The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced today that twelve historic rehabilitation projects in rural Western...
Category : History
New Local History Book
The Pre-emption Line Survey That Started It All: What Happened? CANANDAIGUA, NY—For more than two centuries, questions have lingered...
Pathways to Democracy
American Democracy: A Time of Hope or Despair? “Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin...
Naples Historical Society presents…
Naples and the Civil War 150 years ago, in 1872, Naples Memorial Town Hall was built to honor more than 200 Neapolitans who fought in the...
Exploring New York’s Buried Past
DAVID PIERCE- The Search for Emma J. Winch(1850-1933)–Schoolteacher, Community Member, and News Correspondent–and the Winch Family...
Making Lemonade
BARB STAHL – From My Family History Remember that family history I have been writing? Well, I am now in the process of editing it...
Richmond History
JOY LEWIS A Legacy of Names Families of European descent began the migration to the wilderness of western New York late in the eighteenth...
GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES 130 ACRES ADDED TO STERLING FOREST STATE PARK IN ORANGE COUNTY
Parcel Once Part of Greenwood Forest Farm Resort Community for Black Families View of Greenwood Lake immortalized in noted Hudson River...
Yates Freedom Journey
Register today! Starting February 1, the Yates County History Center will present the Yates Freedom Journey, a virtual learning...
Wayland Waterfall Becomes Conservancy Preserve
A long-enjoyed property, hidden off a side road in the town of Wayland, has become Genesee Valley Conservancy’s latest conservation...