History

This article originally appeared in the Empire State Development press release. Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the opening of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor’s (MSAAHC’s) new headquarters and visitor cente...

This article originally appeared on the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society website. Many historical societies, churches, and town hall offices as well as researchers hold at-risk documents that they are unable to digitize because o...

This article originally appeared in a New York Genealogical and Biographical Society newsletter. Join the NYG&B this fall for three days of in-person research and support in Albany with the people who know New York best. Your on-site tour i...

This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. Applications are open for DHPSNY Planning & Assessment Services, and the next submission deadline is Friday, July 7, 2023. Conducted in-person or virtually, e...

This article originally appeared on the Saratoga County History Center website. This summer, the Saratoga County History Center is delighted to present the return of the popular series, “Fridays in the Garden”.  The programs are to be held...

This article originally appeared on the CBS 6 Albany website. Bones dating back to the late 18th century found at a Lake George Village construction site in 2019 are in the process of being studied at the New York State Museum with eventual pla...

This article originally appeared on the Hart Cluett Museum website.  When Kathy Sheehan was 10 years old and went downtown for a piano lesson, she would make her away to the Hart Cluett House to soak in the 19th-century atmosphere of the h...

This article originally appeared on the Grant Cottage website.  Site opens Friday, May 26th - Hike into History! Memorial Day weekend : Friday - Monday Open on Monday, May 29th for Memorial Day June 1 - late June : Thursday-Sunday...

This article originally appeared on The Gotham Center for New York City History website. The Gotham Center is proud to announce the launch of NYC Revolutionary Trail, its first multimedia walking tour. This 90-minute jaunt through lower Manhatt...

This article originally appeared in a NYS Canal Corporation press release. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation are pleased to announce that 42 not-for-profit organizations and municipalities wil...

This article originally appeared on the MANY website. The Museum Association of New York (MANY) is pleased to announce a new initiative to help museums in New York State amplify the role that our state and people have played in the development ...

This article originally appeared on the National Park Service website.  The National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant Program (URC) works towards diversifying the nominations submitted to the National Register of...

This article originally appeared on the Saratoga County 250th Commission website.  Tickets are still available for the America’s Turning Point 2nd Annual Women in War Symposium being held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 9AM to 3PM at the To...

This article originally appeared on the We The Museum website. The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is almost here. How can museums and history organizations use the Semiquincentennial to promote a fuller story of American h...

This article originally appeared on the WMHT website. Thomas Cole's life and work coincide with a pivotal period in American History. Before Cole's eyes and on his canvas, the newly formed nation would find a vision of its identity born and its...

This article originally appeared on the Clinton County Historical Association & Museum's website. In late 2019 it became obvious that the windows in the old Band Building at 98 Ohio Avenue, the home of the Clinton County Historical Associat...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. The next regional round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is now open. Markers funded through the program commemora...

This article originally appeared in an Oneida County History Center press release. OCHC seeks your help to replace a vandalized historic marker! A historic roadside marker commemorating the Florence Farming Association (1845-1860), a commun...

This article originally appeared on the Tompkins Weekly website. On March 13, 1818 – just a little over 205 years ago – the town of Division changed its name to Groton. It was on April 7, 1817, that the town we know today split off from the tow...

This article originally appeared in a City Reliquary and CitizenRacecar press release. The City Reliquary, a Brooklyn-based museum of unusual NYC artifacts, in partnership with Queens-based production company CitizenRacecar, has launched Season...