History, Natural History & the Arts
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The History Center in Tompkins County has announced the opening of “reCOUNT: Facing our Census,” celebrating the release of the 1950 United States Census by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
reCOUNT builds on the constitutionally-mandated process of counting everyone in the United States, and explores stories and narratives of Tompkins County dating back more than 23 decades. [Read more…] about Census Exhibit Opens at The History Center in Tompkins County
New York Folklore in Schenectady has announced the opening of a new exhibit of Adirondack Burls by guide and artist Donald Williams, open through summer 2022.
Burls are abnormalities in trees. The burl sculptures, brought to life by Williams, are carefully peeled by a small knife, and coated with varnish, enhancing their natural marbleized interior. No two are alike and they range from the size of a pea to as large as a bathtub. [Read more…] about Exhibit of Adirondack Burls by Guide & Artist Donald Williams Opens in Schenectady
![Edward Lange, [Northport, Lower Main Street], 1880 from the Collection of Preservation Long Island](https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Edward-Lange-Northport-Lower-Main-Street-1880-from-the-Collection-of-Preservation-Long-Island-scaled.jpg)
Preservation Long Island has announced the Art of Edward Lange Project, a collaborative effort to reexamine the life and art of Edward Lange (1846–1912), a German immigrant and prolific landscape painter who worked in and around Huntington, Long Island during the 1870s and 1880s. Lange sketched and painted town centers, local businesses, and private residences. [Read more…] about Art of Edward Lange Project Launched With Website, Events
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission has announced the opening of “George Washington: Perspectives on His Life and Legacy Offers Picture of Revolutionary War General and First President,” a new, nearly completely digital exhibit at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh. [Read more…] about New George Washington Exhibit at Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh
The Southampton History Museum will open for the 2022 season on May 4th with “Puppies, Ponies and Pussycats: Tails of Southampton,” a new exhibit that combines historic photographs of people with their pets from its historic collection along with digital images of caretakers and their animal companions.
Also, pet inspired artwork by three professional Southampton artists will be shown. [Read more…] about Puppies, Ponies & Pussycats: Tails of Southampton
The Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum will open a new exhibit, “County Life in Photographs,” on Thursday, May 5th, with a 7 pm reception.
The exhibit includes 26 images of gatherings in Saratoga County between the 1870 and 1950, interpreting the ways in which county residents interacted in social, political, and celebratory contexts. [Read more…] about Saratoga County Life in Photographs Exhibit Opens May 5th
The Genesee Country Village & Museum, a 19th-century living history museum covering more than 600 acres located in the town of Wheatland, Monroe County, NY, about 20 miles from Rochester, will open “Duck, Duck, Shoot! The Story of American Waterbirds,” a new exhibit in the John L. Wehle Gallery focused on the history of waterfowling in nineteenth-century America, on Saturday, May 7th. [Read more…] about New Exhibit, The Story of American Waterbirds, Opens Saturday
The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, NY has opened “Growing Tomorrow’s Farmers,” a new exhibition celebrating the role children played on family farms from the 19th century to the present. [Read more…] about New Exhibit Celebrates Role of Children on Family Farms
The Woodstock Weavers Guild and the Historical Society of Woodstock have announced an exhibit of handwoven textiles, with demonstrations of weaving, at the Eames House Museum to celebrate the Woodstock Weavers 50th anniversary. [Read more…] about Woodstock Weavers 50th Anniversary Exhibit, Demonstrations, Sale