Biography
Dr. Marilyn E. Weigold is a Professor of History, University Historian, and Assistant Chair of the Department of Economics, History and Political Science. A specialist in regional and environmental history, she is the author of Long Island Sound: Its People, Places and Environment (New York University Press: 2004), as well as other works including Silent Builder: Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge. Her most recent book, Yonkers in the Twentieth Century, was published by SUNY Press in 2014.
Education
PhD, St.John's University, Jamaica, N.Y., 1970
History
MA, St.John's University, Jamaica, N.Y., 1966
History
BA, Good Counsel College, White Plains, N.Y., 1965
History
Scheduled Courses
Spring 2021:
No courses scheduled.
View All Courses Taught
HIS 113: Wealth and American Culture
HIS 256: American Colonial History
HIS 267: Heroes, Vill & Just Plain Flks
HIS 367: History and Geography of N.Y.
HIS 367: History and Geography of NY
HIS 380: Seminar on Historiography
HIS 391: History Internship
HIS 395: Independent Study in History
HIS 499: Senior Year Experience in His
Research Interests
Regional and environmental history of the New York area
Awards and Honors
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East Hampton Library Foundation,
August 13,
2016
- Authors' Night
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Westchester Council for the Social Studies,
December 1994
- Social Studies Service Award
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Women in Communications,
1986
- Matrix Award
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Pace University,
May 1982
- Kenan Award for Teaching Excellence
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Rockefeller Archive Center,
January 1976
- Post-doctoral Research Grant
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Board of Regents, New York State,
1968
- Herbert H. Lehman Doctoral Fellowship
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N.Y. State Board of Regents,
September 1966
- N.Y. State Regents College Teaching Fellowship
MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS
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East Hampoton Star [Newspaper],
July 2015
article dealing with my book on Peconic Bay published by Syracuse University Press
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Journal News and other Papers [Newspaper],
January 1995
As university historian, I provide information about Pace's founding and evolution through the decades and have done so from 1995 to date.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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American Historical Association
,
January 2014
leading professional organization in the field of history
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New York State Historical Association
,
January 2014
leading professional organization dealing with N.Y.S. history
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New York State Historical Association
,
January 1980
NYHA publicizes and disseminates information about N.Y.State history
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American Historical Association
,
January 1970
The AHA publicizes and disseminates information on historical topics
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Organization of American Historians
,
January 1970
The OAH publicizes and disseminates information about American History
PRESENTATIONS
Weigold, M. E.
(2016, June 12).
Nassau County Historical Society Lecture Series.
Peconic Bay: Four Centuries of History.
Nassau County Historical Society, Westbury, N.Y.
Weigold, M. E.
(2016, June 9).
Southampton Library/Southampton Museum Lecture Series.
Peconic Bay: Four Centuries of History.
Southampton Museum, Southampton, New York