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Help us #SaveTheUrger !
The future of New York's historic canal fleet is uncertain. Please join the campaign to save the National Register-listed Tug Urger and other historic vessels! Review news coverage with the links...
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Sign (and share) the Petition to #SaveTheUrger
Earlier this summer, the League learned that the New York State Canal Corporation, under the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has plans to beach the tugboat Urger, flagship of the Erie Canal and...
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Where to next for tugs?
That was the title of the front-page story in the Sunday, 8/12 issue of the Times Union. The in-depth article offered more questions than answers - and that's why we still need your help to...
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The school district employee from Albion. Current and former canallers. Students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. And a man who spent 14 years as Tug Urger's engineer. For three days at the...
View ArticleThe African American Ancestral Burying Ground
What do prominent engineers, businesspeople, college professors, Civil War soldiers, abolitionists, authors and poets have in common? Many of them are buried in the historic Vale Cemetery in...
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Public Policy Update- November 5, 2018
The Great Western Staircase (AKA the "Million Dollar Staircase". New York State Capitol Building, Albany Historic Tax Credit Impact in New York StateIn 2017, Federal Historic Tax Credit projects...
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#GivingTuesday
November 27, 2018 This year on #GivingTuesday help the Preservation League in our efforts to revitalize our communities, promote economic development and celebrate our heritage. Your support allows...
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League announces Student Member Scholarship Program
We have exciting news to share!The Preservation League of New York State is pleased to announce the launch of our new Zabar Family Scholarships. These scholarships are available exclusively to...
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Preservation League Involvement Helps to Secure State Funding for Many Projects
Grants through this year’s New York State Consolidated Funding Application process benefited not only the Preservation League itself, but a number of projects we have provided technical and grant...
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Free Presentations offered on League Grants
These cold winter months are not traditionally when we slow down here at the League. In fact, winter is a time when we’re busy spreading the word about our preservation grant opportunities! Over the...
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