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A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park

December 24, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a-history-of-brooklyn-bridge-parkNancy Webster and David Shirley’s new book, A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park (Columbia University Press, 2016), recounts the grassroots, multi-voiced, and contentious effort, beginning in the 1980s, to transform Brooklyn’s defunct piers into a beautiful, urban oasis.

By the 1970s, the Brooklyn piers had become a wasteland on the New York City waterfront. Today, they have been transformed into a park that is enjoyed by countless Brooklynites and visitors from across New York City and around the world. The movement to resist commercial development on the piers reveals how concerned citizens came together to shape the future of their community. [Read more…] about A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Maritime History, New York Harbor

Paul Simon Biographer Peter Ames Carlin

December 23, 2016 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Peter Ames Carlin, author of Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon. (Henry Holt, 2016) Born in New Jersey, Simon grew up in Queens, New York. Carlin sees Simon’s upbringing in the context of the Jewish immigrant experience in America. You can listen to the podcast here. [Read more…] about Paul Simon Biographer Peter Ames Carlin

Filed Under: History, Public History Tagged With: Books, Performing Arts, Podcasts, Queens

Bruce Dearstyne: More Ideas For Putting History To Work

December 22, 2016 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

New-York-State-Map1A September post on this New York History Blog had some examples of “putting history to work” – showing the value of history for revealing historical precedents, insights or parallels which help shed light on current issues. Demonstrating that value in varied, imaginative ways is an important strategy for building support and securing resources for our history progams.

Here are a few more examples: [Read more…] about Bruce Dearstyne: More Ideas For Putting History To Work

Filed Under: History, Public History Tagged With: Capital Region, Finger Lakes, Hudson River, Mohawk River, New York City, Tenement Museum, Tourism

Winnakee Launches Northern Dutchess Trail Project

December 22, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

marist-college-students-clearing-trailsWinnakee Land Trust has announced the Northern Dutchess Trail Project and receipt of a grant in the amount of $14,800 from the 2016 Greenway Conservancy Trail Grant Program.

The grant was one of 22 received in the Mid-Hudson Valley and Capital Region. The Greenway Conservancy Trail Grant Program, funded by NYS Environmental Protection Fund, supports the Greenway’s goal to establish the Hudson River Valley Greenway Trail, a contiguous trail linking cultural and historic sites, parks, open spaces, and community centers from New York City to the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Winnakee Launches Northern Dutchess Trail Project

Filed Under: History, Natural History Tagged With: Dutchess County, Grants, Hudson Valley Greenway, Winnakee Land Trust

State Library Exhibit Marks 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

December 21, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fran-mccawThe New York State Library commemorates the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with an exhibit on the 7th floor, the centerpiece of which is a small but interesting collection of papers left by one Private First Class/later Sergeant Archibald Francis McCaw, who preferred to be known as Fran.

From the memo section of Private McCaw’s small five-year diary, it is learned that after basic training he left Brooklyn Army Base for Honolulu, Hawaii aboard the troop transport Republic, arriving on 9/13/1939. He was assigned to Company C of the 35th US Infantry, Schofield Barracks. “It was sure great to begin my time and get it over in a hurry.” Little did he know. [Read more…] about State Library Exhibit Marks 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Filed Under: Exhibits, History, Military History Tagged With: New York State Library, World War Two, WW2

Fort Ticonderoga’s Fort Fever Series Schedule Announced

December 20, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fort fever seriesFort Ticonderoga’s “Fort Fever Series” will begin in January and run through April 2017. The lecture series will be held on Sunday afternoons at 2 pm in the Mars Education Center. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased at the door; Fort Ticonderoga Members are admitted free of cost. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga’s Fort Fever Series Schedule Announced

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

Historic Huguenot Street Launching Sustainable Preservation Project

December 19, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Historic Huguenot Street Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Planning Grant for in the amount of $49,170.

The purpose of this federally-funded grant is to support a team of experts in collections preservation and environmental management to comprehensively review twelve historic structures at HHS. Over the course of several months, the consultants will visit the site and work closely with HHS’ staff, Board, and committee members to recommend sustainable improvements to these sensitive environments. [Read more…] about Historic Huguenot Street Launching Sustainable Preservation Project

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, History Tagged With: Historic Huguenot Street

Connect Kids to Parks Transportation Grant Program

December 19, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

connect-kids-to-parksThe Connect Kids to Parks Transportation Grant Program is available to K-12 classrooms in Title 1 schools across the state to connect New York public school children with nature and New York State history by providing reimbursement grants to public schools for visits to a New York State park, nature center or historic site, a Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Education Center or Fish Hatchery, or the SUNY ESF Adirondack Ecological Center in Newcomb. [Read more…] about Connect Kids to Parks Transportation Grant Program

Filed Under: History, Natural History Tagged With: DEC, Education, Grants, nature, Wildlife

The Borscht Belt: Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland

December 17, 2016 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

the-borscht-belt-bookThe Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland (Cornell University Press, 2016) by Marisa Schenfeld, which features essays by Stefan Kanfer and Jenna Weissman Joselit, presents Scheinfeld’s photographs of abandoned sites where resorts, hotels, and bungalow colonies once boomed in the Catskill Mountain region of upstate New York. Today the Borscht Belt is recalled through the nostalgic lens of summer swims, Saturday night dances, and comedy performances. But its current state, like that of many other formerly glorious regions, is nothing like its earlier status. Forgotten about and exhausted, much of its structural environment has been left to decay.  [Read more…] about The Borscht Belt: Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Catskills, Photography

Nominate A Long Island Endangered Historic Place

December 15, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

nominate-historic-places-long-islandThe Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) is now accepting nominations for the SPLIA Endangered Places List. SPLIA is looking for historic buildings or places that are in decline or threatened by development. Postmark deadline for completed nominations is January 31, 2017. [Read more…] about Nominate A Long Island Endangered Historic Place

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, History Tagged With: Long Island, SPLIA

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