• Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

New York Almanack

History, Natural History & the Arts

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Adirondacks & NNY
  • Capital-Saratoga
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Hudson Valley & Catskills
  • NYC & Long Island
  • Western NY
  • History
  • Nature & Environment
  • Arts & Culture
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Food & Farms
  • Subscribe
  • Support
  • Submit
  • About
  • New Books
  • Events
  • Podcasts

David McCullough Receiving Archives and History Award

May 18, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

David McCullough speaking at Emory University on April 25 2007Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough will receive the 2015 Empire State Archives and History Award from the New York State Archives Partnership Trust at a public program on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 7:30 pm.

The public is invited to hear McCullough, with prominent Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer moderating, talk about his career as a writer, historian, lecturer and narrator.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at https://tickets.theegg.org/TheatreManager/1/online, by phone at (518) 473-1845, or at The Egg Box Office at the Empire State Plaza. The program will be held at Chancellors Hall located inside the State Education Building at 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York (entrance to Chancellors Hall is at the corner of Washington Avenue and Hawk Street).

The Empire State Archives and History Award recognizes national figures for their efforts to promote an appreciation of New York State and United States history. Past honorees include Ken Burns, James McPherson, Robert Caro and Richard Dreyfuss.

David McCullough is a twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, twice winner of the National Book Award, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. His books include The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, 1776, Truman and John Adams. His next book, The Wright Brothers, will be published on May 5.

McCullough has lectured throughout the United States and abroad, as well as at the White House. He is one of the few private citizens to have spoken before a joint session of Congress. McCullough is also a familiar presence on public television as host of Smithsonian World and The American Experience, and narrator of numerous documentaries, including Ken Burns’ The Civil War.

Photo courtesy Wikipedia user Logan.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: New York State Archives, NYS Archives Trust

About Editorial Staff

Stories written under the Editorial Staff byline are drawn from press releases and other notices. Submit your news to New York Almanack here.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Support Our 2022 Fundraising

Subscribe to New York Almanack

Subscribe! Follow the New York Almanack each day via E-mail, RSS, Twitter or Facebook updates.

Recent Comments

  • Edythe Ann Quinn on Slug Slime: A Secret Weapon
  • Stefani on Jet Ski Invasion of NY Harbor Rounds Manhattan’s Tip
  • Debby Starck on Coyotes: Decoding Their Yips, Barks, and Howls
  • Sean on A Brief History of the Mohawk River
  • Helise Flickstein on Susan B. Anthony Childhood Home Historic Marker Dedication
  • Art and Fashion Teachers Opportunity: Quilts, Textiles, & Fiber Exhibitions Looking For Entries DEADLINE August 14, 2022 – Keeper of Knowledge on Quilts, Textiles, & Fiber Exhibitions Looking For Entries
  • Margaret on Catskills Resort History: The Beginning of the End
  • Kathleen Hulser on Georgia O’Keefe At Wiawaka On Lake George
  • Alison, descendent of Thurlow Weed on Albany’s Thurlow Weed: Seward, Lincoln’s Election, & The Civil War Years
  • Jimmy Wallach on Catskills Resort History: The Beginning of the End

Recent New York Books

off the northway
Horse Racing the Chicago Way
The Women's House of Detention
Long Island’s Gold Coast Warriors and the First World War
Public Faces Secret Lives by Wendy Rouse
adirondack cabin
Spaces of Enslavement and Resistance in Dutch New York
ilion cover
Spare Parts

Secondary Sidebar

preservation league
Protect the Adirondacks Hiking Guide