Exploring New York’s Railroad Heritage
Railroads formed a backbone of industrial prosperity for New York State in the Nineteenth Century. Gradually eclipsing the Erie Canal as the preferred mode of transporting people and materials, rail lines…
Color Your Way to Professional Serenity
Are you looking for some peace in the bedlam of back-to-school preparation? Some tranquility in the hurly burly of autumn leaves and fall conferences? The Society of American Archivists is…
Are You Ready to Collaborate for Digital Preservation?
We want to talk to you about it! In an effort to gauge interest in a slate of digital preservation opportunities currently open to our members in CNY, CLRC is asking members (and any…
NEXT WEEK – Events for Historical Records Repositories
Captioning Instructional Videos – Four-Week Course Date: Begins August 1, 2016 Price: $130 ASCLA Member; $175 ALA Member; Nonmember $210; Student $100 Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies offers…
Upcoming Events and Opportunities for Historical Records Repositories
Here are some upcoming events and opportunities of interest to New York’s historical records repositories: Know & Go: Tips for Hiring the Right Person Live Online Date: July 25, 2016…
Oneida Whig now available on New York State Historic Newspapers
The Oneida Whig has recently been added to New York State Historic Newspapers (NYSHN). This weekly ran from 1834 to 1853 and is now available for research use by students, historians,…
Common Heritage Grant Applications Due May 12
Common Heritage Program Grants Receipt Deadline May 12, 2016 for Projects Beginning January 2017 The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering grants for projects that are part of the…
NYAC Professional Development Grants – Deadline Extended!
The deadline to apply for a New York Archives Conference Professional Development Grant to attend the 2016 meeting at SUNY Plattsburgh, June 8-10, has been extended to May 18th, at 5pm! Winners…
Historical Happenings Around CNY in April and May
Saturday, April 16 2:30 pm Donna Burdick, Smithfield Town Historian, will present “Smithfield Churches 1806-2016” at the Peterboro United Methodist Church. Following the talk, there will be a spaghetti supper…
New York Heritage February Newsletter
Take a look at this month’s newsletter, featuring the Floral Fete Collection from the Saratoga Springs Public Library. The Floral Fete Collection contains souvenir programs, photographs, postcards, stereo views, articles,…