Office of State History

The New York State Archives invites students statewide to enter the 27th Annual Student Research Awards Contest. The contest is open to all New York State students in grades 4 – 12 who use historical records in their research projects. The deadlin...

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 Editor’s Note: Last month, IMLS staff participated in pre-conference grantee convening and other activities related to the 2016 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums organi...

In addition to continuing to load content gathered over many years, the site is being used in local schools as part of  a Library of Congress Teaching With Primary Sources project, in collaboration with the Warwick Valley Central School Distr...

A core group of Tompkins County historians and writers has launched Names on the Land-Tompkins County. Throughout 2017, the team will publish place name histories illustrated with maps, photos, and linked content on an interactive website.  Y...

National Council on Public History awards recognize excellence in the diverse ways public historians apply their skills to the world around us. The award program promotes professionalism and best practices among public historians and raises awaren...

By: Mary Ellen Kunst Town of Chemung Historian www.HistoricalEchoes.weebly.com When I accepted the Town of Chemung Historian appointment in April 2013, nothing was requested of me other than to manage the Town’s history files. I receive a st...

The cemetery where suffragist Susan B. Anthony is buried had to extend its hours on Tuesday to accommodate visitors.  Article here. 

The New York Cultural Heritage Tourism Network is producing this website as an endeavor to recognize and promote women’s heritage in New York State and in particular, to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote that came t...

Open to any tax-exempt organization in New York State, Humanities New York's Reading & Discussion Programs for Adults bring together community members for a series of thematically-linked, text-based conversations about important idea...

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's Fall History Now journal has chosen for its topic African American Soldiers from the Revolution to today. Of particular interest to New York State historians is a wonderful essay by Jeff...

The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Peterboro NY, recently inducted four new members of its Abolition Hall of Fame.  One of the new inductees, Rev. John Gregg Fee, founder of Berea College in Kentucky, is the ...

Pulitzer Prize winner (Washington: A Life) Ron Chernow was honored with the 2016 Empire State Archives & History Award on November 2nd, 2016 at an event in Albany.  Before being presented the award, Chernow discussed his career--incl...

The New York Council for the Humanities has updated its brand, look, and name and is now Humanities New York.  Please find their new website here.

The National Park Service (NPS) recently presented the Honorary National Park Ranger Award to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David McCullough. The Honorary National Park Ranger Award is the highest civilian honor awarded by the a...

The National Park Service recently issued a report showing the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program generated the completion of over 830 projects and the creation of over 85,000 jobs in Fiscal Year 2015. 

CONGRESS PASSES, PRESIDENT SIGNS USA 250TH ANNIVERSARY COMMISSION ACT WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT

The American Museum of Women’s History Congressional Commission will present a report to Congress in November 2016 addressing the threshold question of whether or not a museum dedicated to women’s history in America is needed, and if so,...

In July, NCH was made aware by the leadership of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) that the history office at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) was likely to be defunded and...

The New York State Museum will celebrate New York State History Month in November with a variety of free public programs for children, families, and adults. The Museum also recently launched a website to share information about historical res...

This article was written by Village of Whitesboro Clerk Dana Nimey-Olney and Village Historian Judy Mallozzi The Whitestown Town Hall is situated in the Village of Whitesboro on Park Avenue in the Village Green. In 1784, Hugh White of Middletow...