- Antique Boat Museum, The
Preserving boats, engines, artifacts, and the history of maritime life along the St. Lawrence River.
www.abm.org
- Historic Richmond Town
Historic village and museum complex devoted to life on Staten Island.
www.historicrichmondtown.org
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- Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA)
Full-time, professionally staffed museum dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and interpreting the history and culture of Chinese and their descendants in the Western Hemisphere.
www.moca-nyc.org
- Five Points Site
Exhibit of images and artifacts from the archaeological dig of the 19th century New York City slum.
R2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, The
Housed in Buffalo's Pan-American Building. Includes information on the collections, current exhibits, and membership.
www.bechs.org
- Samuel F. B. Morse Historic Site
Locust Grove, the former home of the artist and inventor of the telegraph, displaying Morse Code exhibits and telegraph displays.
www.morsehistoricsite.org
- Jazz Museum in Harlem
Dedicated to fostering the spirit of jazz greats, and considers the music as a living, breathing entity that looks as far into the future as it does into the past.
www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org
- New York State Historical Association
Includes the Farmers' Museum, Fenimore House Museum, and the American Indian Wing.
www.nysha.org
- Landmarks Conservanncy
Nationally recognized organization which helps owners of older buildings by providing grants, lowinterest loans, hands-on consulting services, workshops, and publications.
www.nylandmarks.org
- Preserve & Protect
Dedicated to historic and environmental protection in the city.
www.preserve.org
- Preservation League of New York State
Dedicated to protecting New York's diverse and rich heritage of historic architecture, districts, and landscapes.
www.preservenys.org
- Battery Conservancy, The
Rebuilding and revitalizing The Battery and Castle Clinton National Monument, the park's major landmark.
www.thebattery.org
- New York Songlines
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An oral history of the streets of New York City.
www.nysonglines.com
- Bronx County Historical Society
Provides field trips for families, group members or students to The Museum of Bronx History and the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, theme programs, neighborhood walking tours, and school projects.
www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org
- Amherst Museum
Recreating 19th century life on the Niagara Frontier.
www.amherstmuseum.org
- New Netherland Museum
Operates the Half Moon, a reproduction of the ship that Henry Hudson sailed from Holland to the New World in 1609.
www.newnetherland.org
- American Airpower Museum
Located in Farmingdale, NY, and featuring operational WWII warplanes and authentic period flight gear.
www.americanairpowermuseum.com
- Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York
Provides Hispanic genealogy information and calendar of events.
www.hispanicgenealogy.com
- Gotham Center for New York History, The
Working to boost the visibility of New York's historical assets.
www.gothamcenter.org
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