Office of State History

This article originally appeared on the New-York Historical Society newsletter. In 2016, New-York Historical presented a groundbreaking exhibition about the New World's earliest Jewish settlers from Europe, South America, and the Caribbean and ...

This article originally appeared on the Historical Society of Rockland County website. Twenty years ago, the Historical Society of Rockland County highlighted the contributions of Rockland’s unique and diversely talented women from the 18th cen...

This article originally appeared on the Fulton County Historical Society website. We hope that you and your families are safe and comfortable during this difficult time. As we continue to navigate this public health crisis, the Fulton County Hi...

Virtual Preservation Month This May, Preservation Month is going virtual. Even though many historic places are physically closed right now, we’re opening a window to a world of adventure online. Each day will unlock new experiences, allowi...

We want to make you aware that last evening, the NYS Canal Corporation issued the following Notice to Mariners: "Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the Canal Corporation has suspended all non-essential construction and maintenance activiti...

This article originally appeared on the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation blog. As we New Yorkers endure the COVID-19 pandemic, the natural question for historians is: how did people react to epidemics in the past? By ...

This article originally appeared on the NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation blog. During the 1930s when racial segregation and Jim Crow held sway over much of America, there was a Depression-era federal public works unit where African...

This article originally appeared on the WAMC Podcast website. oin A New York Minute In History for the first episode of a special series on folklore. In this initial journey of our “Legends and Lore of The Empire State” series, co-hosts Devin L...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. Help us put your community “on the map” by taking photos of roadside markers that we’ve funded in New York State. Qualifying pictures will be featured on our interac...

This originally appeared on the Researching New York website. Needless to say, in these uncertain times, it is very difficult to think about planning a conference months away or submitting a proposal in the coming weeks. Nonetheless, we are opt...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. One of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s core initiatives is to help people celebrate their community’s history. The Foundation strongly believes that historic mar...

This article originally appeared in the Columbia Oral History Master of Arts newsletter. It goes by different names—accompaniment, encuentro, intersubjectivity, the list goes on—but presence has always been at the core of oral history and we be...

We continue to hear many messages of hope and renewal as we see so many people perform daily acts of heroism and kindness. We continue to try and assist through our unique programs. Tysen House Before and after column collapse at the 1834 Judg...

We're bringing the Hamilton Education Program experience to you! Announcing EduHam at Home - available free for K-12 students and their families The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and HAMILTON are thrilled to announce EduHam at...

April 23, 2020 Live Stream Lunches When Washington Irving visited William Seward in the Autumn of 1838, it was only natural that the two gentlemen would make their way to the local bookstore, shopping to further fill the most cherished room of...

This originally appeared on the Livingston County Historian's website. Explore and learn about contributions of women to the history of Livingston County! This trail winds through the county, highlighting interesting places where women left th...

This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced new grant guidelines designed to rapidly distribute CARES Act funding to cultural nonprofits ...

This article originally appeared in a Historic Hudson Hoosic Rivers Partnership newsletter. Small Business Administration (SBA) COVID-19 Loans As part of the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill (CARES Act) passed on March 27, New York State no...

We at The Fort Plain Museum hope everyone is healthy and staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Your health and safety, is our first concern; therefore we decided to move the conference to September 10-13, 2020. If you signed up for Ju...

Today, April 14th, we observe the founding of the Town of Brookhaven 365 years ago. Seven men traveled across Long Island Sound, landing in Setauket, where they purchased land from the Setalcotts. A small piece of that land still stands as the S...