In 1889, in response to growth in the number of labor unions, New York State passed a law offering unions an opportunity to register their labels, names, brands, or other devices with the Secretary of State. It was thought that this procedure of officially recognizing the uniqueness of each labor association or union logo would […]
Met Returns Cambodian Statues Slavery Historian Robert Fogel Dead Canada Buys Largest War of 1812 Collection 5th Ave Sherman Statue Being Reguilded J.F.K. Terminal To Be Demolished Last Chance for Women’s Rights Bill Juneteenth at John Brown Farm NYS Notes Stockade Sewage Overflows Early 1700s House Destroyed by Arson Exhibit Spotlights O’Keeffe’s Adirondack Work
New Military History Book Prize NYS Museum Week Underway Ed Hotaling, Reporter-Historian Is Dead Watervliet Arsenal Marks 200 Years Entire Library Board Resigns Heavy Rainfall Closes Canal Canton Museum Eyes County Building Albany Institute Database Goes online Home of Bootleggers Goes Legit World War I Centenary Plans Revealed
Library Clerk Fired Over Storm Precautions Museum Week: June 10-16 Security Questioned at NYS Museum History Conference Features Seward Talk Thousands Rally for Education State to Review Adirondack RR Plan Coney Mermaid Parade Will Continue Women’s History Pioneer Ann Lane, 81 Saratoga NHP Dedicates Sword Surrender Site Events Planned for History Weekends
In June 1874, music lovers in Northern New York were excited. For the second time in three years, Blind Tom, the world-renowned black pianist and entertainer and arguably the first black superstar to perform in the U.S., was coming to Malone. For years after the Civil War, he had been wowing audiences throughout the U.S., […]
Conference on NYS History June 6-8 Erie Canalway Heritage Excellence Recognized Oldest Complete Torah Found 5.7M Mass Land Records Go Online NE Military Museum Founder Killed by Police Battle of Sackets Harbor’s Bicentennial Saratoga Celebrates Sword Surrender DAR Donation to Preserve Military Flag Collection Black History Filmmaker William Miles Dies Academics Reject Free Online Courses
Coney Island Mermaid Parade Under Threat MA Land Records, 1620-1986, Online Military Records Free on FindMyPast Board of Regents Supports Dream Act Brooklyn Bridge Celebrates 130 Years Fest Celebrates 100 Yrs of Ferry PA, NYPL Truce Over Bill of Rights Mohawk Land Claim Talks Begining Museum Wise Folds Into MANY $90 Million For Parks, Historic […]
Albany To Resume Ownership Of Church Slate Valley Museum Unveils Phase 2 Saratoga 150 Details Emerge Groundbreaking On Albany Redevelopment Art Historian Arrested As ‘-Peepng Tom’ NARA Returning 10k Stolen Docs Crane to Tear Down Tower Vandalized Oneidas Pay For Sports Name Change NYS Military Museum Director Retiring Quebec to Return Land to Mohawks
Preservation Excellence Awards Announced Brooklyn Library’s New Center South Street Schooner Sails Again St. Patrick’s Bell Tower Defies Demolition Canals Expect Increased Traffic Cuomo Pledges $60M for Tourism Schenctady to Demolish ‘-Dozens’ of Bldgs 100k NY Campaign Finance Violations ‘-Emergency’ Demolition Clears Albany Buildings Architecture Historian Henry Hope Reed Dies
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