The Pomeroy Fund for NYS History has awarded $50,808 in grant funding to assist history-related organizations across New York State that have been forced to close in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about 50k Awarded To Assist Local History Organizations
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Foundation Seeks Photos Of Their Roadside Markers
Having fun, being outdoors and taking pictures of roadside markers to support the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s historic marker grant program are at the heart of Snap That Sign, a statewide photo campaign underway through May 31st. [Read more…] about Foundation Seeks Photos Of Their Roadside Markers
Historical Markers Available For Downstate, Long Island
The next grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is currently open.
The program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1920. Grants cover the entire cost of a cast aluminum marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about Historical Markers Available For Downstate, Long Island
$50K Fund Created to Assist NYS History Organizations
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the Museum Association of New York (MANY) have partnered to create the Pomeroy Fund for NYS History, to offer grant assistance to history-related organizations in New York State with budgets under $100,000, that have been forced to close in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about $50K Fund Created to Assist NYS History Organizations
1000th Historic Marker Grant Awarded by Foundation
An intriguing piece of North Country folklore with Civil War origins will be featured on the 1,000th historic roadside marker funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, a private grant-making foundation based in Syracuse, NY.
Passed down for generations, this local lore describes an inventive plot carried out by a few Union soldiers in Virginia. Under the cover of night, the soldiers snuck to a derailed Confederate train and made off with its bell. They hid their acquisition inside a coffin labeled “Schule Bell” and successfully sent the rigged casket to Theresa, NY, where one soldier had family ties and knew the community needed a bell for its schoolhouse. [Read more…] about 1000th Historic Marker Grant Awarded by Foundation
New Grant Round Open for Historic Markers
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has opened the next grant round of its New York State Historic Marker Grant Program. The program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1920. Grants cover the entire cost of a marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about New Grant Round Open for Historic Markers
Grants Available For Upcoming Museums Conference
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation is now accepting applications for $1,000 need-based scholarships to attend the Museum Association of New York’s 2020 annual conference in March. [Read more…] about Grants Available For Upcoming Museums Conference
Grants Available for Upstate Historic Markers
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has officially opened the next grant round of its New York State Historic Marker Grant Program.
The marker program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1920. Grants cover the entire cost of a marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about Grants Available for Upstate Historic Markers
Grants Available for Canal History Markers
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has officially opened a new grant round of its Historic Transportation Canals Marker Grant Program. This historic marker program commemorates the history of canals across the U.S. Grants cover the entire cost of a marker, pole and shipping.
The Pomeroy Foundation is a private, grant-making foundation based in Syracuse. One of its main initiatives is to help people celebrate their community’s history through a variety of roadside marker grant programs, including its historic transportation canals program. [Read more…] about Grants Available for Canal History Markers
Mohawk Valley Museums Meeting Slated
The September meeting of the Mohawk Valley Museums Consortium is scheduled for Tuesday the 10th starting at 1 pm at the Charlton Historical Society, 2009 Maple Avenue, in Charlton, Saratoga County, NY. This meeting is for member organizations and the public that may be interested in the topics being presented.
Jerry Snyder from the Historic Amsterdam League will give a presentation on how to create successful cemetery tour programs. HAL has offered several programs throughout the city of Amsterdam to highlight the historic neighborhoods and prominent residents of the past. Snyder will discuss how the cemetery tours are planned and conducted using volunteers as interpreters playing the role of historic figures. [Read more…] about Mohawk Valley Museums Meeting Slated