Cheers to Our Spring 2019 Planning & Assessment Class!

We concluded our Spring 2019 Planning & Assessment Services Application Round earlier this season, and the response was amazing! From a competitive pool of applicants, our field reviewers selected 20 organizations to receive free Archival Needs Assessments, Preservation Surveys, and Strategic Planning assistance. 

Our new class is a diverse group of collecting institutions from all corners of the state and of all sizes. Learn more about each member of the DHPSNY Spring 2019 Planning & Assessment Class below.
 

Archival Needs Assessments

Albany Rural Cemetery (Albany, Albany County)
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) (New York, New York)
Baker Victory Services (Lackawanna, Erie County)
Gloversville Public Library (Gloversville, Fulton County)
Kanisteo Historical Society (Canisteo, Steuben County)
Lyons Heritage Society (Lyons, Wayne County)
Seymour Library (Brockport, Monroe County)
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Gardens (State Island, Richmond County)
Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society (Penn Yan, Yates County)
 

Preservation Surveys

American Irish Historical Society (New York, New York County)
Franklin County Historical and Museum Society (Malone, Franklin County)
Town/Village of East Rochester (East Rochester, Monroe County)
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (New York, New York)
 

Strategic Planning Assistance

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum (Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County)
Constable Hall Association (Constableville, Lewis County)
Daniel A. Reed Library, Archives & Special Collections, SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, Chautauqua County)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (Akwesasne, Franklin County)
Wanakena Historical Association (Wanakena, Saint Lawrence County)
 

Image: Photograph from the Orth Family Collection, Voelker Orth Museum.