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ACW Artillery Association
Rochester, New York

General, History, Library, Military

We offer a detailed look at Civil War artillery and aircraft of WWII. In addition there are military items of all eras on display. We make extensive use of models and dioramas.

Battle of Plattsburgh Association
Plattsburgh, New York

General, History, Military, Specialized

We are dedicated to developing and operating the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Center and War of 1812 Museum. In this effort we will collect, preserve and maintain appropriate artifacts and undertake a national education effort to publicize the significance of the Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812 and our nation’s history.

Cradle of Aviation Museum
Garden City, New York

Children's, Culture, History, Military

For over a century, from the first flights by frail biplanes on the Hempstead Plains, to man’s walking on the Moon, Long Island has been on the leading edge of America’s aviation and space adventure. Long Islanders have helped transform aviation from a spectator sport to a major means of commercial transportation. We have also produced a large portion of America’s aerial arsenal in time of war. The many historic flights that transpired here, and the many aviation companies that developed here, helped make aviation the integral part of our world that it is today. This museum is proof that our dreams can come true. But what is so astonishing is that they can come true so quickly.

Empire State Aerosciences Museum
Glenville, New York

History, Library, Military, Science, Specialized

Dedicated to interpreting aviation, particularly as related to New York State, the Museum offers visitors a variety of enjoyable and educational experiences, including interpretive exhibits, a spectacular collection of restored aircraft, the state's largest aviation library, as well as education programs.

Ira G. Ross / Niagara Aerospace Museum
Niagara Falls, New York

General, History, Military, Science, Specialized

Dedicated to preserving Western New York's rich aviation and aerospace heritage. Open to the public from April thru November. Private tours, corporate functions, veteran groups, youth group and school visit avialable by appointment.

Mount Gulian Historic Site
Beacon, New York

Botanical Garden, History, Historic House, Military

Mount Gulian is a designated National Historic Site in the Hudson Valley of NY. It includes a restored fieldstone homestead colonial-era museum building, a historic "Dutch" barn, a heritage English garden, and 40 acres of open space, woods and a great view of the Hudson River.

Penfield Homestead Museum
Crown Point, New York

Church, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military

Located on a 500-acre farm, the Penfield Homestead Museum exhibits objects from daily life in the mid-1800s. A pond-side walking tour will carry you by the ruins of a nineteenth-century iron town and the Congregational Church where its workers and their families worshipped.

We are a regional historical records repository, housing genealogical files, maps, church records, and business records of the Crown Point Iron Company. We are located in the hamlet of Ironville, the "Birthplace of the Electrical Age," where the electromagnet was used in the first-ever industrial application of electricity.

Van Wyck Homestead Museum
Fishkill, New York

Archaeology, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military

A typical Dutch Colonial homestead built in 1732. The museum as artifacts dating back to the Revolutionary war. Also has local paintings. Events all year round.

American Merchant Marine Museum
Kings Point, New York

History, Historic House, Military

The American Merchant Museum serves as a repository for the USMMA's extensive and valuable collection of marine art, ship models and nautical artifacts. The Museum's mission is to educate and inform visitors about the American merchant marine in a learning center for the regiment and public at large, to promote public interest in and understanding of our nation's merchant marine and to collect, preserve and exhibit historic items that represent our nation's rich seafaring heritage. The Museum employs imaginative exhibitions and displays to illustrate what the American merchant marine is and who its leaders are.

Constitution Island
West Point, New York

Culture, History, Historic House, Military

THE WARNER HOUSE The lovely old house on Constitution Island was the home of the Warner family from 1836 to 1915. Susan and Anna Warner were well-known writers in the Nineteenth Century. Susan wrote The Wide, Wide World in 1850, which became a bestseller of its day. Anna is best known for writing the words to the hymn "Jesus Loves Me." The sisters taught Bible classes to West Point cadets for 40 years. The oldest part of the Warner House includes a thick stone wall existing from Revolutionary War days. The Victorian wing of eight rooms was built by Henry Warner in 1836 when he moved his family from New York City to the island. The house is furnished with the original Warner family possessions.

Echoes Through Time Learing Center & Civil War museum
Springvile, New York

History, Military, Specialized

The Echoes Through Time learning center is the ONLY Civil War museum in Western New York.

Holland Land Office Museum
Batavia, New York

General, History, Historical Society, Military

Discover "The Birthplace of Western New York" Explore our unique collection from the rich history of the Holland Land Purchase and Western New York State. Walk with us through the 1798 survey of 3.3 million acres now known as Western New York State.

Montgomery County Historical Society
Fort Johnson, New York

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military

Historic house museum; the home of Sir William Johnson (1715-1774)the British Superintendent for Indian Affairs.

New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
Vails Gate, New York

Children's, History, Library, Military, Park

New Windsor Cantonment breathes life into the onetime Continental Army post housing 7,500 soldiers and 500 women and children civilian war refugees. A small but talented staff authentically dressed and equipped as soldiers or soldiers' wives demonstrate the work and pastimes of life in a military community from weapons drill, woodworking, blacksmithing, medicine, cooking and laundry to celebrations and funerals, sports and games, and aspects of ordinary life in extraordinary times 60 miles above British-controlled New York City at the close of the Revolutionary War. Two new galleries introduce guests to the forgotten people behind the famous figures, and to a lost historic site nearby where the seeds of victory at the Siege of Yorktown were planted through intensive training.

Old Fort Johnson
Fort Johnson, New York

History, Historic House, Library, Military

Old Fort Johnson is the original limestone house built by Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs and hero at the Battles of Lake George and Fort Niagara. The Fort was home to William, Catherine Wisenberg, Molly Brant, John Johnson and family throughout the French & Indian War.

Schenectady County Historical Society
Schenectady, New York

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military, Nature Centers, Park

West Point Museum
West Point, New York

Art, Culture, History, Military, Specialized, University

As a department of the United States Military Academy, the Museum supports cadet academic, military and cultural instruction. Its collections include nearly all aspects of military history and encompass the history of West Point and the United States Military Academy, the evolution of warfare, and the development of the American Armed Forces. While only a portion of the collection is on display, all artifacts are available for cadet academic instruction, special exhibition and research.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Small Museum Association 41st Annual Conference 2025

February 17 - 19, 2025

Gaithersburg, Maryland

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

Virginia Association of Museum's 2025 Annual Conference!

March 15 - 18, 2025

Blacksburg, Virginia

2025 Am Assoc for State and Local History Annual Conference

September 10 - 13, 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio

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