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AASLH Statement on a Critical and Open Examination of History

Published January 20, 2021 | State History

This article originally appeared on the AASLH website.

Free societies demand honest, open, and critical engagement with the past. When government restricts what history professionals should study or polices how historians should interpret and teach the past, it threatens the...

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State Historian Taking Part in Visual Impetus 2021 Conference at University of Victoria

Published January 19, 2021 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Art History and Visual Studies Graduate Association, University of Victoria website.

As we entered a new decade, the human race was moving forward at a breathtaking pace. The unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic halted this marathon, pausing...

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Erie Canalway IMPACT! Grant Recipients Announced

Published January 14, 2021 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Erie Canalway National Heritage Cooridor website.

Thirteen municipalities and non-profit organizations will receive IMPACT! Grants in 2021 totaling $108,787. The grants range from $1,500 to $12,000 and will leverage an additional $146,630...

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William G. Pomeroy Foundation: New Visual Identity Reflects National Mission

Published January 6, 2021 | State History

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website.

As we continue to grow our programs nationally and focus on our dual missions, we are excited to announce a new visual identity that truly reflects our vision for the future of the William G. Pomeroy...

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Antiracism Resources: Buffalo East Side History Project

Published December 21, 2020 | State History

This article originally appeared on the DHPSNY website.

Documenting marginalized communities in New York State is a complicated undertaking that requires careful planning, an openness to meaningful collaboration, and an understanding that successful documentation is more than...

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Battlefield Preservation Planning Grants 2021 Open

Published December 9, 2020 | State History

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 armed conflict on American soil. All...

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Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade Website

Published December 9, 2020 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade website.

As of December 2020, we have built a robust, open-source architecture to discover and explore nearly a half million people records and 5 million data points. From archival fragments and...

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A Trail to the Future: Q&A with NVWT Advisory Committee Chair Judith Wellman

Published December 4, 2020 | State History

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website.

Judith Wellman, PhD.. professor emerita of history at the State University of New York at Oswego, has spent more than four decades as a leading scholar on women's rights history. She has brought that...

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Where Slavery Died Hard: The Forgotten History of Ulster County and the Shawangunk Mountain Region

Published December 4, 2020 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Cragsmoor Historical Society website.

Most accounts of slavery in the United States focus on the role that the southern states played in this most shameful chapter of America's history. As New Yorkers, we learn about the underground...

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Waldorf Clock Astoria Lobby Clock—Now on View!

Published November 20, 2020 | State History
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November is Native American Heritage Month

Published November 18, 2020 | State History

This article originally appeared on the Native American Heritage Month website.

What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted...

Chenango Historical Historical Society Activity

CCHS awarded extended funding from Humanities New York

Published November 6, 2020 | State History

York (HNY) CARES Emergency Relief Grants. Earlier this year, CCHS received funds during the original round of these grants, which were provided by the CARES Act and National Endowment for the Humanities to support organizations with a mission focused on the humanities. This funding is designed...

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Pomeroy Foundation Opens New Round of New York State Historic Marker Grant Program

Published November 3, 2020 | State History

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website.

The next grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program officially opens today, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

This roadside marker program commemorates...

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Greece Historical Society Awarded Grants to Study the Life and Architecture of Thomas W. Boyde, Jr., Rochester’s First African American Architect

Published October 30, 2020 | State History

 

Link to Images of Thomas W. Boyde, Jr. and His Work: ...
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Underground Railroad Consortium of NYS Archives Survey

Published October 29, 2020 | State History

The Underground Railroad Consortium of NYS has formed a committee on archives and oral histories with the goal of identifying archival materials related to the Underground Railroad in New York State. To aid in this endeavor the URCNYS has created an Archives Survey to establish a list of...

Joseph Fryc, newly appointed Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) operations manager

New CCHS operations manager brings a “Unique Perspective”

Published October 21, 2020 | State History

NORWICH, N.Y. – A passion for the arts, museums, and storytelling has guided the personal mission of the new operations manager at the Chenango County Historical...

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