Office of State History

The new Catskill Tri-County Historical Views journal, published by the Gilboa Museum and Juried History Center, seeks submissions for their first issue, to be published in May, 2018.  Catskill Tri-County encourages articles from new and estab...

Senator Carl L. Marcellino (R-Oyster Bay), Chair of the NYS Senate's Education Committee, and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Long Island City), Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, have introduced legislation (Senate Bill 7385/Assembl...

Over twenty of the state’s historic sites and cultural institutions will be at the NYS Musem on January 13th, offering families fun hands-on activities, educational artifacts to explore, and information on regional events to visit throughout ...

The New Netherland Institute (NNI), along with its affiliates the center of New Netherland scholarship for over four decades, and Cornell University Press will now work together to publish books on the seventeenth-century Dutch colony and its lega...

Two hundred years after the birth of Frederick Douglass, arguably the most celebrated 19th-century African American statesman, Re-energizing the Legacy of Frederick Douglass is an extensive year-long recognition and reflection on the liv...

This article first appeared on the Broome County Arts Council website on January 3, 2018. Submission Deadline: March 15, 2018 Conference date: Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Bundy Museum of History and Art 129 Main St. Binghamton, New York ...

This article originally appeared on the New York History Blog on January 2, 2018.   The Oneida Community Mansion House Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Christine O’Neil as Executive Director of the non-profit organizatio...

This article originally appeared on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website in December, 2017. The William G. Pomeroy Foundation will offer need based scholarships of $1,000 each for historical societies in New York State for professional dev...

This article originally appeared on the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History website in December, 2017. Visit the new gilderlehrman.org and read the latest issue of our online journal History Now, "Excavating American History." This ...

This article appeared in the Albany Times Union on December 14th, 2017 By Kenneth C. Crow II Cultural tourism along the Hudson River, where 19th century and early 20th century industry boomed, is getting a $1.2 million economic development b...

This article first appeared on the Fenimore Art Museum website in December, 2017. Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York has received a total of $70,000 from two grants awarded by The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. The grants will...

This article originally appeared on the Press Republican website on 6 December, 2017. James Bailey and Roger Harwood were recently recognized and awarded the title of Trustee Emeritus at the Clinton County Historical Association¹s annual member...

This article originally appeared on the Historical Society of Rockland County website in December, 2017. The HSRC has seen many changes over the past half-century in Rockland County. What does not change, however, is our gratitude for your...

This article originally appeared on the Saratogian News website on 18 November, 2017. Centuries of local history, along with countless people’s shattered dreams and heartbreak, are lost forever beneath the waves of Great Sacandaga Lake. Ten sma...

This article originally appeared on the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area website. The Tuscarora Heroes Monument is permanent symbol of thanksgiving to the Tuscarora Nation from a grateful nation for heroically saving the lives of dozens of ...

This article originally appeared on the Cornell University Press website in November, 2017. Oneida Utopia is a fresh and holistic treatment of a long-standing social experiment born of revival fervor and communitarian enthusiasm. The Oneid...

This article originally appeared on the New York State History Day website in December, 2017. Each year the National History Day office selects a broad theme for the History Day contest. Students may choose any topic related to local, regional,...

The New York State Archives invites students statewide to enter the 28th 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...

This article first appeared on the New York History Blog on November 30, 2017. Two Path Through History Weekends have been announced for 2018. Path Through History Weekends will be held in the spring on Father’s Day weekend, June 16-17, and ...

This article orginially appeared on the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society website in November, 2017. Save the date for the fourth New York State Family History Conference! For the first time, this renowned event come...