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Birds of New York: Scientific Cataloging In Historical Context

January 3, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Birds of New YorkIn 1844 New York State published a volume on birds in Natural History of New York. Written by James E. DeKay with hand-colored lithographs by John William Hill, it was the State’s first attempt at a comprehensive scientific cataloging of New York’s birds. At the time about 301 species of birds were known to be present in the state.

Sixty years later another effort was made to bring together the State’s bird knowledge. The first of the two-volume of Birds of New York – Water Birds and Game Birds – was published to much acclaim. The book was a collaboration between wildlife artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes and author Elon Howard Eaton. Birds of New York listed an additional 100 species  – several of which were then “well known,” but unknown in the 1840s. The book would serve as a model for those that followed.

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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New Exhibits, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: birding, birds, Climate Change, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, DEC, Environmental History, John James Audubon, Natural History, New York State Museum, Office of Cultural Education, Science, Science History

New York State Museum Chartering Website Updated

December 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany Cultural Education Center State Museum Archives and LibraryThe New York State Museum Chartering Program webpage has been recently updated with new information and documents.

Step-by-step instructions to apply, amend, extend, dissolve, merge, or consolidate museum charters have been added to simplify the application process. [Read more…] about New York State Museum Chartering Website Updated

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: New York State Museum

Nelson Rockefeller and the Politics of Wealth

November 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Nelson Rockefeller signing legislationThe journal New York History, published by Cornell University Press, has published a free article online by historian Marsha E. Barrett, “Millionaires are More Democratic Now: Nelson Rockefeller and the Politics of Wealth in New York.” [Read more…] about Nelson Rockefeller and the Politics of Wealth

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Nelson Rockefeller, New York History, New York State Museum, Political History, politics

NY State Museum Commemorating 9/11

September 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Windows on New YorkThe New York State Museum has announced programming to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Beginning Friday, September 11, 2020, a display of World Trade Center artifacts will be added to the Windows on New York exhibition in the museum’s Madison Avenue lobby window. [Read more…] about NY State Museum Commemorating 9/11

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New Exhibits, New York City Tagged With: New York State Museum

New Website Maps 1660 New York

July 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

new amsterdam mapCreated by the New Amsterdam History (NAHC) Center, Mapping Early New York, is digital map with a time-slider linked to information from the Castello Plan of 1660.

The database includes information on families from detailed sources and connected with map features, particularly tax parcels. [Read more…] about New Website Maps 1660 New York

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Genealogy, Maps, New Amsterdam, New Amsterdam History Center, New Netherland, New York City, New York State Museum

Gilder Lehrman Institute Online History Camp

July 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Gilder Lehrman Institute logoThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is set to offer a free online History Camp this summer for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Each class — led by National History Teacher of the Year Mary Huffman — will provide students and their families with an immersive, entertaining, and hands-on opportunity to explore United States history. [Read more…] about Gilder Lehrman Institute Online History Camp

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Education, Gilder Lehrman Institute, New York State Museum

NYS Pandemic Documentation Initiative Underway

June 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

banner at 9 Madison Place in Albany made by Meagan FitzgeraldThe Office of Cultural Education (OCE), made up of the New York State Archives, Library and Museum, has been working to support New York State’s cultural community throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Read more…] about NYS Pandemic Documentation Initiative Underway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Cultural History, Material Culture, Medical History, New York State Archives, New York State Museum, Office of Cultural Education, Public Health, Social History

New Book Features History, Art of the Erie Canal

March 4, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

enterprising watersThe new book Enterprising Waters: The History and Art of New York’s Erie Canal (SUNY Press Excelsior Editions, 2020) chronicles the story of the Erie Canal from its inception to today. [Read more…] about New Book Features History, Art of the Erie Canal

Filed Under: Books, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Books, Erie Canal, New York State Museum

Geology and the Iroquois Homeland

March 2, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

geology landscape and the iroquoisThe bedrock of New York and its erosion created the landscape the Iroquois people made their home. It influenced their territorial boundaries, defenses, settlement patterns, trail systems, agriculture, and key natural resources. [Read more…] about Geology and the Iroquois Homeland

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Geology, Iroquois, Mohawk Valley, Native American History, New York State Museum, Schenectady, Schenectady County Historical Society

NYS Museum Opens Tonalism Art Exhibit

February 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seneca Lake by Bolton BrownThe New York State Museum has announced the opening of Tonalism: Pathway from the Hudson River School to Modern Art, an exhibition exploring a late 19th century movement in painting with deep connections to New York State.

On display through June 14, 2020, the exhibition features over 60 artworks – including paintings, prints, and photographs – from institutions across the state as well as private collections. [Read more…] about NYS Museum Opens Tonalism Art Exhibit

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Art Exhibit, Art History, Hudson River School, New York State Museum

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