DECEMBER 4-5 2009
Symposium: John Brown: Slavery and the Legacy of Violence in Our Time
DECEMBER 6-8
Reenactments and Memorial Service
Lake Placid/North Elba, Westport, Elizabethtown, NY

Sir William Johnson Papers Digital Edition

The second digital edition of the Papers of Sir William Johnson is now available on CD from the New York State Library for $20.

The CD has over 16,000 pages in 20 hyperlinked volumes. Every word is searchable and documents may be accessed in chronological order. Illustrations newly scanned from Manuscripts and Special Collections.

To purchase a copy, contact Aimee Pelton in Documents and Digital Collections via phone at (518) 474-7492 or email at apelton@mail.nysed.gov.

French and Indian War Commemoration - 250 years

What is now New York State was a frontier between two world empires battling for supremacy in North America.  
The French claimed and occupied all the waterways flowing into the St. Lawrence River, including Lakes George and Champlain as well as all of the Great Lakes, building forts at Niagara, Crown Point, Ticonderoga, and other places. The British empire expanding from the Hudson-Mohawk watershed built Fort William Henry on Lake George and Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario which challenged the French claims. 
The New York State French and Indian War 250th Anniversary Commemoration Commission was established to raise awareness of this significant and fascinating period of world history.

The Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission

http://www.exploreny400.com
2009 has been a watershed year, marking the 400th anniversary of Hudson and Champlain's voyages along the river and lake that bear their names -- and the 200th anniversary of Fulton's successful steamboat voyage and establishment of steam commerce on the Hudson River.

Drums Along the Mohawk is Greg Ketcham's research on the Revolutionary War in the Mohawk Valley. A true labor of love. Now hosted by New York History Net.