Office of State History

ANN ARBOR—A book by Heather Ann Thompson, professor and historian at the University of Michigan, has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in history. Thompson is the author of "Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy" (Pant...

This article was oginally published by The Guardian by David Smith. It redefined women's rights, race relations, civil liberties and America's role in the world. It caused twice as many American deaths as the Vietnam war. But there is no natio...

This article was written by Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew and orginally published on the IMLS Blog. We have produced a series of working resource documents through out Community Salute initiative to help further your engagaement with veterans and mili...

New York State History Day April 24, 2017 • 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cooperstown, NY   COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — On Monday, April 24, Fenimore Art Museum, and The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown host nearly 450 middle and high school students f...

Henry Johnson was an African American U.S. Army soldier who fought heroically in the 369th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army in World War I. Learn the story of his life, his family, and the extensive efforts to honor his bravery and courage after...

By: Tim O'Brien Albany Times Union April 8. 2017 The bicycle, that two-wheeled contraption children learn to ride and adults use to keep in shape, traces its origins back 200 years. And while it makes no noise unless you put a baseball car...

The theme for the 2017 National History Day is 'Taking a Stand in History.' Each year the theme changes and is chosen for the broad application to world, national, or state hirtory and its relevance to ancient history or to the more rece...

On April 6th, 2017, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that in 2016, New York State led the nation in the number of completed historic property revitalization projects using rehabilitation tax credit programs. Since the Governor signed legisl...

On April 6th, 2017, for the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. entering World War I, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the launching of the New York State World War I Commission website.   "On the centennial anniversary of America’s entry into Wo...

On March 13, 2017, the New York State Historical Association’s legally changed its name to the Fenimore Art Museum and the NYSHA name will no longer be used.  The amendments to the organization’s charter that allowed for this were sought by t...

On April 6th, 1917, the U.S. House of Representatives followed the Senate's action of April 4th and formally voted to declare war on Germany.  As a result, the United States and New York entered the Great War.   New York State and its...

The Town of Groton is celebrating its 200th Anniversary.  Groton is rich in history, including the fact that for a short time they were called Division when Groton and Tompkins County were first formed in 1817.  From their...

The web site has the details of the schedule, fees, registration procedures, speakers, etc. for the Erie Canal Bicentennial Conference in Utica May 19-21, 2017. Plan to attend one, two ,or all three days. Bring the family for the canal boat c...

This article was written by Paula Gangopadhyay and orginally published on the IMLS site. Why do I feel excited about coming to work every day at IMLS? It's because of the distinct opportunity my colleagues and I have of witnessing some of the ...

Congratulations to the following recipients who were successfully awarded a grant through the essential National Endowment of the Humanities grant programs: NEW YORK STATE (42) $4,793,261 Annandale-on-Hudson Katherine Boivin Outright: $6,000 ...

Written by Tammy Gaskell and originally published on the NCPH History @ Work blog. In light of the LGTBQ theme study recently released by the National Park Service, The Public Historian invites proposals for articles to be p...

This article was written by Andrea Jones and orginally published on the Peak Experience Lab Blog: How do objects speak to us when we visit museums? Most of the time, an object's only voice is translated through a neatly-hung, factually-dense la...

WMHT Presents a Free Preview Screening and Discussion of: Henry Johnson: A Tale of Courage & Excerpts from American Experience | The Great War Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 6pm New York State Museum | Huxley Theater 22...

Trump FY 18 Budget Proposes Devastating Cuts to Federal History & Humanities Funding http://historycoalition.org/2017/03/16/trump-fy-18-budget-proposes-devastating-cuts-to-federal-history-humanties-funding/

The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York State. The New Netherland Institute would like to use this centenary and our Annual Conference to highlight the role of women in the development of the seventeenth-cent...