Office of State History

This article originally appeared on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website. The Biden-Harris Administration announced that it is designating a 1,722-square-mile area in eastern Lake Ontario as America's 16th national marine...

This article originally appeared in a DHPSNY newsletter. The New York State Office of Cultural Education is excited to present the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to support New York’s museums, ...

This article originally appeared in a Museum Hue newsletter. Museum Hue is delighted to share our next feature in our HueArts NYS docu-series. Eastville Community Historical Society was founded in 1981 and is located in Sag Harbor, NY. The Miss...

This article originally appeared in a SUNY HistoryLab newsletter. This project explores print media representations of and political responses to African American physicians involved in abortion cases and the abortion rights debates of the 1950...

This article originally appeared on the 9/11 Memorial & Museum website. Beginning June 3, the 9/11 Memorial Museum will offer free admission exclusively to New Yorkers on the first Monday of each month. We invite you to come reconnect ...

This article originally appeared on the Holland Society of New York's website. Commencing in  September 2024 and concluding in August 2025, the Junior Fellowship is for a degree candidate who, at the time of application, has fulfilled all ...

This article originally appeared on the Chautauqua County website. Chautauqua County Executive Paul M. Wendel Jr. has announced the appointment of Norman Carlson as the new Chautauqua County Historian. This position had been vacant for several ...

This article originally appeared on the Saratoga Today website. The Town of Greenfield has appointed resident Duane Cornell to the position of historian.  The part-time position of historian includes the role of interpreting the past, t...

This article originally appeared on the Fort Ticonderoga website. Fort Ticonderoga has open Calls for Papers for three of its 2025 Conferences: Virtual "Material Matters: It's in the Details" with a July 1, 2024 deadline. War College of...

This article originally appeared in a State Education Department press release. The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust are now accepting entries for the 2024 New York State Student Research Awards Statewide Competition, Stat...

This article originally appeared in a William G. Pomeroy Foundation press release. The next regional round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is now open. Markers funded through this program comm...

This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $26.2 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country. Grants awarded today wil...

This article originally appeared on the I Love NY website. We welcome your partnership as we work together to showcase New York's unparalleled history. Currently, we are accepting submissions for year-round Path Through History (PTH) ...

This article originally appeared on the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society website. The NYG&B’s Church of the Transfiguration records are the newest, large-scale, searchable edition to our online collections. This ongoing, mon...

This article originally appeared on the Daily Gazette website. We would like to express our condolences to Paul Supley's family and friends. He will be greatly missed by the history community. Paul Supley was always happy to share his love o...

In celebration of Women’s History Month, this episode tells the story of Grace Leach Hudowalski, the first woman to summit all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks. Besides being an accomplished mountain climber, Grace was also the first president of t...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. Welcome volunteers! Complete the form below to register as a National Historic Marker Day participant. Your name, town/city, and state will be featured our acknow...

This article originally appears on the StoryMakers website. StoryMakers: Indigenous American 250 Summer Internship will be an unforgettable research experience.  With multiple research centers and archives that steward collections relat...

This article originally appeared on the Her March to Democracy podcast website. Welcome to Her March To Democracy where we're telling stories along the National Votes For Women Trail. The trail chronicles the fight for voting rights for women. ...

This article originally appeared on the SUNY HistoryLab website. Call For future SUNY Historians Network Webinar Presenters (all fields, ideas, topics welcome) Join the SUNY HistoryLab Mailing List ABOUT Beginning in Fall 2023, th...