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Local Newspaper Editor Ponders Election of 1876

November 2, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

October 1872 ElectionPresidential elections can strain neighborly relations, as reiterated in Washington County’s Granville Sentinel in 1876.

“The one pleasant thing about it, when the cruel suspense is over, they’ll be less lying in the newspapers and less personal defamation in the streets,” the Sentinel quipped on October 29th. [Read more…] about Local Newspaper Editor Ponders Election of 1876

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: 1876 Election, Elections, Granville, Local History, Media, Newspapers, Political History, politics, Washington County

NYS Archives Awards $5.3M For Records Management

June 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany Cultural Education Center State Museum Archives and LibraryThe New York State Archives has awarded $5.3 million in Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) grants to 80 local governments, school districts, and educational institutions across the state to help improve records management systems to better serve the public. [Read more…] about NYS Archives Awards $5.3M For Records Management

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Grants, Local History, New York State Archives

Bruce Dearstyne: Historians and the Public Good

March 13, 2018 by Bruce Dearstyne Leave a Comment

Every issue of History News, the publication of the American Association for State and Local History, is worth reading for its reports and insights into our field, but the latest “Emerging Professionals Takeover Issue” (Winter 2018) is particularly fascinating.

It was written and edited by emerging history professionals – people recently entering the field or holding their first professional or management positions. The issue touches on several topics of concern today and even more important for the future of the field. [Read more…] about Bruce Dearstyne: Historians and the Public Good

Filed Under: History Tagged With: AASLH, Advocacy, Historic Preservation, Local History, Public History

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