News and Updates

Discover news and updates related to state and national 250th Commemoration planning.

"No. Castle Committee Updates Town on 250th Anniversary Celebration Plans" The Examiner News November 1, 2024

"'Treason of the Blackest Dye' On Display at the Pocantico Center" The Hudson Independent September 26, 2024

"Original 'Boot Papers' on display in Tarrytown for the first time in nearly 250 years" News 12 Westchester September 25, 2024

"NYS Parks Unveil New Interactive Video Displays Interpreting New York's Revolutionary History" I Love NY September 20, 2024

"America250 Previews America Gives" America250 September 9, 2024

"CCHS and county historian's office to host 'An America250 Conversation'" I Love NY September 3, 2024

"SENAV Del Toro and Mayor Admas Announce International Naval Review 250" America's Navy August 29, 2024

"National Parks Service Awards $10 Million to Historic Sites and Structures in 9 States to Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary", National Parks Service August 22, 2024

"Obama and Bush join effort to mark America's 250th anniversary in a time of political polarization" Associated Press August 1, 2024

"Albany County swears in Revolutionary War commission" WAMC Midday Magazine July 14, 2024

"The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2026 Programming Framework to Mark the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence" PR Newswire July 11, 2024

"What's a Semiquincentennial? You Have Two Years to Find Out" The New York Times July 10, 2024

"In July 4 speech, governor announces commission for US Declaration of Independence 250th anniversary celebration" San Juan Daily Star July 5, 2024

"Commission to promote New York's Revolutionary War history holds first meeting" WAMC Midday Magazine May 22, 2024

"The Hidden History of Tone's Pond Discovered: The Namesake of a Revolutionary War Hero" Brewster Bear Facts February 6, 2024

"America's War for Independence is Set to Return to Montgomery County" Montgomery County June 28, 2023

"Long Island prepares for 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War" WSHU Public Radio June 15, 2023

"County legislators prepare for 250th anniversary of American Revolution" The Altamont Enterprise Regional June 6, 2023

"NYS Museum piecing together remains of Revolutionary War soldiers recovered in Lake George" CBS 6 News May 10, 2023

"Announcing NYC Revolutionary Trail" Gotham Center for New York City History May 8, 2023

"Unfinished Revolutions: Museums and America's 250th" We the Museum Podcast April 26, 2023

"Forming a Local 250th Commission" American Association for State and Local History March 23, 2023

"Annual Update on the Semiquincentennial" American Association for State and Local History July 1, 2022

"IMLS 250: All Stories. All People. All Places." Institute of Museum and Library Services June 16, 2022

"America250 Names Michael Frazier as Chief Communications Officer" America250 January 13, 2022

"America250 and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announce Historic Partnership to Commemorate the Nation's Birthday" America250 January 11, 2022

"A250 Launches the Civics & Civic Engagement Advisory Council" America250 January 5, 2022

"Grant to Support Internships on NYS's Revolutionary War History" SUNY Geneseo December 22, 2021

"General George Washington and the Crossing of the Delaware" by Val Crofts America250 December 20, 2021

"For Kids: History of...The Postage Stamp" by Maricela Dominguez America250 December 10, 2021

"A Community Conversation with LGBTQ+ Communities" America250  December 2, 2021

"8 Indigenous Podcasts for Native American Heritage Month" America250 November 19, 2021

"Sergeant Henry Johnson, WWI Hero" by Megan Springate America250 November 11, 2021

"Theodore Roosevelt's Children" by Edward G. Lengel America250 November 1, 2021

"Hazel Ying Lee: The Chinese American Pilot Who Dared" by Jade Ryerson America250 October 18, 2021

"Meet the Co-Chairs: Sports & Entertainment Advisory Council" by Carleen Carey America250 September 24, 2021

"Revolutionary Tarrytown” by Erik Weiselberg Bee Local July 26, 2021

“Westchester Takes a Long View of Historic and Cultural Heritage Tourism” by Natasha Caputo New York State Association of Counties News July 16, 2021

"Vast Early America Teacher Institute" Omohundro Institute & National Endowment for the Humanities