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Audrey Munson: Early Supermodel from Upstate NY

May 29, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Audrey MunsonIn this episode of A New York Minute In History, Devin and Lauren research the life of Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel. Born in upstate New York, Munson was one of the most famous models of the early 20th Century, and posed for the top American artists in the Beaux Arts movement. [Read more…] about Audrey Munson: Early Supermodel from Upstate NY

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: New York State Museum, Podcasts

NYS Museum, Library & Archives Re-opening May 17th

May 14, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany Cultural Education Center State Museum Archives and LibraryThe New York State Education Department’s Cultural Education Center (CEC), which houses the State Museum, State Library and State Archives, is set to re-open to the public on Monday, May 17th. [Read more…] about NYS Museum, Library & Archives Re-opening May 17th

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

New York History Journal Call for Papers

May 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

new york historyThe academic journal New York History, now being published by Cornell University Press working with staff from the New York State Museum, seeks to unify the diverse field of New York State history and meet the needs of a growing historical community that includes scholars, public historians, museum professionals, local government historians, and those seeking an in-depth look at the Empire State’s history. [Read more…] about New York History Journal Call for Papers

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cornell University, New York History, New York State Museum

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.

[Read more…] about Birds of New York: Scientific Cataloging In Historical Context

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

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