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New National History Day Online Courses Coming Up!

Published July 24 | State History

Become an NHD pro with these online graduate courses for educators.

Each course is designed to allow participants to work on independently-paced modules with pre-set deadlines. This allows completion at any pace, any time of day, from anywhere in the world. Courses are taught by...

United States Colored Troops Institute Summer 2017 Newsletter Available Online

Published July 18 | State History

The Summer 2017 Issue of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) Instittute for Local History and Family Research Newsletter is available online on the USCT website.

The USCT ...

Washington Post Launches "Made by History" Section

Published July 17 | State History

This new section, edited by professional historians, aims to “peel back the curtain around what historians do” and offer new perspectives on the present by way of the past. If you’re interested in submitting a piece for consideration, email ...

Two New York Sites Awarded IMLS African American History Grants

Published July 17 | State History

Congratulations to the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum in Queens for being awarded grants through the IMLS's African American History and Culture grant program!

From the IMLS Press Release:

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
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2017 Fenimore Art Museum Publication Award Winners Announced

Published July 17 | State History

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Fenimore Art Museum announced the winners of its three annual publication awards today. The winner of the 2017 Henry Allen Moe Prize for Catalogs of Distinction in the Arts was the book Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design (New Haven CT: Yale University...

Humanities NY Launches #NY4Suffrage Marketing Campaign

Published July 7 | State History

From Humanities NY:

2017 is the centennial of women securing the right to vote in New York State. To celebrate this rich history, Humanities New York has designed four (4) easy ways to market upcoming Centennial events and enhance audience...

Congratulations to New York's 2017 AASLH Leadership in History Award Winners!

Published July 6 | State History

Excerpt from AASLH's Press Release:

NASHVILLE, TN—The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the winners of the 72nd annual Leadership in History Awards, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation...

Lost Whitman Publications Found! Researcher Zachary Turpin to discuss his findings at the Walt Whitman Birthplace

Published July 6 | State History

This article appeared on the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site website.

WWBA announces its 2017 Program Series, Salut au Monde. Named after Whitman’s poem under the same name, this program aims to bring the world to the Whitman stage. Re-Discovering Walt...

Canal Gateway Visitor Center Construction Begun in Schuylerville

Published July 5 | State History

By Joseph Phelan

This article appeared in the Saratogian online newspaper on June 16, 2017.

Officials joined together Friday morning to celebrate a key milestone at the site of the Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitors Center.

The plan was to raise the...

New York State Archives Announces $91,000 in Grants to Make Historical Records Available

Published July 5 | State History

The New York State Archives awarded $91,828 in Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) grants to eight not-for-profit organizations and higher education institutions across the state to help identify, collect and make available New York State’s historical records, State Education Commissioner...

Congratulations to New York's National History Day Contestants!

Published July 3 | State History

Congratulations to all of New York State's History Day contestants, their teachers, and their parents who made it to the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland on June 15th. All of these future historians deserve congratulations for their hard work, dedication, and...

AASLH Announces Master Local Historian Program

Published June 28 | State History

by Amber Mitchell, Education and Service Coordinator, AASLH on June 22, 2017

AASLH is proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant from Humanities Tennessee to pilot our newest program, Master Local Historians.

The Master Local Historians project is a training program that...

New York State Libraries and Museums Receive Over $45 million in IMLS Funding From 2011-2016

Published June 28 | State History

June 26, 2017
Giuliana Bullard, 202-653-4799
gbullard@imls.gov

Washington, DC - The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) released reports with detailed views of IMLS funding for the past...

New Book on Eleazar Lord, Driving Force Behind Erie Railroad, Published

Published June 26 | State History

From the back jacket cover of Eleazar Lord: The Hidden Legacy by Ralph B. Titus:

Eleazar Lord was a peer of the most powerful men of his day. Working behind the scenes in New York and Washington D.C. during the pre-Civil War era, he helped craft major federal legislation--the...

Call for Papers: Women and Religion in the Early Americas

Published June 22 | State History

For a special issue in honor of the life and career of Mary Maples Dunn, Early American Studies seeks article-length contributions from scholars working on the history of women and religion in the early Americas. Mary Maples Dunn (1931-2017) was a leading practitioner of women’s...

First Day of "Taste of Wyoming County History"

Published June 20 | State History

By: Joe Leathersich

This article appeared in the Daily News on June 19th, 2017.

ATTICA — Several people got their first taste of Wyoming County’s history this weekend. CONTINUE...

The Church Record and the Rochester Churches Indexing Project are Available Online

Published June 20 | State History

The News comes from Larry Naukam, President of Rochester Genealogical Society

The Church Records Preservation Committee of the Rochester Genealogical Society has digitized 250,000 pages of Monroe County church records, and also has done a trial project of making some

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EQUAL RIGHTS, RIGHT HERE!

Published June 20 | State History

The Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, Peterboro NY is proud to be the first site in the EQUAL RIGHTS, RIGHT HERE I Love New York campaign to receive a photo frame through which visitors may take their photograph, supporting equal rights in New York State....

A New Look for Albany's Oldest House

Published June 20 | State History

By: The Preservation League of New York State

This article originally appeared on the Preservation League of New York State's Notes from the Field Blog on June 16, 2017

The Preservation League was pleased to attend a special announcement in Albany last week, outlined in a...

Centennial NYS Women’s Suffrage Commemoration

Published June 13 | State History

This article appeared in 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse on June 9, 2017

CENTENNIAL NYS WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE COMMEMORATION TO BE HELD AT SITE OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY TRIAL JUNE 17

CANANDAIGUA, NY — The Ontario County Historical Society and The 1816 Farmington...

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New National History Day Online Courses Coming Up!

United States Colored Troops Institute Summer 2017 Newsletter Available Online

Washington Post Launches "Made by History" Section

Two New York Sites Awarded IMLS African American History Grants

2017 Fenimore Art Museum Publication Award Winners Announced

Humanities NY Launches #NY4Suffrage Marketing Campaign

Congratulations to New York's 2017 AASLH Leadership in History Award Winners!

Lost Whitman Publications Found! Researcher Zachary Turpin to discuss his findings at the Walt Whitman Birthplace

Canal Gateway Visitor Center Construction Begun in Schuylerville

New York State Archives Announces $91,000 in Grants to Make Historical Records Available

Congratulations to New York's National History Day Contestants!

AASLH Announces Master Local Historian Program

New York State Libraries and Museums Receive Over $45 million in IMLS Funding From 2011-2016

New Book on Eleazar Lord, Driving Force Behind Erie Railroad, Published

Call for Papers: Women and Religion in the Early Americas

First Day of "Taste of Wyoming County History"

The Church Record and the Rochester Churches Indexing Project are Available Online

EQUAL RIGHTS, RIGHT HERE!

A New Look for Albany's Oldest House

Centennial NYS Women’s Suffrage Commemoration

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