The Schoharie County Historical Society will host a public screening and panel discussion of the documentary film We Were There: Schoharie County on 9/11 on Friday, October 29th at 7 pm in the Wieting Theater located in Worcester, NY.
Produced by the historical society in 2019, the film is an account of what many of those that responded to the 9/11 from Schoharie County experienced and the action they took in the days and weeks that followed. [Read more…] about Schoharie County on 9/11: Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion
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The Museum Association of New York (MANY) has announced a new regrant partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to distribute 100 grants of $5,000 to assist New York museums with capacity building.
The 67th Annual Meeting of the League of Local Historical Societies & Museums (LLHSM) is set for Saturday, October 30th, at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier, Vermont from 8:45 am to 3 pm. 
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The Saratoga County History Center has launched a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative. An ad-hoc committee consisting of area professionals and community organizers is planning to meet through 2022 to assess History Center programming, identify under-represented demographics, and conceive of a plan to reach and serve those communities.