Legislation Would Create A NYS History Commission
Recently I wrote about my lobbying experience in Albany and offered a number of suggestions about what needed to be done. Those posts generated responses on the difficultly of lobbying and the need to...
View ArticleBruce Dearstyne: The Proposed NYS History Commission
Last week, Assemblyman Steve Englebright held a “roundtable” on his bill to create a Commission on New York State History (Assembly 6226-A) at the Legislative Office Building in Albany. I was unaware...
View ArticleA Report From The NYS History Commission Roundtable
On May 29, Assemblyman Steve Englebright (Suffolk) convened a roundtable for the proposed New York State History Commission. Also in attendance were Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (Queens) and Senator...
View ArticleBruce Dearstyne:Do We Need A State History Commission?
Assemblyman Steve Englebright’s bill (A. 6226A) to create a Commission on New York State History would help coordinate state programs and elevate and strengthen public history in New York. “The state’s...
View ArticleIgnoring New York’s 350th Birthday
One of the news items in a recent summary of “This Week’s Top New York History News” here at The New York History Blog had a link to an article from the Albany Times Union (reprinted from the New York...
View ArticleBruce Dearsyne: Strengthening Public History in NYS
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of discussion here on The New York History Blog about the status and role of local government historians, including, for instance, a summary of a special...
View ArticleUpdate On MANY’s 2015 Legislative Priorities
The Museum Association of New York (MANY) has announced that the Museum Education Act is ready for introduction in the New York State Legislature and has outlined its priorities for 2015, including...
View ArticleNYS History Commission Stalled
The legislative bills creating a New York State history commission have been reintroduced in the State Legislature, but advocates of the law say that it is unlikely to be voted on in 2015. The law...
View ArticleLegislation Would Create A NYS History Commission
Recently I wrote about my lobbying experience in Albany and offered a number of suggestions about what needed to be done. Those posts generated responses on the difficultly of lobbying and the need to...
View ArticleBruce Dearstyne: The Proposed NYS History Commission
Last week, Assemblyman Steve Englebright held a “roundtable” on his bill to create a Commission on New York State History (Assembly 6226-A) at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.I was unaware of...
View ArticleA Report From The NYS History Commission Roundtable
On May 29, Assemblyman Steve Englebright (Suffolk) convened a roundtable for the proposed New York State History Commission. Also in attendance were Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (Queens) and Senator...
View ArticleBruce Dearstyne:Do We Need A State History Commission?
Assemblyman Steve Englebright’s bill (A. 6226A) to create a Commission on New York State History would help coordinate state programs and elevate and strengthen public history in New York.“The state’s...
View ArticleIgnoring New York’s 350th Birthday
One of the news items in a recent summary of “This Week’s Top New York History News” here at The New York History Blog had a link to an article from the Albany Times Union (reprinted from the New York...
View ArticleBruce Dearsyne: Strengthening Public History in NYS
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of discussion here on The New York History Blog about the status and role of local government historians, including, for instance, a summary of a special...
View ArticleUpdate On MANY’s 2015 Legislative Priorities
The Museum Association of New York (MANY) has announced that the Museum Education Act is ready for introduction in the New York State Legislature and has outlined its priorities for 2015, including...
View ArticleNYS History Commission Stalled
The legislative bills creating a New York State history commission have been reintroduced in the State Legislature, but advocates of the law say that it is unlikely to be voted on in 2015.The law would...
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