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William Pomeroy Foundation

Early Orange County Burial Ground Marked

May 17, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Washingtonville Cemetery SignThe Washingtonville Cemetery has installed a new historic roadside marker commemorating Washingtonville Cemetery, an early burial ground in Orange County.

 

[Read more…] about Early Orange County Burial Ground Marked

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Cemeteries, Orange County, William Pomeroy Foundation

Pomeroy Foundation Seeks Volunteers To Photograph Their Historic Signs

May 7, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Pool's Brook historic marker courtesy Pomeroy FoundationThe William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Snap That Sign photo-taking campaign is back for a second year and welcomes public participation across New York State for this outdoor, family-friendly activity. [Read more…] about Pomeroy Foundation Seeks Volunteers To Photograph Their Historic Signs

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: William Pomeroy Foundation

Grants Available For Downstate Historic Signs

April 30, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

WM HH Crosier Historic MarkerThe newest grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is now open. This program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1921. Grant funding includes the full cost of a marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about Grants Available For Downstate Historic Signs

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Grants, Historic Preservation, New York City, William Pomeroy Foundation

Pomeroy Foundation Declares National Historic Marker Day Apr 30th

April 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

National Historic Marker Day Graphic FinalThe first-ever National Historic Marker Day, initiated by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, will be held Friday, April 30th.

The nationwide event is designed to encourage communities everywhere to help maintain their historic markers by cleaning and taking care of them, all while providing an opportunity to celebrate their important local history. [Read more…] about Pomeroy Foundation Declares National Historic Marker Day Apr 30th

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Historic Preservation, William Pomeroy Foundation

Historic Canal Sign Grants Available

April 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal Locktender's House at Lock 51 in Jordan NYThe newest grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Historic Transportation Canals Marker Grant Program is now open. This program commemorates the historical significance of transportation canals in the United States with roadside markers. [Read more…] about Historic Canal Sign Grants Available

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Transportation History, William Pomeroy Foundation

Legends & Lore Marker Program Grants Available

March 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ichabod Crane historic markerThe newest grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program is now open.

The program was developed to help local communities commemorate their unique legends and folklore and to promote cultural tourism with roadside markers. [Read more…] about Legends & Lore Marker Program Grants Available

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: William Pomeroy Foundation

A New Grant Round to Support NYS History Organizations

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Pomeroy LogoThe Pomeroy Fund for NYS History, a partnership between the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the Museum Association of New York (MANY), have announced a new grant round providing $50,000 to assist 501(c)(3) history-related organizations with capital needs expenses in 2021. [Read more…] about A New Grant Round to Support NYS History Organizations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Grants, Historic Preservation, Museum Association of New York, William Pomeroy Foundation

Historic Signs Will Celebrate Harlem History

February 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

While We Are Still Here logoFrom Ethel Waters and Althea Gibson to Marcus Garvey and Langston Hughes, Harlem’s extraordinary historic legacy was vital to the intellectual, cultural and political advancements of African Americans and the United States.

Now, with funding from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, While We Are Still Here is planning to install twenty-five historic markers around the Harlem community, beginning in the summer of 2021, to celebrate historic places. [Read more…] about Historic Signs Will Celebrate Harlem History

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Black History, Grants, Harlem, Historic Preservation, William Pomeroy Foundation

Historical Marker Grants Available For Finger Lakes, Western NY

February 2, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYS marker grant round graphicThe newest round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is now open. This roadside marker program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1921. Grants cover the entire cost of a cast aluminum marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about Historical Marker Grants Available For Finger Lakes, Western NY

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Grants, Historic Preservation, William Pomeroy Foundation

Long Lake Receives Grant for 5 Historic Markers

December 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Buttercup Long Lake Historical SocietyGrants for five historic roadside markers have been awarded to the Town of Long Lake.  Funded by a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the signs commemorate the Raquette Lake Rail Bed, Raquette Lake Hotel, Raquette Lake Train Station and the Raquette Lake General Store and Supply.

A sign in Long Lake will commemorate W.W. Durant’s Buttercup Steamboat which was deliberately sunk in 1885 and recovered in 1959. [Read more…] about Long Lake Receives Grant for 5 Historic Markers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Long Lake, Raquette Lake, William Pomeroy Foundation

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