The New York State Council for the Social Studies (NYSCSS) is seeking nominations for the Outstanding Social Studies Classroom Teacher Award (Elementary, Middle School, and High School), presented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional teaching ability at the elementary or middle or high school level and is currently teaching. [Read more…] about Social Studies Teacher Award Nominations Sought
Brasher State Forest Bridge Replacement Complete
There is a new bridge over Redwater Brook on Brasher State Forest in St. Lawrence County. The four-week bridge replacement project removed existing culverts and replaced them with a new engineered bridge. [Read more…] about Brasher State Forest Bridge Replacement Complete
Virtual Hike Challenge in St Lawrence, Eastern Lake Ontario Region
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and SLELO PRISM have invited all hikers, cross-country skiers, and snowshoers in the Saint Lawrence/Eastern Lake Ontario (SLELO) Region to take a hike to protect the region’s hemlocks this winter through their Virtual Hike Challenge. [Read more…] about Virtual Hike Challenge in St Lawrence, Eastern Lake Ontario Region
Orange County Seeks Input On Open Space Plan
The Orange County Planning Department and Orange County Land Trust with funding support from the Hudson River Valley Greenway are updating the Countywide Open Space Plan. [Read more…] about Orange County Seeks Input On Open Space Plan
63 Acres Protected In Westchester County
The Westchester Land Trust (WLT) has announced the permanent protection of 63 acres in North Castle, Westchester County. WLT worked in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Town of North Castle to conserve this property, which is expected to eventually be opened to the public as a nature preserve. [Read more…] about 63 Acres Protected In Westchester County
New-York Historical Society Accepting Fellowship Applications
The New-York Historical Society is now accepting applications for its fellowship program for the 2022–2023 academic year. Leveraging its collections that detail American history through the lens of New York City, New-York Historical’s fellowships are open to scholars at various times during their academic careers and provides them with the resources and community to develop new research and publications that illuminate complex issues of the past. [Read more…] about New-York Historical Society Accepting Fellowship Applications
1914: A World War Stops for Christmas
On Christmas Eve of 1914, a widespread spontaneous truce was declared among the weary soldiers of the First World War along the Western and Eastern fronts in Europe. The Christmas Truce has become one of the most famous and mythologized events of World War I. [Read more…] about 1914: A World War Stops for Christmas
New York Coyote Parasite Survey
Graduate students at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) are asking for public assistance in the collection of samples as part of a study for an emerging zoonotic parasite. [Read more…] about New York Coyote Parasite Survey
New Book Sheds Light on Jazz Age Disappearance of a NY Judge
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The new book Finding Judge Crater: A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age New York (Syracuse University Press, 2021) by Stephen J. Riegel is a fascinating chronicle of the life, times, and notorious disappearance of Judge Joseph F. Crater in Jazz Age Manhattan. [Read more…] about New Book Sheds Light on Jazz Age Disappearance of a NY Judge
State Archives Research Residency Applications Available
The New York State Archives is now accepting applications for their Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program, which supports advanced work on New York State history, government, or public policy using historical records in the State Archives. [Read more…] about State Archives Research Residency Applications Available