Office of State History

This article originally appeared in an Archives Partnership Trust newsletter. The Archives Partnership Trust is excited to share that we have received a Laura Bush 21st Century Leadership Grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Ser...

This article originally appeared in a NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation newsletter. Grounds and parking at Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh, Orange County, are now more fully accessible to all visitors. ...

This article originally appeared in a NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation newsletter. New York’s largest State Park celebrated its 100th birthday in July. Allegany State Park, encompassing more than 64,800 acres at the state’s south...

This article originally appeared on the NYSCSS website. The dates and location for the 2022 New York State Council for the Social Studies Annual Convention have been announced. Dates: Thursday, March 10 - Saturday, March 12, 2022 Location...

This article originally appeared on the Preservation League of NYS website. Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) are available to eligible NYS 501(c)3 nonprofits and municipalities. This program provides support for consulting projects that preser...

This article originally appeared in a Monumental Women newsletter. MONUMENTAL WOMEN TO UNVEIL A VIRTUAL FIVE-BOROUGH NYC WOMEN'S RIGHTS HISTORY TRAIL Monumental Women is excited to unveil its new virtual Five-Borough New York City Women’s Ri...

This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $28.4 million in grants for 239 humanities projects across the country. These grants...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has officially started accepting online applications for Legends & Lore marker grants beginning Monday, Aug. 16, through M...

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website. Museums and related organizations across the United States have six opportunities in the coming months to apply for grants from the nation’s primary source of federal funding for museum serv...

This article originally appeared on the New York Landmarks Conservancy website.  Participate in the Landmarks Conservancy’s annual Sacred Sites Open House Photo Contest on Facebook! Submit photo(s) of your favorite sacred site (church, ...

This article originally appeared in a Bethlehem Historical Association Museum press release. The Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum, home of the Bethlehem Historical Association, is open Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 PM.  Come explore the exhib...

This article originally appeared on the Sharon Historical Society website. If you would like to watch a playback of the Sharon Historical Society webinar, "Civil War Diary of Lieutenant William Hill - Signal Corp." (or any of the...

This article originally appeared in a New York Genealogical and Biographical Society newsletter. Author Russell Shorto will launch the 2021 New York State Family History Conference with a keynote address, “The Truth about Family Histo...

This article originally appeared in a Rome Historical Society press release. Rome Historical Society (RHS) is putting a call out to community members willing to share their memories of Griffiss in a video interview. RHS staff will invite the fi...

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website. The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced grant awards totaling $29,545,363 for museums across the nation to improve services to their communities. Through the agency’s large...

This article originally appeared on the Saratoga County History Round Table website. Starks Desivigna Dake was born May 9,1852. He died on November 10, 1937, at the family homestead in Middle Grove after a long illness. As stated in the Saratog...

     Afro-Americans in New York Life and History welcomes the submission of original research examining all aspects of Black life in New York State for an upcoming issue of the journal.  We seek to engage a variety of issues ad...

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website. America250, the nationwide commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 led by the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, announced an agreement with IMLS and more than 20 agencies...

This article originally appeared in a Parks & Trails New York newsletter. Parks & Trails New York has awarded grants totaling $900,000 to 30 non-profit "friends" organizations that steward and champion NYS parks, trails, historic sites,...

This article originally appeared on the Historical Society of Rockland County website. Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the St...