founded in New York City in 1842. Temperance icon...

Source: Time Warner Cable News UTICA, N.Y. -- Soon it'll be 200 years since construction on the Erie Canal, an "engineering marvel," began. "It's not an exaggeration to say that the canal opened up the western territories of the United State...

The Museum of the City of New York is pleased to announce over 1,650 pieces and sets from our preeminent collection of New York Silver is now digitized, catalogued, publicly accessible and fully searchable via our online Collections Portal – http:...

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's Fall History Now journal has chosen for its topic African American Soldiers from the Revolution to today. Of particular interest to New York State historians is a wonderful essay by Jeff...

Celebrate New York History Month at the annual Researching New York Conference! The conference meets annually in November, bringing together historians, archivists, public historians, graduate students, museum curators, teachers, documentarians, a...