Congrats to Our Spring 2023 Planning & Assessment Class!

We concluded our spring Planning & Assessment Services application round this past March, and the response was amazing! From a competitive pool of applicants, our independent field reviewers selected 15 collecting organizations to receive free Archival Needs Assessments, Preservation Surveys, and Strategic Planning Assistance. We also extend heartfelt congratulations to our new cohort of sites selected for Foundational Planning Assistance.

Click here to read the full press release.

Application materials for DHPSNY Archival Needs Assessments, Preservation Surveys, Condition Surveys, and Strategic Planning Assistance are accepted year-round and reviewed three times a year. The next application review deadline is Friday, July 7, 2023. Foundational Planning Assistance is accepted year-round on a rolling basis. Visit our Planning & Assessment Services to learn more and apply.

We look forward to beginning site visits for the following institutions in the coming weeks:

Archival Needs Assessments 

Millbrook Library (Millbrook, Dutchess County)
Historical Society of the Town of Bolton (Bolton Landing, Warren County)
Emma Willard School Archives (Troy, Rensselaer County)
Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center (Waterford, Saratoga County)
New Castle Historical Society (Chappaqua, Westchester County)
Visual Studies Workshop (Rochester, Monroe County)

Preservation Surveys

Allegany County Historical Society (Andover, Allegany County)
Fairport Public Library (Fairport, Monroe County)
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Buffalo, Erie County)
Village of Croton-on-Hudson (Cortlandt, Westchester County)

Strategic Planning Assistance

Daniel A. Reed Library, SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, Chautauqua County)
Greater Astoria Historical Society (Long Island City, Queens County)
Niagara Falls Public Library (Niagara Falls, Niagara County)
National Bottle Museum (Ballston Spa, Saratoga County)
The Flow Chart Foundation, Inc. (Hudson, Columbia County)

Foundational Planning Assistance 

Columbia-Greene Community College (Hudson, Columbia County)
Dr. Sandor and Berthe Benedek Memorial Library (Savona, Steuben County)
Pearl River Public Library (Pearl River, Rockland County)
Trocaire College Archive (Buffalo, Erie County)

Image: Generators at Niagara Power Plant, Orrin E. Dunlap Collection, Niagara Falls Public Library.