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Videos

Check out these videos, including our “History Happened Here” series produced by PBS station WCNY. The vignettes showcase a range of our roadside markers commemorating historic people, places and things across the Empire State.

The Legend of Betsy Dowdy’s Ride

Women’s Suffrage Leader Anna Howard Shaw

The Origin of Syracuse Salt Potatoes

How the Pomeroy Foundation Helps Your Community Tell its Story

Why does the William G. Pomeroy Foundation fund historic roadside markers?

Dr. James Salisbury, a germ theory pioneer, invented Salisbury Steak to combat illness among Civil War troops.

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Podcasts

A New York Minute In History podcast, winner of a 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, is hosted by New York State Historian Devin Lander and Travel Channel host Don Wildman. It explores unique stories about New York history. We are a program sponsor.

Grace Leach Hudowalski

Grace Leach Hudowalski

La Amistad

La Amistad

Confederate Spies at the Canadian Border

Confederate Spies at the Canadian Border

Plymouth Freeman and Unfinished Revolutions

Plymouth Freeman and Unfinished Revolutions

Centering Authentic Indigenous Voices

Centering Authentic Indigenous Voices

The Fox Sisters and the ‘Great American Hoax’

The Fox Sisters and the ‘Great American Hoax’

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Webinars

These webinars provide a variety of information and resources about our Hungry for History® and Legends & Lore® marker grant programs.

Introducing the Hungry for History® Marker Grant Program

How to Apply Online for a Legends & Lore® Marker Grant

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