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Hudson River Valle Heritage

Caldwell Letters From War of 1812 Now Online

April 22, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

the transfer of the documents to their proper archival materials with Matthew Thorenz and Jill Moore.The Quassaick Chapter, NSDAR, and the Moffat Library of Washingtonville, NY, both located in Orange County, recently completed a year-long project to preserve and digitize a set of four letters belonging to the Caldwell family of Blooming Grove from the War of 1812 era.

The library has other letters from the family that had been previously transcribed by the Blooming Grove Town Historian, but these are the first letters to be digitized and put online for public view. [Read more…] about Caldwell Letters From War of 1812 Now Online

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Hudson River Valle Heritage, Military History, Plattsburgh, War of 1812

NY Libraries Joining Digital Public Library of America

November 4, 2013 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

indexThe Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) announced the addition of three new Service Hubs  – Empire State Digital Network (New York), The Portal to Texas History (Texas), and the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center (North Carolina) – that are expected to bring hundreds of thousands of new digital materials into the DPLA collections in the coming weeks and months. [Read more…] about NY Libraries Joining Digital Public Library of America

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Brooklyn Public Library, Digital Public Library of America, Hudson River Valle Heritage, Libraries, Museum of Modern Art, New York Heritage, Online Resources, Public History

Oral History: The Cube Begins Its Journey

September 10, 2013 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Cube in Stone Ridge (300x249)Picture a ten-foot stainless steel cube, balancing on its edge. The sky and surrounding area are mirrored in the metallic sides of this beautiful piece of modern sculpture. Suddenly the door opens to reveal a comfortable, soundproof recording booth.

Welcome to The Cube, created by The Sound and Story Project to collect the stories of everyday people throughout the Hudson Valley. [Read more…] about Oral History: The Cube Begins Its Journey

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Hudson River Valle Heritage, Oral History

Four New Online Resources For New York History

April 2, 2013 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

l-retro-computer-ads-80s-eg_largeHere’s a quick look at some of the latest New York History resources to hit the web:

The Museum of the City of New York and the South Street Seaport Museum have launched a joint “catablog” which provides online access to finding aids for their archival collections.  The archivists at both museums will continue to make more finding aids accessible via the Catablog as the collections are processed. [Read more…] about Four New Online Resources For New York History

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Hudson River Valle Heritage, Museum of the City of New York, Online Resources, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Photography, Slavery, South Street Seaport Museum

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