1568 Dutch Revolt Focus of 36th New Netherland Seminar
What were the consequences of the 1568 revolt which began in the Low Countries against the Habsburg Empire and lasted 80 years? People were displaced – some fleeing the ravages of war; others were...
View ArticleNew Fellows at the New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society has announced eight fellowship recipients for the 2013-14 academic year. Leveraging its collections of documents, artifacts, and works of art documenting American...
View ArticleSpring Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society
In Spring 2014, the New-York Historical Society will present a range of exhibitions that will examine New York City architecture, fashion and photography through the lens of the legendary Bill...
View ArticleHS Student Basketball History Scholarship Contest
In anticipation of The Black Fives, an exhibition opening in March that explores the history of African American basketball teams that existed from the early 1900s through 1950, the New-York Historical...
View ArticleJacob Riis’s Copy of ‘How the Other Half Lives’ Acquired
The New-York Historical Society has acquired a first edition of Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York. The newly acquired volume is heavily annotated by the...
View ArticleBasketball History Scholarship Contest Winners
The New-York Historical Society has announced the winners of its recent scholarship contest, which invited high school students to submit original essays, videos or photographs on the theme of breaking...
View ArticleAndrew Roberts Named Lehrman Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Louise Mirrer, President and CEO of the New-York Historical Society, and Lewis E. Lehrman, Chairman of the Lehrman Institute, has announced that Andrew Roberts, a leading military historian, will...
View ArticleNewly Discovered Livingston Manuscript Being Exhibited
The New-York Historical Society is displaying an important, recently discovered handwritten document that sheds new light on the period leading up to the Declaration of Independence and the final break...
View ArticleN-Y Historical Society To Open 1914 Time Capsule
In 1914, a time capsule marking the tricentennial of the New Netherland Company charter was put on deposit at the New-York Historical Society by the Lower Wall Street Business Men’s Association. It was...
View ArticleNew-York Historical Society Annouces 2014-15 Fellows
The New-York Historical Society has announced eleven fellows who will be in residence during the 2014-15 academic year. Leveraging its collections of documents, artifacts, and works of art documenting...
View ArticleChinese American Exclusion – Inclusion at NY Historical
The remarkable saga of the Chinese in America is one of prejudice and progress, marked with fierce struggles against injustice and precedent-setting legal cases. An ongoing exhibition at the New-York...
View ArticleN-Y Historical To Add Institutional Records Access
The New-York Historical Society has received a grant of $304,470 from the Leon Levy Foundation to preserve and process its institutional archives, which document the institution’s 210-year history....
View ArticleHistoric Hamilton and America’s Future
Alexander Hamilton is boffo at the box office. The heretofore unsung Founding Father best known for losing a duel is the subject of over two hours of song and dance in the new musical Hamilton. The...
View ArticleHermione Arrives in U.S., Lafayette Exhibit Planned
“She sails like a bird,” the Marquis de Lafayette wrote of the Hermione – the ship that carried him and a cache of materiel across the Atlantic in 1780 and which is the model for a modern replica which...
View ArticleNew-York Historical Opens Art as Activism Exhibit
Long before digital technology made instant worldwide communication possible, political protests and calls for action reached the public through posters. Posted on walls and bulletin boards, slapped up...
View ArticleEric Foner Wins 2016 American History Book Prize
Dr. Louise Mirrer, President and CEO of the New-York Historical Society, has announced that historian Eric Foner will be awarded with New-York Historical’s annual American History Book Prize for...
View ArticleWomen’s History Conference Planned In NYC
The Center for the Study of Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society is holding the Diane and Adam E. Max Conference in Women’s History, which will take place on March 6. The day-long event,...
View ArticleFellowships in American History at the New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society offers several long- and short-term fellowships during the academic year. Designed to encourage and promote the use of the institution’s diverse collections of primary...
View ArticleNew York Historical Society Offering Fellowships
The New-York Historical Society is now accepting applications for its fellowship program for the 2018–2019 academic year. Leveraging its collections of documents, artifacts, and works of art detailing...
View ArticleNew-York Historical Society Fellowships Available
The New-York Historical Society is now accepting applications for its fellowship program for the 2019–2020 academic year. Leveraging its rich collections of documents, artifacts, and works of art...
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