Editor’s Note: Whether or not New York State should have a new constitutional convention is on the voting ballot this November. As such, the … More A Tale of Two Foundings: New York’s First Constitution 1777 and the Arab Spring 2011 »
After the Fourth of July weekend, we’re getting back into the swing of things at the Historical Society. Calendar production for 2018 has just … More Calendar Feature: July 2017 — Dame Agatha Christie (1890–1976) »
This article was written by Michelle Henry, who has served as Chautauqua County Historian/Records Management Coordinator since 2000. Ms. Henry is certified as a New York State Registered Historian, … More Katherine “Kate” Stoneman: Raising the Bar for Women »
This article was written by Craig A. Landy, a partner at NYC firm Peckar & Abramson, PC. Mr. Landy talks more extensively about this … More When Did Slavery End in New York? »
This article was written by Hon. Richard A. Dollinger. Judge Dollinger is a member of the New York Court of Claims and an acting … More Judicial Intervention: The Judges who Paved the Road to Seneca Falls in 1848 »
This article was written by Rachel Cavell, a practicing attorney with an office in Kingston, New York. Ms. Cavell is also a faculty associate with the … More “Justice and the New York Courts”: Reflecting on Two Workshops Held in Rochester, NY »
This article was written by Dutchess County Historian William P. Tatum III, Ph.D. Dr. Tatum received his BA in History from the College of … More Dutchess County’s Ancient Documents Collection: Crime & Society in the Eighteenth-Century Hudson Valley »
Two weeks ago, we posted the first half of this post by Geof Huth, in which he discussed the history of court records in New … More The Continuing and Permanent Record of the Courts – Part 2 »
This article was written by Geof Huth, Chief Records Officer and Chief Law Librarian of the New York State Unified Court System. Before joining … More The Continuing and Permanent Record of the Courts – Part 1 »
This blog entry was written by Elijah Fagan-Solis, the inaugural winner of the David A. Garfinkel Essay Scholarship when it first launched in 2008. … More My Experience as the Inaugural Winner of the Garfinkel Essay Scholarship »
