The following are some examples of Black History Month Events taking place at museums and historical societies across New York State. Check back often for updates.
New York City
New-York Historical Society
“Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature”
February 1st
6:30pm
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/read-until-you-understand-profound-wisdom-black-life-and-literature (link is external)
New-York Historical Society
“Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass and the Promise of America”
February 15th
7:00pm
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/composite-nation-frederick-douglass-and-promise-america (link is external)
New-York Historical Society
"Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow"
February 22nd
2:00pm
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/virtual-presentation-black-citizenship?date=2022-02-22 (link is external)
New-York Historical Society
“White Gold: Sugar and Slavery”
February 22nd
6:30pm
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/white-gold-sugar-and-slavery (link is external)
New-York Historical Society
“Black Dolls Gallery Tour”
February 28th
11:00am
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/black-dolls-gallery-tour (link is external)
Long Island
Nassau County Historical Society
"The King of Queens: Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World"
February 6th
2:00pm
More information: https://www.nassaucountyhistoricalsociety.org/calendar.html (link is external)
Adelphi University
“Great Books, Great Conversations: An Evening with Jacqueline Woodson”
February 8th
7:00pm
More information: https://www.adelphi.edu/events/great-books-great-conversations-an-evening-with-jacqueline-woodson-16-hon/ (link is external)
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
“Black History Month: Pioneers in Science”
February 13th
10:30am
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31191.0 (link is external)
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
“Black History Month: Planet Explorers”
February 15th
6:30pm
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31193.0 (link is external)
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
“Black History Month: Art by Basquiat”
February 19th
1:30pm
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31192.0 (link is external)
Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
"Curator's Corner: African American Liberators"
February 23th
11:00am
More information: https://www.hmtcli.org/events/curators-corner-african-american-liberators-feb-22 (link is external)
Capital Region
New York State Museum
“Encore Presentation: The Lives of Enslaved People Through the Objects They Left Behind”
February 17th
4:00pm
More information: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/lives-of-enslaved-people-through-objects-they-left-behind
New York State Archives
“Risk-Takers and Change-Makers: A Conversation with the Underground Railroad Education Center Co-founders”
February 1st
12:30pm
More information: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eidbp7ae24dcfc9f&oseq=&c=&ch= (link is external)
New York State Library
“Espionage and Enslavement”
February 3rd
2:00pm
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/8507790 (link is external)
Albany Institute of History and Art
“Film & Discussion: Conversations on Freedom”
February 5th
2:00pm
More information: https://www.albanyinstitute.org/event/product/FILM-DISCUSSION-Conversations_on_Freedom.html (link is external)
University at Albany
“Black History African Heritage Month”
February 1st-28th
More information: https://events.albany.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&href=/public/cals/MainCal/CAL-2962acd1-7cdf9c8e-017c-e1dfe4a6-00003889.ics (link is external)
Preservation League of New York
“How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith”
February 10th
4:00pm
More information: https://www.preservenys.org/calendar/preservation-book-club-how-the-world-is-passed-by-clint-smith (link is external)
Fulton County Historical Society
“To Arms! To Arms!: Black Civil War Veterans in Fulton County”
February 10th
6:30pm
More information: https://fultoncountyhistoricalsociety.org/events/ (link is external)
Schenectady County Historical Society
"Patriotism and Our Shared History"
February 16th
11:45am
More information: https://schenectadyhistorical.org/event/patriotism-and-our-shared-history/ (link is external)
Schenectady County Historical Society
"Memories of Black Schenectady"
February 24th
7:00pm
More information: https://schenectadyhistorical.org/event/memories-of-black-schenectady/ (link is external)
Saratoga County History Center
"The Lattimore Circle"
February 19th
2:00pm
More information: https://brooksidemuseum.org/events/upcoming-events/ (link is external)
Hudson Valley
Clermont State Historic Site
"Substitutes, Servants and Soldiers: The Black Presence at New Windsor Cantonment"
February 19th
2:00pm
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=16-31396.0 (link is external)
Purchase Free Library
“The Underground Railroad in Westchester County”
February 26th
1:00pm
More information: https://www.purchasefreelibrary.org/the-underground-railroad-in-westchester-county/ (link is external)
Scarsdale Public Library
“Madam C. J. Walker: The First Black Female Millionaire”
February 22nd
7:00pm
More information: https://www.scarsdalelibrary.org/events/madam-cj-walker-first-black-female-millionaire (link is external)
Yonkers Public Library
“African American Genealogy with Dennis Richmond”
February 1st
6:00pm
More information: https://ypl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=92091&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2022/02/01 (link is external)
Yonkers Public Library
“Tracing Your West Indian Ancestors: A Complex Story of Slavery in America”
February 9th
7:00pm
More information: https://ypl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=93371&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2022/02/01 (link is external)
Greater Niagara
The Buffalo History Museum
“Buffalo Black Achievers Museum Lecture with Herb Bellamy”
February 2nd
6:00pm
More information: https://buffalohistory.org/event/buffalo-black-achievers-museum-lecture/ (link is external)
Finger Lakes
Rochester Public Library
“Exploring the Friendship of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali”
February 9th
6:30pm
More information: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/8731181 (link is external)
Rochester Public Library
“Celebrate Black History Month: Very Beginner Drawing, Draw Like Artist Jacob Lawrence”
February 24th
6:00pm
More information: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/8709974 (link is external)
Rochester Public Library
“African American Abstract Art in New York During the 1960s and 1970s”
February 28th
6:00pm
More information: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/8656095 (link is external)
Central New York
Oneida County History Center
"Black History Month Celebration"
February 26th, 2022
1:00pm
More information: https://www.oneidacountyhistory.org/programs.html (link is external)
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
"Black History Matters"
February 1st-28th
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html (link is external)
Northern Onondaga Public Library
“Black History Month Storytime”
February 8th, 15th, 22nd
6:00pm
More information: https://onlibnopl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=19733&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2022/02/01 (link is external)
