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This article originally appeared in a New York State Education Department press release. The New York State Library has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become a Preservation Steward, State Ed...

This article originally appeared on the Hudson Valley Press website. The Matthewis Persen House Museum participated in the 2023 New York State Path Through History Weekend, which was held last Saturday, June 17th. This exciting event, coincided...

This article originally appeared on the WSHU Public Radio website. As the country looks ahead to the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, leaders on Long Island have announced plans for a commemoration of the region’s local ties to the A...

This article originally appeared on the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society website.  The vast unique holdings of the New York State Archives offer untold discoveries for anyone searching for New York ancestors. Scholars, bio...

This article originally appeared on the National Trust for Historic Preservation website. Grants from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as homes, museums, and lan...

This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. Put your organization on a fast track to reaching program goals and becoming even better stewards of the collections in your care by taking advantage of DHPSNY services — offered in perso...

This article originally appeared in a Chenango County Historical Society press release. The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) will again participate in the semiannual state-wide festivities known as Path Through History Weeken...

This article originally appeared on the AASLH website.  For the fifth consecutive year, the Public History Research Lab of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) presents our National Visitation Report. This report is...

This article originally appeared in an Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor newsletter. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation are pleased to announce the launch of a new educational initiative...

This article originally appeared on the National Park Service website. Experience a virtual tour of the Neilson House. Before and after the Battles of Saratoga John Neilson farmed these heights. Today his restored home looks much as it did when...

This article originally appeared on the Altamont Enterprise Regional website. As the United States and all manner of local governments prepare for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026, Albany County officials are ea...

This article originally appeared on the WAMC website. WAMC is proud to announce that it has again won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Podcast. The award honors “A New York Minute In History,” about the history of New York and...

This article originally appeared in the Empire State Development press release. Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the opening of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor’s (MSAAHC’s) new headquarters and visitor cente...

This article originally appeared on the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society website. Many historical societies, churches, and town hall offices as well as researchers hold at-risk documents that they are unable to digitize because o...

This article originally appeared in a New York Genealogical and Biographical Society newsletter. Join the NYG&B this fall for three days of in-person research and support in Albany with the people who know New York best. Your on-site tour i...

This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. Applications are open for DHPSNY Planning & Assessment Services, and the next submission deadline is Friday, July 7, 2023. Conducted in-person or virtually, e...

This article originally appeared on the Saratoga County History Center website. This summer, the Saratoga County History Center is delighted to present the return of the popular series, “Fridays in the Garden”.  The programs are to be held...

This article originally appeared on the CBS 6 Albany website. Bones dating back to the late 18th century found at a Lake George Village construction site in 2019 are in the process of being studied at the New York State Museum with eventual pla...

This article originally appeared on the Hart Cluett Museum website.  When Kathy Sheehan was 10 years old and went downtown for a piano lesson, she would make her away to the Hart Cluett House to soak in the 19th-century atmosphere of the h...

This article originally appeared on the Grant Cottage website.  Site opens Friday, May 26th - Hike into History! Memorial Day weekend : Friday - Monday Open on Monday, May 29th for Memorial Day June 1 - late June : Thursday-Sunday...