IHARE – Teacherhostels, History and Archaeology Programs
This post is the sixth in a series on the awards granted by the Regional Economic Development Councils. The series is intended to document what actually is being done, by following the money. Empire State Development – Market New York (ESD MNY) is part of a new process applicants for state funding negotiate. ESD MNY […]
Empire State Development under the leadership of Ken Adams is the organization which includes ILoveNY (under Gavin Landry), which is responsible for the Path through History, but which has no full time staff. The mission of Empire State Development Market New York (ESD MNY) is: The Market New York Grant program supports regionally-themed New York-focused […]
This posts is the fourth in a series of posts examining the awards approved by the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) from the perspective of the Path through History. In this post, we turn to the awards by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation as part of the Heritage Areas System (HAS). This […]
This posts is the third in a series of posts examining the awards approved by the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) from the perspective of the Path through History. Below is a list of projects which were found based on the term “history” for the search criteria. Although there are not many grants with a […]
This posts is the second in a series of posts examining the awards approved by the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) from the perspective of the Path through History. In the first post we saw that in 2013 and 2014 there were only two grants directly connected to the Path through History and both were […]
The Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) awards for 2014 were recently announced. These councils were created by Governor Andrew Cuomo as a conduit for the disbursement of state funds among 10 designated regions. Each region holds meetings to discuss the economic development proposals which have been submitted for their region. The approved proposals are then […]
Once upon a time America was known for its building projects, for its infrastructure, for its vision of a better tomorrow. New York was in the forefront of such optimism and achievement. Think of the Erie Canal which helped make us the Empire State, the Croton Aqueduct, the Brooklyn Bridge, the skyscrapers from the Woolworth […]
Long time readers of my posts may recall the importance of Melanie Griffith in “Working Girl.” Her explanation of how she originated the idea for the corporate merger is a classic expression of the serendipity of the unexpected juxtaposition leading to thinking. The eureka moment occurs not when one expects it but when things click […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. So it goes for two ships and their diametrically contradictory paths through history. The Half Moon is a full scale replica of the original Dutch ship of exploration sailed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch East India Company in 1609. The original Half […]
In this post, I wish to focus attention on recent developments involving the Museum Association of New York (MANY) and opportunities for advocacy on behalf of the history community. MANY has undergone significant changes which are of importance to the history community, though it should be noted that the organization’s membership is not limited to […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
