NYSHA - The New York State Historical Association

The Conference on New York State History is an annual meeting of historians, librarians, archivists, educators, and community members who are interested in the history, people, and culture of New York State and who want to share information and ideas about historical research and programming. Each year the Conference b...rings together several hundred interested scholars and students at locations across the state of New York.

The New York State Historical Association is proud to sponsor the Conference along with the New York State Archives Partnership Trust, with the support of the New York Council for the Humanities.

In celebration of New York's Quadricentennial in 2009, the 30th annual Conference on New York State History will be held in Plattsburgh, New York. Though the city of Plattsburgh was not officially founded until 1785, both French and English settlers had called the area home since the early seventeenth-century. The area has a number of critical relationships to the 400 year history of New York State-from Samuel de Champlain's original exploration of the lake that now bears his name to intellectual explorations at its state university, from pivotal battles in the American Revolution and War of 1812 to a key role in United States Cold War policy.

Program details coming soon.

To request hard copies of conference materials, or to ask questions about the conference, email historyconference@nysha.org . Read More

Admission is FREE and no reservations are required. Refrehments will be available for purchase with proceeds supporting local organizations.

The scene is the Chicago underworld of the 1930s, prospering while the rest of the world suffers from the depression. Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) is an apprentice con man who i...s ready to tackle the big league. Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) is the king of the con men, aging but no less clever. Together, they set about to pull "The Big Con."

Winner of Academy Award for Best PictureRead More

Admission is FREE and no reservations are required. Refrehments will be available for purchase with proceeds supporting local organizations.

An Italian family’s idyllic life comes to a screeching halt when they are shipped to Nazi camps during World War II. The Jewish father (Roberto Benigni) convinces his son that eve...rything around them is a zany game to spare his son from the horrors of concentration camp imprisonment in this poignant tearjerker comedy.

In Italian with English subtitles

Winner of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor

*This movie is rated PG-13 for holocaust-related thematic elements.Read More

Admission is FREE and no reservations are required. Refrehments will be available for purchase with proceeds supporting local organizations.

The Philadelphia Story is a classic upper-crust comedy. A brilliant adaptation of the Philip Barry play set in the high society of the Philadelphia "Mainline." Tracy Lord (Kathari...ne Hepburn) is a wealthy heiress in search of romance. Cary Grant plays her ex-husband, and James Stewart is masterful in his role as the reporter who falls in love with her.

Winner of Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Adapted ScreenplayRead More

Admission is FREE and no reservations are required. Refrehments will be available for purchase with proceeds supporting local organizations.

Beautiful princesses, handsome princes, witches, ogres, and fire-breathing dragons turn up in almost every fairy tale. They're all in this computer-animated adventure, but their r...oles, and the surprising plot twists, are anything but expected in this fun adaptation of the children's book by William Steig.

Winner of Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureRead More