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New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center

The museum’s collections provide state and unit context for New York Medal of Honor recipients, and the official recipient record below connects it to Richard Beddows’s original medal. The archive treats that as a location record, not an automatic statement of current display.

MOH-MUS-000016Evidence reviewed 2026-10-08Open to the public
Tower and exterior of the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs
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Historical context

About this institution

The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center preserves the state’s military history, with particular strength in the New York National Guard and state-raised units. Exhibits are supported by archival records, photographs, flags, uniforms, weapons, and other material collected across conflicts. The research-center function makes the institution more than a gallery destination.

Why it matters to Medal of Honor research

The institution is especially useful for New York unit research, National Guard history, regimental flags, veteran records, and tracing recipients through state military organizations.

Collection guide

What to look for

The following highlights summarize the strongest verified reasons to include this institution in the archive. They are a planning guide, not a promise that every object is on view at all times.

Richard Beddows original-medal relationship

New York unit and National Guard collections

Historic flags and military material

Veterans research resources

Verified connections

Medal of Honor relationships

2 total1 original medal

Original Medal of Honor

Richard Beddows

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s current recipient profile identifies the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center as a location of Richard Beddows’s Medal of Honor.

Record: Official Location of Medal record

Verified 2026-10-08 · Current, display status not specified

Evidence sources and scope

This is a verified collection-location relationship. It does not by itself establish that the medal is continuously or currently displayed.

Personal artifacts

Francis Sherman “Frank” Currey

A museum collection report identifies combat boots worn by Medal of Honor recipient Francis S. Currey during the Battle of the Bulge, acquired as a personal service artifact. Its present case location is not confirmed.

Record: Francis S Currey combat boots, 2022 acquisition

Verified 2026-10-10 · Current, display status not specified

Evidence sources and scope

Official museum government acquisition; current exhibition not confirmed.

Collection focus

Historical specialties

New York military historyNational Guard historyveterans researchmilitary flags

Service connections

U.S. Army

Conflict connections

U.S. Civil War