Broome County Historian Gerald Smith was chosen by the New York Academy of History to receive the 2018 Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Service in New York History.  The award is named in honor of Governor Herbert H. Lehman and is pa...

By: Dorothy Heller, Town of Clay Historian Dorothy's Remebering Clay Articles regularly appear on the Town of Clay website HERE It doesn’t seem possible it has been 20 years since we were digging up artifacts from the original site on Henry ...

By: Dorothy Heller, Town of Clay Historian Dorothy's Remebering Clay Articles regularly appear on the Town of Clay website HERE Donald Thompson, History Teacher, organized and instructed the digs and acquired funding to excavate the  su...

Historian Robert Chiles' new book The Revoluton of '28: Al Smith, American Progressivism, and the Coming of the New Deal explores the career of New York governor and 1928 Democratic presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith. Chiles uncovers a...

By: Sue Gardner Town of Warwick Deputy Historian Hidden Forge It was a complete secret.  So of course most people in Warwick would have known about it.  The community kept that secret and a key turning point in the Revolutionary W...

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will be offering a number of events celebrating Women's History Month. Events will celebrate notable women from Greenwich Village, as well as East Village and Noho. For more information...

This article first appeared on the Upper New York United Methodist Historical Society website on the March, 2018.  The Upper New York United Methodist Historical Society (UNY-UMHS) announces a new publication UNY Historical News &a...

This article first appeared on The Daily Gazette website on March 22, 2018.  The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor announced Thursday it has awarded a $2,200 grant to the historical society to promote historic boat ride...

This article first appeared on the website on the Erie Canalway website in March, 2018.  Seven education and recreation projects will get off the ground this year with funding support from the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. The gr...

This article first appeared on the Rome Sentinel website in March, 2018 The Oneida County History Center has been awarded a $2,450 facility improvement grant from the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. The funding will be used ...

The Hudson River Maritime Museum and the Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center are seeking proposals for the Conference on Black History in the Hudson Valley, Saturday, July 14, 2018. The conference will be held at the ...

This article first appeared on the Old Fort Niagara website in April, 2018 Old Fort Niagara recently hosted its annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast and recognized James and Cheryl Brown of Lockport, NY, as the "2017 Volunteers of the Year." T...

This article first appeared on syracuse.com in April, 2018. On Saturday, March 24th at Onondaga Community College, students from across Central New York competed in CNY Region History Day, facilitated by...read more

This article originally appeared on the Institute of Museum and Library Services Website on March 29, 2018. The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) and the Institute of Museum and Library ...

Community Historian Stefan Bielinski pointing out the Albany waterfront in 1787 as depicted in a painting by historical artist Leonard F. Tantillo.  Providing comprehensive historical services for almost two decades now The People of Colon...

The Village of Ames Museum will be hosting a series of Open Houses in 2018 on the following dates: April 14             9:00am – 3:00pm May 5                9:00am – 3:...

This article originally appeared on the Oneida County History Center website in April, 2018. The Oneida County History Center raised over $24,000 during our 13th annual telethon held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from 6:30-8:00pm. The thelethon was...

This article originally appeared on the NBC website on April 11, 2018. Teacher Tracy Edwards and her Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services, or BOCES, New Vision: Law and Government class are working on an unexpected project t...

This article originally appeared on the Pomeroy Foundation website in April, 2018. The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has launched our newest grant program to promote cultural tourism and commemorate the history of transportation canals in the U...

This article originally appeared on the Onondaga Historical Association website in April, 2018. The 2018 will be awarded to three individuals: Michael Moss for his work preserving and advancing the history of Syracuse’s Jewish co...