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Food & Farming Conference at Farmers’ Museum Saturday

November 1, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Celebration of Our Agricultural CommunityThe Farmers’ Museum, located at 5775 State Hwy. 80, Lake Road, in Cooperstown has announced their sixth annual “Celebration of Our Agricultural Community: Annual Conference on Food & Farming” has been set for Saturday, November 2nd, from 9 am to 2 pm. The topic this year is Opportunities in Agriculture. [Read more…] about Food & Farming Conference at Farmers’ Museum Saturday

Filed Under: Events, Food, History Tagged With: Conferences, Cooperstown, Farmers' Museum

Ballston Spa’s Abner Doubleday and Baseball

October 18, 2019 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week’s guest on The Historians Podcast is Ballston Spa author and historian David Fiske who questions the persistent claim that Ballston Spa native and Civil War general Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball in Cooperstown. [Read more…] about Ballston Spa’s Abner Doubleday and Baseball

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Spa, Baseball, Cooperstown, Military History, Podcasts, Sports History

Nineteenth-Century Baseball Myths, History (Podcast)

April 1, 2019 by Nick Thony Leave a Comment

capital district civil war round table podcastThe Opening Day of Baseball edition of the Capital District Civil War Round Table Podcast features Tim Wiles, the former director of research at the Baseball Hall of Fame Library in Cooperstown and current director of the Guilderland Public Library.

Tim talked about his time in Cooperstown, the Doubleday Myth, Troy-native Johnny Evers, the story behind ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game,’ the services offered by the Guilderland Public Library, and much more. [Read more…] about Nineteenth-Century Baseball Myths, History (Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Capital District Civil War Round Table, Cooperstown, Podcasts, Sports History

Museum Association of NY Announces Awards of Merit

March 15, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

many logoThe Museum Association of New York (MANY) has announced their 2019 Awards of Merit that will be presented to twelve individuals, museums, exhibitions, and programs from across New York State.

The Awards of Merit were judged for programs conducted in 2018 and will be presented as part of the Museum Association of New York’s 2019 conference “Access and Identity” at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 8 am. [Read more…] about Museum Association of NY Announces Awards of Merit

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Conferences, Cooperstown, MANY

Annual NY Museums Conference Registration Now Open

January 20, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2019 many conferenceThe Museum Association of New York (MANY) has officially opened registration for their 2019 Annual Conference “Access and Identity.”

The MANY Annual Conference is the largest gathering for both established and emerging museum professionals in New York State. This year’s conference will bring more presenters and sessions than ever before and will cover topics on fundraising, education, collections, and discussions on diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. [Read more…] about Annual NY Museums Conference Registration Now Open

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Conferences, Cooperstown, MANY

NYS Museums Conference Call for Proposals

October 18, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

cooperstown provided by MANYThe Museum Association of New York (MANY) annual conference has been set for April 7-9, 2019 in Cooperstown, NY. Coordinators have announced a call for proposals, following the theme Acess & Identity.

Presentations by individuals from institutions of all sizes, all stages of their careers, and from all disciplines are welcome to submit a proposal. Share how your museum is changing, or has changed, the ways in which it approaches issues of access and identity to support your mission, in 10 PowerPoint slides in 10 minutes. [Read more…] about NYS Museums Conference Call for Proposals

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Cooperstown, MANY

Tour Cooperstown’s Historic Hyde Hall Estate

August 1, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hyde HallA tour Cooperstown’s Historic Hyde Hall Estate, including lunch on the banks of Otsego Lake has been set for Wednesday, August 8th, 2018.

The private tour will grant participants exclusive access to the historically significant neoclassic country mansion and cover the numerous phases of construction, beginning in 1817. [Read more…] about Tour Cooperstown’s Historic Hyde Hall Estate

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Cooperstown, Hyde Hall

NYSHA Defunct: New York State Historical Association Is No More

April 2, 2017 by John Warren 23 Comments

The Hancock House in TiconderogaAfter nearly 120 years, the New York State Historical Association (NYSHA) is no more.  On March 13,  2017, the State Board of Regents approved NYSHA’s request to amend its charter to change its name to Fenimore Art Museum, revise its corporate purposes, designate the Commissioner of Education as agent for corporation service; and update the organization’s IRS dissolution language (pdf link).

The move follows years of debate over the role of the organization as a statewide advocate for the New York State History Community, a troubled history of publishing the State’s history journal New York History, and questions about NYSHA’s support for the long-standing annual spring meeting of the State’s historians, the Conference on New York State History. [Read more…] about NYSHA Defunct: New York State Historical Association Is No More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Advocacy, Conference on NYS History, Cooperstown, Fenimore Art Museum, Museums, New York History, NYS Historical Association, NYSHA, Ticonderoga

Farmers’ Museum Conference Celebrates Agriculture

October 29, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Farmers Museum Agriculture Conference“A Celebration of Our Agricultural Community”, a conference on food and farming at The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, will inform and inspire farmers and the public, unifying and driving the agricultural economy in Central New York. The conference takes place Saturday, November 15 from 9:00 am-5:00 pm and is free to the public.

The conference’s keynote speaker is Richard Ball, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Addressing the topic of food systems will be Jason Evans, Assistant Professor of Agriculture, SUNY Cobleskill. Doug Thompson of G&T Farm will speak on the impact farming has on our communities and economies, as well as pasture management. [Read more…] about Farmers’ Museum Conference Celebrates Agriculture

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Agricultural History, Conferences, Cooperstown, Farmers' Museum

Otsego Lake Life Focus Of Fenimore Museum Event

October 21, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake OtsegoHear experiences and memories of Otsego Lake from oral histories of local residents during “Food for Thought” Wednesday, October 22 at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown.

William Walker, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Oneonta, will play excerpts and lead a discussion on the importance of the lake, how it has changed. [Read more…] about Otsego Lake Life Focus Of Fenimore Museum Event

Filed Under: Events, History, Nature Tagged With: Cooperstown, Cooperstown Graduate Program, Environmental History, Fenimore Art Museum, Oral History, Otsego County, Otsego Lake, SUNY Oneonta

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