New York’s America 250 Commission is finalizing its plans for the state’s commemoration next year. In the meantime, it might be useful to look back at what the New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission did a half century ago.
The commission carried out a number of activities. As it happens, I joined the Office of State History in 1973 and then moved to the State Archives from 1976 onward, so I recall much of this. The activities I recall best from my experience are summarized below. [Read more…] about From the Bicentennial to America 250: The New York Experience