by office | Sep 2, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, Digitization
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 traced the development of the Empire State as it exists today....
by Deirdre | Aug 31, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, News, Resources
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 out with their new coloring book. For those of you who didn’t make it to...
by Deirdre | Aug 9, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, Digitization, News
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 interested, additional library and/or archival partners around the state) to...
by admin | Jul 25, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, DHP, Digitization, Events, Preservation
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 a four-week course on creating and...
by admin | Jul 20, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, DHP, Digitization, Events, Preservation
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 (2:30 pm – 3:30 pm) Price: Free AMIGOS Member; Nonmember $35...
by Deirdre | Apr 29, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, Digitization, News
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, and genealogists in Central New York and beyond. The issues available for access...
by Deirdre | Apr 29, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, Digitization, Grant Opportunities, News
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 Common Heritage Program. The program supports the digitization of cultural...
by Deirdre | Apr 27, 2016 | Continuing Education, Cultural Heritage, Events, Grant Opportunities
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 will be notified by May 23rd of the outcome. More information about the...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, Events
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 starting at 4 pm at the Smithfield Community Center in...
by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Cultural Heritage, Digitization, News
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, and ephemera from Saratoga’s floral...