Office of State History

The Clinton County Historical Association is pleased to announce the officers and members of the CCHA Board of Trustees for 2019.  Officers are: Geri Favreau, President; Jerry Gagnier, Vice-President; William D. Laundry, Treasurer; and Jan Co...

Historic advocate and preservationist Mildred Starin is this year's recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History Award. This award is given by Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site each year to a woman who has made a contribution to...

Vol. 63, No. 1; JANUARY–MARCH 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Memories of a Farm on Ackertown Road Laurie Hopp Rindskopf was born in Brooklyn but has spent most of her 64 years in Rockland County. She has a Ph.D. in psychology and a long career in human...

William G. Pomeroy Foundation® Opens New Grant Round for NYS Marker Program   SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has officially opened the next grant round of its NYS Historic Marker Grant Program, which commemorates h...

Aristides "Tide" Church, circa 1930   The Town of Penfield is situated in eastern Monroe County. The Irondequoit Creek flows through town and was an asset to its  development. In the early 1800s, mills and other early industries fl...

Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione has published new research on the origins of the alligator in the sewer "myth." His research can be read here. 

From April to June of this year, the New Netherland Institute will present the 2019 Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck Lecture Series, which will comprise 10 lectures on various aspects of New Netherland, each at a different venue from New York City to the...

SOUTHAMPTON, NY. Reflecting the expansion of its services and territory, the Association of Suffolk County Historical Societies (ASCHS) has officially changed its name to Long Island Historical Societies. Permission for the name change and territo...

The Women’s History Institute of Historic Hudson Valley is pleased to offer Summer Research Fellowships to support college and graduate students engaged in scholarly research connected to the women who shaped the culture and chronicle of the Hudso...

The William G. Pomeroy Foundation® is pleased to announce the official launch of two new historic marker programs. They are: The National Women’s Suffrage Marker Program coinciding with the upcoming 100th anniversary of the passage...

The New Netherland Institute (NNI) is now accepting presentation proposals for our 42nd Annual Conference, which will be hosted by the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 5, 2019. The program commit...

The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has announced a paid historical research internship for currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate degree program students, or those who have earned their degree in the past three months.  Information on th...

29th Preservation Awards-Call for Nominations The Historical Society of Rockland County is proud to host the annual Rockland County Executive's Historic Preservation Merit Awards, now in their 29th year. These awards, presented during Natio...

Awards to honor projects, organizations, individuals and publications that exemplify excellence in historic preservation. The Preservation League of New York State is seeking nominations for its 2019 Excellence in Historic Preservation Awa...

Exhibition at The Museum of Bronx History: A History of the Bronx Latino Utilizing its photographic and research collections, The Bronx County Historical Society has installed its exhibition, A History of The Bronx&nbsp...

The Fort Plain Museum Presents The First Annual George Washington's Birthday Symposium Saturday, February 16, 2019 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM Held at The Fulton-Montgomery Community College Located at 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 (locati...

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SYRACUSE, NY (January 18th, 2019)- The Onondaga Historical Association (OHA), Central New York Region History Day facilitators, is accepting projects for the competition on Saturday, March 9th, 2019 at OCM BOCES in Syracuse.  Students ...

Festivals and events draw millions of people to canal communities and the Canal System each year for fun, recreation, history, music, local food, and natural beauty. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, in partnership with NYS Canal Corpo...

Recruiting Heritage Ambassadors!     The History Center in Tompkins County and Historic Ithaca partner for the third time to train Tompkins ...