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Fort Ticonderoga’s Garden & Landscape Symposium Going Virtual

March 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ninth Annual Garden & Landscape SymposiumFort Ticonderoga has announced that the Ninth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium, usually held in the King’s Garden, will be held virtually on April 10th and 17th.

This online program features practical, easy-to-implement strategies for expanding and improving your garden or landscape. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga’s Garden & Landscape Symposium Going Virtual

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

Suffrage Centennial Exhibit Now on Display in Seneca Falls

March 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Radical Optimism exhibit entranceThe Women’s Rights National Historical Park and The Friends of Women’s Rights National Historical Park have announced the opening of Radical Optimism: The Enduring Power of the Women Who Won the Vote, a new exhibit at the Fall Street Visitor Center in Seneca Falls, NY. [Read more…] about Suffrage Centennial Exhibit Now on Display in Seneca Falls

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: exhibits, Seneca Falls, Suffrage Movement, Women's Rights NHP

Buffalo History Museum Restoration Update

March 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Buffalo History Museum is set to begin the next phase of restoration to the lower level of its National Historic Landmark Building.

During this phase of restoration the Museum’s primary location at 1 Museum Court in Buffalo is closed through March 30th, 2021. [Read more…] about Buffalo History Museum Restoration Update

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Buffalo History Museum, Historic Preservation, National Historic Landmark

Lipstick & Lady Chatterly: Modernism, Feminism, and Cosmetics

February 28, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

Helena Rubinstein 1908Chaja Rubinstein was born in December 1872 in a Krakow ghetto, the eldest of eight girls. Having escaped from an arranged Orthodox Jewish marriage, she would become a dominant personality in business circles in London, Paris, and New York. [Read more…] about Lipstick & Lady Chatterly: Modernism, Feminism, and Cosmetics

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: art, Art History, New York City

Military Material Culture,1609-1815: Fort Ti Conference Call for Papers

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fort ticonderogaFort Ticonderoga has issued a call for papers for “Material Matters: It’s In the Details, a Material Culture Conference” set for January, 2022. [Read more…] about Military Material Culture,1609-1815: Fort Ti Conference Call for Papers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Conferences, Fort Ticonderoga, Material Culture, Military History

Saratoga NHP Announces New Superintendent

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

saratoga national historic park courtesy wikimedia user UpstateNYerThe National Park Service has named Leslie Morlock Superintendent of Saratoga National Historical Park. Morlock begins her new role on March 28, 2021. [Read more…] about Saratoga NHP Announces New Superintendent

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: National Park Service, Saratoga, Saratoga National Historical Park

A New Grant Round to Support NYS History Organizations

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Pomeroy LogoThe Pomeroy Fund for NYS History, a partnership between the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the Museum Association of New York (MANY), have announced a new grant round providing $50,000 to assist 501(c)(3) history-related organizations with capital needs expenses in 2021. [Read more…] about A New Grant Round to Support NYS History Organizations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Grants, Historic Preservation, Museum Association of New York, William Pomeroy Foundation

Columbia County Historians Receive Grants

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Red Rock Historical Society by Arthur A BakerThe Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS) has announced it has awarded grants to five County historical societies as part of its annual county re-grant program. The competitive grant application period opens at the end of each calendar year. [Read more…] about Columbia County Historians Receive Grants

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Canaan Historical Society, Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Grants, Greenport Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Hudson, Red Rock Historical Society

Newburgh’s Crawford House: A Virtual Tour

February 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Historical Society of Newburgh Bay virtual tourThe Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands has announced a virtual tour showcasing their headquarters, the Crawford House in Newburgh.

Built in 1830, the home was commissioned by David Crawford and his wife, Fanny, who raised two daughters there. Crawford made a fortune in freighting goods on the Hudson River, contributing to the growth of Newburgh and Orange County. [Read more…] about Newburgh’s Crawford House: A Virtual Tour

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Historical Society of Newburgh Bay

Two Early NYC Reservoirs: A Virtual Program

February 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Drawing with aerial view of the two rectangular-shaped reservoir basins built in NYC in 1842 The Roosevelt Island Historical Society will host “A Tale of Two Waterworks,” a virtual presentation with Jeffrey Kroessler exploring the history of the water systems of New York City and the once independent City of Brooklyn. [Read more…] about Two Early NYC Reservoirs: A Virtual Program

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Roosevelt Island Historical Society

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