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Research into the execution of a New York soldier during the War of 1812 has led to an upstate congressman introducing legislation that would make it easier to correct military records when a serious error or injustice is discovered decades or even centuries later.

Archaeologists scouring the grassy hillside famously trampled during the 1969 Woodstock music festival carefully sifted through the dirt from a time of peace, love, protest and good vibes.

A rare medal made for members of an American fraternal organization of Revolutionary War officers is going on display at Fort Ticonderoga.

A new book published this month chronicles the wide array of archaeological sites in New York's Adirondack Park.

Cooperstown's Doubleday Field is ready for a makeover.

Stories about New York state's history are being told in a new podcast produced in conjunction with the New York State Museum.

Albany Law School will display a hand-signed letter from Alexander Hamilton giving legal advice to a client.

A new museum in Niagara Falls tells the story of the region's role in the Underground Railroad.

The New York State Museum has set an early May opening date for its new exhibit highlighting artifacts from Albany's nearly four-century-old Dutch roots.

The site of the first U.S. settlement of the Shaker Christian sect and a crumbling Erie Canal aqueduct are among some of New York's most endangered places, according to a statewide preservation group.