History

This article originally appeared on the Lakes to Locks Passage website.  The Federal Highway Administration has announced an appropriation of $22M for Discretionary funding through a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the National Scenic By...

This article originally appeared in a Historical Society of Woodstock press release. "Standing on Their Shoulders: 101 Years of Voting and Still Marching for Women's Rights," the suffrage centennial celebration produced by the Historical Societ...

This screen-printed linen handkerchief was designed by Marion Weeber (1905-2000) in honor of King George VI’s coronation in England on March 8, 1937. It was manufactured by Burmel and sold at finer department stores. The handkerchief was framed an...

This article originally appeared on the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society website. New York state’s largest family history event returns this September and October, featuring more than 40 educational sessions, in-person events...

This article originally appeared in a Delaware Company Newsletter. In anticipation of this unprecedented era in our existence, The Delaware Company is proud to announce the launch of our new website, available for viewing now at thede...

This article originally appeared on the WAMC Podcast website. On this episode, Devin and Lauren delve into the history of Albany County’s Rapp Road Community, an African American neighborhood built by southern immigrants who moved north for a b...

This article originally appeared in a National Park Service Newsletter. The National Park Service is pleased to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States with the launch of the Semiquincentennial Grant Program. This is a new grant progra...

This article originally appeared on the AASLH website. AASLH is proud to introduce Reframing History, a new set of evidence-backed communications strategies for more effectively communicating what history is and why it matters to society. The r...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. The Hungry for History™ grant program celebrates America’s food history by telling the stories of local and regional food specialties across the United States. This ...

This article originally appeared on the Underground Railroad History Project website. Focusing on the nation’s unprecedented, and long overdue, examination of systemic racism in America, UREC connects the historical Underground Railroad, the fi...

This article originally appeared in a Dutchess History newsletter. Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack is the 2022 Martha Washington Woman of History. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site gives this award annually to a woman who has mad...

This article originally appeared in a MANY newsletter. The Museum Association of New York is excited to announce a new regrant partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to distribute 100 grants of $5,000 to assist New York...

This article originally appeared on the Institute of Museum and Library Services website. Unvarnished is a journey of six organizations coming together as a learning cohort to shed light on histories of systemic racism in their communities...

This article originally appeared on the New York Landmarks Conservancy website. The Landmarks Conservancy joins the celebration of Black History Month and salutes the contributions of African Americans to our City’s history and culture. We will...

This article originally appeared in an Omohundro Institute newsletter. The 2022 workshop “Teaching the History and Culture of Vast Early America”—or Vast Early America Teacher Institute (VEATI)—will introduce 25 teachers to a capacious view of ...

This article originally appeared in a Clinton County Historical Association press release.      The Clinton County Historical Association is pleased to announce that two grants have been received through the Champlain Valley Nati...

This article originally appeared on the WAMC Podcast website. In the first episode of our new season, Devin and Lauren look to a William G. Pomeroy marker in Westchester County to learn about American patriot Thomas Paine, his influence on...

This article originally appeared on the American LGBTQ+ Museum website. On our fifth anniversary, the American LGBTQ+ Museum’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce Ben Garcia (he/him) as our first Executive Director!  Bringing more...

This article originally appeared on the NPR website. The Smithsonian Institution has tapped Cynthia Chavez Lamar to become the director of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., which has one of the largest collections ...

This article originally appeared on the AASLH website. The nation’s Semiquincentennial offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew public engagement with history, to transform and strengthen our field, and to help audiences reflect upon ...