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  • New York State History

Great Web Sites

• You Be the Historian
  See if you can figure out what life was like 200 years ago. Online activity from the Smithsonian uses a colonial life in Delaware as an example. But life in colonial New York would have been very similar.
• Learning Adventures in Citizenship: History or New York City
  Explore the history of New York City through these interactive activities.
• New York State Facts
  Fast facts, state flower, song, county names. Games, puzzles and activities.
• Women's Rights National Historical Park
  Commemorating the First Women's Rights Convention and the early leaders of the women's rights movement in the United States.
  

Books and Videos in Your Libraries

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  • New York State History Juvenile
  • Hudson River Valley History
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Local Resources

• Historic Hudson Valley
  Discover the historic landmarks of the Hudson Valley. Information is included on activities for children and class trip programs.
• Hudson Valley Historic Sites
  Museums, estates, historic sites, monuments, gardens, outdoor art, fall foliage, dozens of fabulous places to visit in your backyard!
• New York State Parks
  Search by a specific park or region
• New York State Historic Sites
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• Catskill Archive: A Treasure of Catskill Mountains History
  Good site for primary sources on people and places in the Catskills.
• Cross Roads and Cross Rivers
  History of the lower Hudson Valley during the 1600's & 1700's. Well illustrated.
• Hudson River Maritime Museum
  Focus on maritime history of the Hudson River. Exhibits on Henry Hudson, Steamboats, the Roundout and more.
• Hudson River History
  Hudson Valley history and tourism. The Half-Moon, River Ferries, Bannerman Island and more.
  

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