Dr. Jennifer Lemak

Chief Curator of History
518-474-5842


 

Doctor of Philosophy, American History, University at Albany, 2004
Master of Arts, Public History, University at Albany, 2000 
Bachelor of Arts, History and Secondary Social Studies in Education, State University of New York College at Cortland, 1996

Professional Affiliations and Service
New York History journal, co-editor  
New York Academy of History, fellow (inducted 2014)
New York State Historic Preservation, board member
University at Albany Center for Applied Historical Research,boardmember

Prior to my current position as the chief curator of history, I served as the senior historian/curator of social history for a decade. My major exhibition and publication projects include Votes for Women: Celebrating New York’s Suffrage Centennial (2017) and An Irrepressible Conflict: The Empire State in the Civil War (2012).  I am also the author of Southern Life, Northern City: The History of Albany’s Rapp Road (SUNY Press, 2008), which focused on a community that migrated to Albany from Shubuta, Mississippi, and the greater migration experience in Albany.

My on-going research projects are on different ends of the history-content spectrum. Since the suffrage centennial in 2020, I have been researching the history of the Equal Rights Amendment in New York State.  Additionally, I am studying the influence New Yorkers had on Mark Twain’s life and writing.

Publications

2024

B. Dale, J. Cardinal, D. Mazeau, H. Clark 2024, Cultural Resource Site Examination Report: Nesting Osprey Precontact Site, Gill Site, and Cayuga and Seneca Canal Site, PIN 3076.23.121, New York State Route 5 and United States Route 20 over Seneca River, Town of Montezuma, Cayuga County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York
B. Dale 2024, Archaeological Monitoring Plan, PIN 0810.38, Meadowbrook State Parkway and Merrick Road Interchange, Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the 05/2024,New York State Museum, Albany, New York
B. Dale, J. Dubuque 2024, Archaeological Monitoring Plan, PIN 3043.65, United States Route 11 Bridge over Oneida River, Towns of Cicero and Hastings, Onondaga and Oswego Counties, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the 04/2024,New York State Museum, Albany, New York
B. Dale 2024, Phase 1 Archaeological Survey Report, New Sidewalk and Reinterment Area, Lake George Battlefield Park, Village of Lake George, Warren County, New York.. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York

2022

B. Dale 2022, Addendum Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey, PIN 1089.73.101, US Route 4 Over the Hudson River Bridge Replacement Project, Town of Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York
B. Dale 2022, Archaeological Site Examination of the Wild Parsnip 2 Site (USN 01103.000092), PIN 3314.34.101 Bridge Replacement NYS Route 34 over Erie Barge Canal, Town of Cato, Cayuga County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York
A. Gore, B. Dale 2022, Site Examination of the Alvinza Finney Site (USN 09114.000080) and Northumberland Carriage Shop Site (09114.000079), PIN 1089.73.101, United States Route 4 over the Hudson River, Town of Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York
B. Dale, A. Lynch, R. Dean 2022, Cultural Resource Archaeological Site Examination Investigations, Clizbe Site and DeGraff Site, PIN 2806.38.121, NY 67 Intersection Improvements, Clizbe Road at Widow Susan Road, Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York

2021

B. Dale 2021, Archaeological Data Recovery Report, PIN 2134.41.321, NY Routes 5, 8, \& 12, North-South Arterial Reconstruction, The N.A. White and Sons Pottery Site, City of Utica, Oneida County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York
B. Dale, J. Dubuque 2021, Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey, Addendum, PIN 3314.34.101 NY Route 34 over Barge Canal, Towns of Brutus and Cato, Cayuga County, New York. Cultural Resource Survey Program. Presented at the ,New York State Museum, Albany, New York