Office of State History

2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 and New York State has a huge party planned. On this episode of the podcast, we speak with state officials and local partners to discuss this momentous birthday celebrati...

The following are some examples of LGTBQ+ Pride Month Events and LGBTQ+ History Events taking place at museums and historical societies across New York State.Capital-SaratogaCapital Pride 2025Sunday, June 8, 202511:30amCapital PrideMore informatio...

The New York Study of Public and Private Museums is a sort of 'census' of all chartered museums in the state of New York, conducted on behalf of Empire State Development, New York State Council on the Arts, New York State Parkes, Recreation and Hi...

The New York History Conference is accepting proposals that deal with the history, culture, economy, politics, geography, anthropology, or archaeology of New York State. We also welcome proposals that use New York’s history as a lens to understand...

The New York History Conference is accepting proposals that deal with the history, culture, economy, politics, geography, anthropology, or archaeology of New York State. We also welcome proposals that use New York’s history as a lens to understand...

The New York State 250th Commemoration Commission will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, October 23rd beginning at 10:00am. The meeting is open to the public and will take place at the Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic ...

This episode delves into New York State’s role in the War of 1812, which is often considered America’s “second war of Independence.” With a particular focus on the State Historic site at Sackets Harbor, we learn the particularly important role tha...

The New York History Conference is accepting proposals that deal with the history, culture, economy, politics, geography, anthropology, or archaeology of New York State. We also welcome proposals that use New York’s history as a lens to understand...

This episode focuses on culinary history and the Pomeroy Foundation’s Hungry for History program. We discover that the history of what we eat, and how we eat it, can tell us much about ourselves and our shared pasts. Markers of Focus:...

  As New York State prepares to host the oldest state fair in the nation, this episode tells the history of the summertime tradition of agricultural fairs and how they developed from gatherings of learned societies into the popular attract...

Find statewide history at your fingertips.The idea for this website is to provide an online conduit for information exchange between the New York’s historical field and the work of the NYS Museum Office of State History.  The website includes...

This episode tells the story of Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline “Harriet” Acland, aristocratic wife of Major John Dyke Acland, who commanded the British 20th Regiment of Foot during the Burgoyne campaign of 1777. When Major Acland was wounded an...

This episode tells the story of Ronek Park, a non-discriminatory housing development built in 1950 in the village of North Amityville. Unlike the many housing developments created in the post-WWII U.S. that followed the practice of redlining and d...

The New York State 250th Commemoration Commission will be holding a meeting Wednesday, May 15th beginning at 10:30am. The meeting is open to the public and take place at the New York State Museum’s Huxley Theater, located at 22...

May is Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month and in celebration this episode highlights the community history of Manhattan’s Chinatown, one of the oldest and largest Chinese and Chinese American communities in the United States. The ...