Office of State History

This article originally appeared on the Times Telegram website in February, 2018.  The Mohawk Country Association, a not-for-profit heritage tourism and historic preservation organization has received a $10,000 grant from the William G....

This article first appeared on the National Park Service website in February, 2018 The vegetable garden at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park is up and running. Once a nearly two acre vegetable garden...read more

This article originally appeared on the Ithaca Heritage Website in February, 2018. The Heritage Ambassador Program is a free, fun, and engaging training program to get to know Tompkins County's history and rich heritage. In turn, you will be a ...

This item originally appeared in the Orange County Historian's February 14th 2018 Newsletter. A new book profiles the remarkable life of an 18th century Hudson Valley woman was written by Julie Boyd Cole with Sarah Brownell.  Sarah, an orph...

This article originally appeared on auburnpub.com in February, 2018. The Seward House Museum in Auburn has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Network to Freedom, the museum announced in a news release. The money will be used for preservat...

This article originally appeared on The In-Depth Genealogist website in February, 2018. An extremely important item to remember about research in New York State is that there is New York City, and the rest of the state. Many vital and other rec...

Stephen Lang, award-winning stage and film actor, writer, and producer and star of "His Dark Land," will receive the 2018 Empire State Archives and History Award from the New York State Archives Partnership Trust. The public is invited to hear Lan...

This item appeared in Orange County Historian Johanna Yaun's January 31, 2018 Newsletter Historic interpreter, reenactor, preservationist, educator and researcher Dawn Elliott is this year's recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History A...

Throughout Belgium and France, the influence of WWI can still be felt. As you visit memorials, trenches, and museums, you'll learn about the important role American forces played in the outcome of the war. Explore the locations that were the backd...

Many Regional History Day contests will be taking place across New York State this March.  The National History Day organization has a variety of resources available online for Teachers, Students and Judges. For more information on New Yor...

This article originally appeared on the Institue of Museum and Library Services website January, 2018. The Institute of Museum and Library Services takes pride in being the primary source of federal support for American museums. The museums we ...

This article originally appeared on the Historical Society of Rockland County website January, 2018. The Historical Society of Rockland County is proud to host the annual Rockland County Executive's Historic Preservation Merit Awards, now in th...

Sullivan County Historian, John Hurley is presenting a new six-week course on the history of Sullivan County. Working with the Hurleyville Maker's Lab and the Delaware Company, the course will run on Monday evenings beginning on April 9th, 2018 fr...

The New Netherland Institute (NNI) is now accepting presentation proposals for our 41st Annual Conference, which will convene in Albany, New York at the New York State Museum on the 22nd of September 2018. The program committee welcomes paper prop...

This article originally appeared on the IMLS website on 10 January, 2018.  The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today released a new plan to guide the agency’s programs and services over the next five years. Transformin...

This article originally appeared on the Buffalo History Museum blog in January, 2018. How many times have your friends said, “You should write a book!”? Would you like to write a memoir or do you have expertise in one unique thing that no one e...

This article originally appeared on the New Netherland Institute website in January, 2018. Hosted by best-selling author Russell Shorto—author of The Island at the Center of the World and Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most ...

This article originally appeared on the Preservation League of NYS website in January, 2018. In New York State, preservation and reuse of our historic buildings is fundamental to the economic revitalization of our cities, towns, and villages. T...

This article originally appeared on the National Endowment for the Humanities website on January 17th, 2018.  This month the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) celebrates a milestone in one of its signature grant programs,&nb...

This article originally appeared on the New Netherland Institute website in January, 2018. The Annual Hendricks Award is given to the best book or book-length manuscript relating to any aspect of New Netherland and the Dutch colonial experience...