Office of State History

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation webisite. From Ethel Waters and Althea Gibson to Marcus Garvey and Langston Hughes, Harlem’s extraordinary historic legacy was vital to the intellectual, cultural and politic...

This article originally appeared on the I LOVE NY website. Historical archivist/librarian, Sue Gardner, has been named the 2021 Martha Washington Woman of History. This award is given annually by Washington’s Headquarters State Histor...

This article was written by Richard L. Williams, Town of Kirkland and Village of Clinton Historian. This article honors the tragic story of slavery in America and will discuss slavery in Clinton and Kirkland in the antebellum period.  ...

This article originally appeared on the New-York Historical Society website. The New-York Historical Society celebrates the golden age of comedy with So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II. Organized by The National WWII Museum i...

This article originally appeared in a Saratoga County History Roundtable newsletter. This article was written by Lauren Roberts, Saratoga County Historian. Living at the Homestead was never easy, especially in winter. In December of 1914 the...

This article originally appeared on the Gotham Center for New York City History website. GothamEd presents online courses in New York City history, designed to serve a range of backgrounds and purposes — from those who are generally interested ...

This article originally appeared on the Clinton County Historical Association Facebook page. The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the award of a Corridor of Commerce Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) ...

This article originally appeared on the Daily Gazette website. This article was written by Bob Cudmore. Located at 223 West Main St. in Johnstown, the Fulton County Courthouse was built in 1772 when New York state was still a British colo...

This article originally appeared on the DHPSNY website. We are excited to announce that applications are now open for DHPSNY's Spring 2021 Planning & Assessment Services Round! This application round in...

This article originally appeared on the Humanities New York website. Humanities New York (HNY) has announced $159,692 in awards to 33 grantees for innovative public humanities offerings. Awards were made in nearly every region of the state, fro...

This article originally appeared on the Chenango County Historical Society website. The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) has announced that application are now being accepted for the Elinor Robb Troicke Memorial Scholarship CCHS ant...

This article originally appeared on the NYSCSS website. Join us for our first virtual convention March 12-13, 2021. With sixteen synchronous sessions and four keynotes devoted to Providing Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education, Encouraging...

This article originally appeared on the Museum Association of New York website. New York State’s museums, libraries and archives are facing a monumental task to collect and preserve the history of the COVID-19 pandemic. From immediate efforts t...

This article originally appeared on the AASLH website. Free societies demand honest, open, and critical engagement with the past. When government restricts what history professionals should study or polices how historians should interpret and t...

This article originally appeared on the Art History and Visual Studies Graduate Association, University of Victoria website. As we entered a new decade, the human race was moving forward at a breathtaking pace. The unforeseen COVID-19 pand...

This article originally appeared on the Erie Canalway National Heritage Cooridor website. Thirteen municipalities and non-profit organizations will receive IMPACT! Grants in 2021 totaling $108,787. The grants range from $1,500 to $12,000 and wi...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. As we continue to grow our programs nationally and focus on our dual missions, we are excited to announce a new visual identity that truly reflects our vision for th...

This article originally appeared on the DHPSNY website. Documenting marginalized communities in New York State is a complicated undertaking that requires careful planning, an openness to meaningful collaboration, and an understanding that succe...

This article originally appeared on the National Park Service website. The National Park Service is now accepting applications for projects that relate to planning, interpreting, and protecting historic battlefields and sites associated with ar...

This article originally appeared on the Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade website. As of December 2020, we have built a robust, open-source architecture to discover and explore nearly a half million people records and 5 million data points....