Women & the American Story Available for Free Online Did you know only 13 percent of historical figures in US history textbooks are women? Through our award-winning education team and innovative Center for Women's History, we're thr...

The New Netherland Institute (NNI) is now accepting presentation proposals for our 42nd Annual Conference, which will be hosted by the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 5, 2019. The program commit...

Proposals are now being accepted for the Omohundro Institute 2019-2020 colloquium series The OI sponsors four or five colloquia a semester in order to discuss a variety of projects in progress. While graduate students are warmly encouraged...

      SYRACUSE, NY March 13th, 2019 - On Saturday, March 9th, 2019, students in grades 6th through 12th from across Central New York compete...

LONG ISLAND’S LEGACIES FROM SLAVERY TO CIVIL RIGHTS EXAMINING FREEDOM AND EQUALITY IN THE 21st CENTURY A two-part symposium marking the arrival of the first Africans in Jamestown which influenced the nation. This year Virginia commemorates ...

HYDE PARK, NEW YORK – The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site and Martin Van Buren National Historic Site recorded more than 548,000 visito...

Don Wildman of the Travel Channel’s “Mysteries at the Museum” to Participate in Awards Ceremony Over 100 Capital Region students will compete in the annual Capital Region History Day competition at the New York State Museum on Satu...

MANY is conducting a survey of museums in New York State to set new benchmarks, identify successes, gather concerns, and establish advocacy priorities. This is the first field-wide survey MANY has conducted since 2011. I hope you will help us ga...

Responses Needed: What visitation trends have you seen at your site over the last few years? The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is conducting a national visitation survey  and wants your feedback! Please take fi...

1969: When Woodstock Changed the World 50th Anniversary Conference on the 60's and its Woodstock Music Festival     The Hudson River Valley Institute (HRVI) and Mar...

Waterford, NY MARCH 21, 2019 -- The New York State Review Board voted unanimously to recommend the SANS Historic District for nomination to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Eastville Historical Society's executive director, Dr....

Rochester, NY – Friends of Ganondagan is pleased to announced a grant award of more than $22,000from the Environmental Protection Fund’s Park and Trail Partnership Program (PTPP) to hire anassistant program manager. “Fr...

The New Netherland Institute now offers an annual $1,000 prize for the best published article relating to the Dutch colonial experience in the Atlantic world, with a special sensitivity to New Netherland or its legacy. A committee of scholars will...

Have you received an Erie Canalway Grant? Have you never applied for this grant, but want to learn more? Do you have funding needs that you’d like Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to consider? Staff at Erie Canalway wants to hear your feed...

The William G. Pomeroy Foundation provided $1000 Professional Development Grants to 11 New York organizations to attend the Museum Association of New York (MANY)'s Annual Conference held in Cooperstown April 6-9.  The following organizations ...

(April 17th, 2019) Humanities New York (HNY) today announced just under $150,000 in awards to 31 grantees for innovative public humanities offerings. Awards were made in every region of the state, from the North Country to Long Island. “We are ...

NORWICH, N.Y. – The Chenango County Historical Society’s popular “Third Thursday” seasonal programming returns next month with an afternoon of celebrations, to include refreshments courtesy of NBT Bank. A commemorative ribbon-cutting ceremony w...

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded medals at New York History Day held April 29th in Cooperstown.  First and second place winners will advance to the National History Day competition held at the Univesity of Maryland J...

By: The Wayne Historians Organization The Wayne Historians Organization (WHO) has created a website dedicated to the historic sites of Wayne County.  Town Historians and representatives of local historical societies have worked together to...

Thirteen Native language immersion programs will receive funding to expand and support language and culture education programs within tribal communities through an ongoing partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Fir...