The following are some examples of Black History Month Events taking place at museums and historical societies across New York State. Check back often for updates.
Black History Month: Science Pioneers Family Program
Saturday, February 3, 2024
10:00am
Nissequogue River State Park
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=110-37918.0
Journey to Freedom – Honoring Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement
Saturday, February 3, 2024
3:00pm
Underground Railroad Education Center
In-Person Event
More information: https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/journey-to-freedom-honoring-veterans-of-the-civil-rights-movement/
Black History Month: Self-Guided Hike
Sunday, February 4, 2024
10:00am
Sunken Meadow State Park
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=37-37920.0
Museum Monday – Enslavement in the Mohawk Valley
Monday, February 5, 2024
11:00am
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=27-37840.0
2024 Northern Slavery Collective Conference
Monday, February 5, 2024
9:00am-5:00pm
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/2024-northern-slavery-collective-conference/
The Legacy of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
6:30pm
New-York Historical Society
In-Person and Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/legacy-of-black-wall-street-tulsa-race-massacre?date=2024-02-06
Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North Exhibit
Friday, February 9, 2024 - 11:30 to Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 11:30
American Folk Art Museum
In-Person Exhibit
More information: https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/unnamed-figures/
Lost Voices Tour of Mabee Farm
Saturday, February 10, 2024
11:00am
Schenectady County Historical Society
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://schenectadyhistorical.org/event/lostvoices24/
Correcting the Foundational Years of Slavery in New Netherland/New York
Sunday, February 11, 2024 - 11:45
2:00pm
Irvington Historical Society
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes02dH8iWzdhnKYvrZdd5t6eRfVPamF2SB2eo539fUeyXcWw/viewform
Black History Month Archives Talk: Emmalouise St. Amand
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
6:30pm
Greece Public Library
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://greecepl.librarycalendar.com/event/black-history-month-archives-talk-emmalouise-st-amand-280
Talking About Race Matters: Headwraps of African Women in America by Cheyney McKnight
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
6:00pm
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/talking-about-race-matters-headwraps-of-african-women-in-america-by-cheyney-mcknight/
Brought Forth on this Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
Thursday, February 15, 2024
12:30pm
New York State Archives Partnership Trust
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek5syfn76341d477&llr=o9efsquab
History at Home: To Arms! With Samantha Hall-Saladino
Thursday, February 15, 2024
7:00pm
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
Virtual Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=27-37842.0
Lincoln, the Founding, and an America Worth Saving
Thursday, February 15, 2024
12:00pm
NYS Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/10721847
Lincoln, the Founding, and an America Worth Saving
Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 08:30
12:00pm
New York State Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/10721847
Taking Care: Artists and Scholars Discussion
Thursday, February 15, 2024
6:30pm
Staten Island Museum
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/event/takingcarediscussion/
Music of The Civil War Era
Friday, February 16, 2024
6:00pm
The Buffalo History Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://buffalohistory.org/event/music-of-the-civil-war-era/
Black History Month: Art of Alma Thomas
Saturday, February 17, 2024
10:00am
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-37913.0
"Go Back and Get It," Historic House Tour Examining Black Impacts and Experiences
Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 11:45
2:00pm
Historic Huguenot Street
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2024/2/3/go-back-and-get-it
Lyndon B Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Monday, February 19, 2024
6:00pm
Rochester Public Library
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/11835064
Exploring Identity, Love, and Being Black in America in Fiction Writing: A Conversation with Award-Winning Author Jason Mott
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
4:00pm
Rochester Public Library
Virtual Event
More information: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/11852080
A Dreamer With A Tiny Spark:” E.J. Josey Transforms the Modern Library Profession
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
1:00pm
NYS Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/11342764
Talking About Race Matters: Fashion, Race, Identity, and Power: Black Dandy Beginnings by Monica Miller
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
6:00pm
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/talking-about-race-matters-fashion-race-identity-and-power-black-dandy-beginnings-by-monica-miller/
Black History Month: The Art of Horace Pippin
Friday, February 23, 2024
1:00pm
Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=124-37907.0
Historian & a Movie: Belle
Friday, February 23, 2024 - 11:45
7:00pm
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.friendsofphilipsemanorhall.org/events/historian-a-movie-belle-2013
Utica's Black Masons
Saturday, February 24, 2024
2:00pm
Oneida County History Center
In-Person Event
More information: https://oneidacountyhistory.org/programs-8
"Go Back and Get It," Historic House Tour Examining Black Impacts and Experiences
Saturday, February 24, 2024 - 11:45
2:00pm
Historic Huguenot Street
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2024/2/3/go-back-and-get-i
Spaces of Enslavement
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
12:30pm
New York State Archives Partnership Trust
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek5syfqr49222193&llr=o9efsquab
In Conversation with ROC's Black Leaders: Melanie Funchess
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
7:00pm
Rochester Public Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/11744137
Talking About Race Matters: Redressing American Fashion: Black Designers in the 19th and 20th Centuries by Elizabeth Way
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
6:00pm
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/talking-about-race-matters-redressing-american-fashion-black-designers-in-the-19th-and-20th-centuries-by-elizabeth-way/
Live From New Amsterdam: Diana’s Child—Enslaved Communities and New York History
Thursday, February 29, 2024
12:00pm
New-York Historical Society
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/live-from-new-amsterdam-dianas-childenslaved-communities?date=2024-02-29
