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New York State Archives

Organizing Your Home Archives

January 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Family Photo courtesy Columbia University Special CollectionsNew York Archives Magazine is set to continue its Online Speaker Series with Organizing and Preserving Your Home Archives, a discussion with D. Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, on Tuesday, January 26th. [Read more…] about Organizing Your Home Archives

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: New York State Archives

Science Knows No Gender: Eunice Newton Foote And Climate Change

January 12, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The presentation Science Knows No Gender: Eunice Newton Foote and the Cause of Global Warming, by University of California Santa Barbara Visiting Scholar John Perlin, has been made available online.

Eunice Newton Foote, born July 17th, 1819, was an American scientist (including biology, especially botany), an inventor, and a women’s rights campaigner from Seneca Falls, New York. She died on September 30th, 1888. [Read more…] about Science Knows No Gender: Eunice Newton Foote And Climate Change

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, Gender History, New York State Archives, Science History

Enemies of the State: Records of Loyalist-Patriot Struggle

November 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

enemies of the stateIn 1779, a statute was passed authorizing prosecution in the Supreme Court of Judicature of “Enemies of this State” on the charge of treason.

Documents from this time contain details about the state’s vigorous proceedings against suspected Loyalists, and about the royal government’s continuing operations in New York City until the end of the war. [Read more…] about Enemies of the State: Records of Loyalist-Patriot Struggle

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Genealogy, New York State Archives

NYS Family History Conference Goes Online

August 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

nys family history conferenceThe New York State Family History Conference (NYSFHC) will be held online this year, from September 10th-12th. This year’s conference will feature 37 speakers. [Read more…] about NYS Family History Conference Goes Online

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Conferences, Genealogy, New York State Archives

Green-Wood Cemetery Digitizing 1840-1937 Burial Registry

July 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Green-Wood CemeteryThe National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded The Green-Wood Historic Fund a prestigious Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant to create a digitized and searchable database of the hand-written records of all interments at Green-Wood in its first century of operation. [Read more…] about Green-Wood Cemetery Digitizing 1840-1937 Burial Registry

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Brooklyn, Genealogy, Grants, Historic Preservation, National Endowment for the Humanities, New York City, New York State Archives

2020-21 NYS Archives Research Residents Announced

July 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hackman Research Residency AwardsThe New York State Archives have announced the 2020-21 Hackman Research Residency Awards.

The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program supports advanced work on New York State history, government, or public policy using historical records in the State Archives by academics, graduate students, public historians, and teachers. [Read more…] about 2020-21 NYS Archives Research Residents Announced

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Academia, New York State Archives, NYS Archives Trust

NYS Pandemic Documentation Initiative Underway

June 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

banner at 9 Madison Place in Albany made by Meagan FitzgeraldThe Office of Cultural Education (OCE), made up of the New York State Archives, Library and Museum, has been working to support New York State’s cultural community throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Read more…] about NYS Pandemic Documentation Initiative Underway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Cultural History, Material Culture, Medical History, New York State Archives, New York State Museum, Office of Cultural Education, Public Health, Social History

New York Archives Conference Goes Virtual & Free

June 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York Archives ConferenceThe New York Archives Conference, which brings together archivists, manuscript curators, local historians and local government record keepers to discuss issues of mutual concern to professional holders of historical records, will be held virtually this year, and admission will be free. [Read more…] about New York Archives Conference Goes Virtual & Free

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Archives, Conferences, New York Archives Conference, New York State Archives

NYS Archives Celebrating 50th Earth Day

April 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

nys archives earth dayIn recognition of the 50th Earth Day on April 22nd, 2020, the New York State Archives is showcasing records that document the climate, pollution control and abatement, water supply management, and forest preservation and management in New York State. [Read more…] about NYS Archives Celebrating 50th Earth Day

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, Earth Day, Environmental History, nature, New York State Archives, Wildlife

Researching New York Conference Call for Papers

April 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

researching nyThe Researching New York 2020 Conference, the only general statewide history conference, has announced a call for papers.  The conference is planned for November 19-21, 2020, at the University at Albany. [Read more…] about Researching New York Conference Call for Papers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Conferences, New York State Archives, Researching New York Conference, SUNY Albany

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