This Week's New York History Web Highlights

• New Year's Eve: Why The 1st Ball Was Dropped
• Preservation Nation: Top 10 Stories of 2011
• Tenement Museum: A History of Two Holidays
• Bowery Boys: Bowery Boys Year In Review
• Ephemeral NY: East River Sunken Treasure?
• Skyscraper Museum: A New York City Future
• Dick Eastman: Does the Calendar Need an Overhaul?
• Old Salt Blog: 10 Endangered Historic Ships of 2011
• SHRAB: Electronic Records Webinar Online

Each Friday afternoon New York History compiles for our readers the previous week's top weblinks about New York's state and local history. You can find all our weekly round-ups here.

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