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Over 20,000 historic manuscripts, rare books, and artifacts are made free to the public, marking the organization’s 75th anniversary and the nation’s semiquincentennial.

Pocantico Hills, NY – Historic Hudson Valley is proud to announce the launch of its digital library and collections portal. The extensive collections management platform contains over 20,000 items and is completely free to use, making centuries of regional history accessible to researchers, students, educators, genealogists, and history enthusiasts worldwide.

Farmingdale, NY (July 8, 2026) – American Airpower Museum is proud to co-host with Honor Flight Long Island, the August 1, 2026 reunion of 46 veterans who took a free Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. on May 2, 2026.  These Long Island heroes visited their military memorials, commiserated with fellow veterans and exchanged stories.  Honor Flight’s mission is to honor fellow Long Islanders who served in the Armed Forces of the United States, by providing these free one-day trips to D.C.

Albany, NY — The New York State Museum and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have launched a new partnership that uses advanced digital fabrication technology to help preserve, study, and share some of the state’s most fragile historical artifacts. Through this collaboration, RPI’s state-of-the-art 3D Scanning and Printing Lab has already produced replications of two artifacts recovered from a Revolutionary War-era gunboat discovered beneath the site of the World Trade Center.

New Paltz, NY (July 7, 2026) – Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) is pleased to announce two new online exhibits that revisit and expand upon earlier research, revealing new information and stories that were previously unexplored. Both exhibits can be accessed for free at https://www.huguenotstreet.org/exhibits:…

Corning, NY (July 6, 2026) — This week at CMoG, we're in full swing with our Ignite Summer Fun programming! Join us for an exciting lineup of summer shows and demonstrations, family-friendly Wonder Tours, and interactive Wonder Stations designed to spark curiosity in visitors of all ages. Plus, discover even more hands-on experiences and limited-time offerings all summer long as we celebrate 75 years!…

“We All Dress for Bill” to be Guest Curated by Vogue’s Raul Martinez, with Advisory Support from Alex Gonzalez and Anna Wintour

New York, NY (July 6, 2026)—The New York Historical, New York’s first museum, has today announced “We All Dress for Bill”—the new exhibition celebrating famed photographer Bill Cunningham’s decades-long career—will open in the winter of 2027. On view in the Klingenstein Family Gallery, the signature exhibition space in The Historical’s new Tang Wing for American Democracy, the exhibition will feature Cunningham’s photographs capturing street fashion, fashion shows, and parties across New York City.

Seneca Falls, N.Y. - This beloved community event commemorates the 178th anniversary of the writing of the Declaration of Sentiments and 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls and neighboring Waterloo, New York, which gave rise to the American women’s rights movement.  In recognition of the  American Semiquincentennial of independence, the theme of Convention Days 2026 is “Unfinished Resolutions,” celebrating both revolutionary ideals and the ongoing fight for universal rights and equality, 250 years later.

Saratoga Springs, NY - Explore “Mail Order Houses of Saratoga” with Madison C. Squires on Sunday, July 12 at 10:30AM. Long before Amazon Prime, there was the “Kit House” era—when one could flip through a catalog, send in a check, and have an entire house delivered to their lot by rail. A number of these houses remain along East and Pinewood avenues. Madison takes you on a tour of this fascinating chapter of architectural history, where homes arrived in crates, ready to be assembled like a giant puzzle. This tour, which meets at the NW corner of Lake and East avenues, is sponsored by Olde Bryan Inn.

Granville, NY –The Slate Valley Museum will welcome Granville’s Ladybug Lady and other community partners for a free day of crafts and activities centered on fairies and fairy gardens. The free Family Festival event will take place on Saturday, July 11 from 10am until 4pm.

The fairy festival is part of the museum’s 2026 calendar, which explores the theme, Carving Out Fun: Slate & Play in America. Immigrants moved to the Slate Valley area to work in the region’s slate industry, bringing with them beliefs and practices that they continued in America.

New York, N.Y. - Fraunces Tavern Museum’s permanent collection holds numerous treasures of the American Revolutionary era that bring the stories of those who helped achieve American Independence to life. The Museum showcases a carefully curated selection of those treasures in its Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation special exhibition. To accompany this exhibition, Fraunces Tavern Museum has published Volume I of a catalog to accompany the displays covering the events of April 1775 to March 1777, and a special display of the Museum’s Revolutionary-era orderly books, which is now available for purchase at the Museum’s gift shop and will soon be available for purchase online.