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Municipal Historians

Municipal Historians: Start Documenting COVID-19 Crisis

April 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Association of Public HistoriansThe Association of Public Historians of New York State is asking local government-appointed historians, to document the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact on their communities and how citizens respond.

Government-appointed historians have a duty under New York State Law to document these sorts of episodes and may wish to partner with local historical societies. “The key here is to document, collect, and preserve as much data and information on the local reaction to COVID-19 as you can,” an announcement from APHNYS said. [Read more…] about Municipal Historians: Start Documenting COVID-19 Crisis

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Association of Public Historians of NYS, Medical History, Municipal Historians, Public Health, Public History

Kinderhook Historian Named 2020 Woman of History

February 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Historian and preservationist Ruth Piwonka is this year’s recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History Award. This award is given by Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site each year to a woman who has made a contribution to the history of the Hudson Valley through education, promotion, or preservation. The honor was inspired by Martha Washington, who resided in the Hudson Valley with her husband, General George Washington, during the last days of the Revolutionary War. [Read more…] about Kinderhook Historian Named 2020 Woman of History

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Advocacy, Columbia County Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Hudson Valley, Kinderhook, Municipal Historians, Public History, Washington's Headquarters

Peter Feinman: Historians Need Meetings and Meetups

October 9, 2019 by Peter Feinman 1 Comment

Institute of history archaeology and educationHistorians can often be isolated. They need fellow historians to thrive. After years in graduate school, perhaps more writing a dissertation – how many colleagues will you have who share the same interest?

We are a social species and storytellers, so we periodically need to gather. I recently explored how important that is. You can read about it here.

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Municipal Historians, Public History

NYS Historians Law Celebrates 100th Birthday

July 16, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastOne hundred years ago, on April 11, 1919, New York Governor Al Smith signed the “Historians Law.” The first law of its kind in the United States, the Historians Law allowed for every village, town, and city in the state to have an official historian to gather and preserve historical records.

On the this episode of A New York Minute In History, host and New York State Historian Devin Lander is joined by Clifton Park Historian John Scherer, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts, and former Broome County Historian and past president of the Association of Public Historians of New York State Gerald Smith to discuss the role of local historians and the integral part they play in their communities. [Read more…] about NYS Historians Law Celebrates 100th Birthday

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Municipal Historians, Podcasts, Public History, State Historian

Public Historians Regional Mtg In Oneida Co Saturday

May 3, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Association of Public Historians in New York State (APHNYS) has announced their Region 7 (Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, and Schoharie counties) spring meeting has been set for Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 9 am to 3 pm.

The meeting will be held at the Waterville Library, 206 White Street in Waterville. The schedule includes: [Read more…] about Public Historians Regional Mtg In Oneida Co Saturday

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: APHNYS, Municipal Historians, Public History

Lessons From Ulster County’s History Conference

May 1, 2018 by Peter Feinman Leave a Comment

Vintage Ulster County Map (1897) New Ulster County Historian Geoff Miller spent his first year getting the lay of the land, and getting to know his fellow local historians.

As a follow-up, he helped convene a team of municipal historians and county historical society members to organize an Ulster County history conference.

The theme was resources (not local history stories) and addressed the resources available to the history community of Ulster County at the state, regional, and county level.  [Read more…] about Lessons From Ulster County’s History Conference

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Conferences, Municipal Historians, Ulster County, Ulster County Historical Society

Chris Leonard, New Schenectady City Historian

April 6, 2018 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians podcast, Chris Leonard, the newly appointed Schenectady City Historian, talks about the many facets of the Electric City from General Electric and Charles Steinmetz, to the GE Realty Plot, baseball and even food.

Listen to the podcast here. [Read more…] about Chris Leonard, New Schenectady City Historian

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Municipal Historians, Podcasts, Schenectady

Carol Kammen: NY Municipal Historians Report Lessons

January 14, 2018 by Carol Kammen 4 Comments

There are some obvious truths that emerge from the survey of New York State county and borough historians, submitted by the State Historian to all county and borough historians in September 2017 to which approximately 30 individuals responded.

What follows is apparent from the surveys and is a composite of their responses but cannot be considered absolute for all those who answered the survey. There are variables that will be discussed below. [Read more…] about Carol Kammen: NY Municipal Historians Report Lessons

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Municipal Historians, Public History

New Online Reporting System For Local Historians

December 14, 2017 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

office of state history§57.09 of the NYS Arts and Cultural Affairs Law requires all appointed Local Government Historians to “make an annual report, in the month of January, to the local appointing officer or officers and to the state historian of the work which has been accomplished during the preceding year.”

New York State Historian Devin Lander and the Office of State History have made online submission of the required report available to allow historians to more easily make their required report via the web.

[Read more…] about New Online Reporting System For Local Historians

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Municipal Historians, Office of State History, Public History, State Historian

County and Borough Historians’ Institute Announced

June 5, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

office of state historyOn August 25th, 2017 from 9 am to 5 pm the County and Borough Historians’ Institute will be held at the New York State Museum Huxley Theater, 222 Madison Avenue, Albany.

The County and Borough Historian’s Institute is a free learning opportunity for County and Borough Historians hosted by the Office of Cultural Education and facilitated by the New York State Historian, the Association of Public Historians of New York State and the Government Appointed Historians of Western New York.  [Read more…] about County and Borough Historians’ Institute Announced

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Municipal Historians, Office of Cultural Education, Public History

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