New York State History Month | The New York State Museum

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October is New York State History Month!

New York State’s history community is dynamic and diverse. In October, historians, scholars, curators, preservationists, librarians, archivists, genealogists, re-enactors, and educators will work together to promote the education and appreciation of New York State’s rich and complex history.

Please join us for special in-person programming at the New York State Museum for October 2024 History Month and explore additional resources below.

Programs at the NYSM

Culinary Crossroads: A Flavorful Journey with Culinary Historian Lavada Nahon

Lavada Nahon, culinary historian and interpreter of African American history at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, presents a delectable exploration of New Netherland and early New York's rich foodways. Explore the vibrant tapestry of colonial cuisine where Dutch traditions mingled with those of Indigenous people, enslaved Africans, the English, Jews, and other cultures. Discover how this unique blend of culinary practices shaped a distinctive gastronomic heritage found nowhere else in early America.

The Intersection of Archaeology & Genealogy

Passing Down the Land: Archaeology, Genealogy, & Rural African American Families - Capital Region

The Archaeology & Genealogy of 2 Rensselaerswyck Tenant Farmhouse Sites in Albany & Rensselaer

The Intersection of Archaeology and Genealogy: Q & A

Statewide Programs & Resources

Statewide Events, Programs, and More!

Visit the Office of State History events page for a comprehensive list of statewide events, lectures, site visits, and more related to New York State History Month!
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/state-history/events

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Path Through History

Discover how I Love NY's Path Through History can guide you to over 500 historical attractions and sites across New York!
https://iloveny.com/pth-nyshistorymonth (link is external)

Organizations! Submit your events to Path Through History here: https://iloveny.com/pth-submit (link is external)
Be sure to select “NYS History Month” as an event category.

Resources for Educators

Earn CTLE in New York History

The NYSM currently offers several CTLE programs with an emphasis on events and artifacts central to the history of New York State.

Educator Guides to NYSM Exhibitions & Programs

Social & Political History
A Spirit of Sacrifice: New York State in the First World War

Votes for Women Educator's Guide and Graphic Organizers

The First Step to Freedom: The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

Fifteenth Amendment: Educational Activities

Martin Luther King, Jr. 1962 Address to the New York State Civil War Centennial Commission
Art History
The Historic Woodstock Art Colony (Painting, Photography, Sculpture)

Henry DiSpirito: Stonemason to Sculptor (Sculpture)

The Landscape of Memory - Prints by Frank C. Eckmair (Printmaking)

Berenice Abbott (Photography)

Seneca Ray Stoddard (Photography)
Archaeology
- Fort Orange Educational Guide

Additional Resources from the Office of Cultural Education

NYS Archives & Archives Partnership Trust

New York State Archives

October is also American Archives Month!
New York is home to thousands of repositories, including the New York State Archives, that preserve and make accessible the primary source materials that help tell the history of our great state.

Visit the New York Archives Partnership Trust "Archives Month Resource Page" (link is external) to learn more!

New York State Library

Visit the State Library’s website to learn more about these online events that relate to New York State History and more!

Online: The Rising Generation: Gradual Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom (link is external)
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
12:00pm–1:00pm

Online: Pushing Boundaries: Radical Women, Reform, and Religion in Progressive Era Lily Dale, New York (link is external)
Thursday, October 10, 2024
11:15am–12:15pm

Talking Book and Braille Library (link is external)

In celebration of New York State History Month, we have curated a selection of braille and audiobooks for all ages. These titles are specifically formatted for people who are blind and print disabled. We encourage you to share them with friends and family who are patrons of the Talking Book and Braille Library or would like to begin service with us. Not eligible for our service? Your public library may have the same titles in a format that is available to you.

https://nyslibrary.libguides.com/blogs/tbbl/news (link is external)

PBS Learning Media (link is external)

The History of the United State and New York collection features resources from public broadcasting designed to complement the New York State Social Studies Framework for Grades 4, 7, and 8. These free, media-rich resources and accompanying support materials are aligned with the key ideas for each grade level as outlined in the Framework. Each topic contains video-based resources you can use to bring history to life for your students.

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/history-of-the-united-states-... (link is external)

A New York Minute in History Podcast (link is external)

With the state’s hundreds of historical markers as a guide, this podcast explores the people, places, and experiences that made New York. New episodes are launched monthly, each telling the unique tales of New Yorkers throughout American history.

The latest episode delves into New York State’s role in the War of 1812. With a particular focus on the State Historic site at Sackets Harbor, we learn the particularly important role that New York, and New Yorkers, played in the war.
Listen here: https://wamcpodcasts.org/podcast/new-york-and-the-war-of-1812-a-new-york... (link is external)

New York History Conference Resources

Access recorded presentations from the 2024 New York History Conference.

History Month Promotion Kit (PDF)

Download information on how to promote History Month events in your community.

New York State 250th Commemoration Committee

Planning for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of this nation is underway. The New York 250th Commission seeks to highlight and commemorate not just the roles of New York’s citizens during the Revolutionary War, but also the subsequent 250 years of action toward the ideals of our nation’s founding principles.