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Tue, 05/22/2018

Interview: American Maple Museum

For the latest chat in our ongoing Q&A series, we headed to Lewis County and the American Maple Museum, where Executive Director Christine Colon talked to us about New York State’s rich history of maple production and sh…

Thu, 05/17/2018

DHPSNY at AIC's 46th Annual Meeting May 29th-June 2nd

Will you be at this year's American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (AIC) Annual Meeting in Houston? If so, don't miss DHPSNY Preservation Specialist Gillian Marcus on Saturday, June 2nd, at 2:00…

Wed, 05/09/2018

Interview: New York Museum of Transportation

In our latest Q&A, we traveled to the New York Museum of Transportation in Rush (Monroe County) where archivist Jim Dierks answered our questions about this volunteer-run organization. In addition to fourteen full size t…

Wed, 04/25/2018

2018 NYAC Professional Development Grants Available

This year's New York Archives Conference (NYAC) annual meeting will be held June 6th-8th at the University of Albany, SUNY. DHPSNY staff will be in attendance and will host a mentorship luncheon on Thursday, June 7th. Pr…

Mon, 04/16/2018

Interview: Erie Canal Museum

For our latest chat, we reached out to the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse. DHPSNY staff had a wonderful visit there in early 2017 when the Museum hosted one of our Essential Policies and Procedures workshops, and we’ve si…

Wed, 04/11/2018

Summer 2018 Planning & Assessment Application Deadline Announced

We're pleased to announce that the deadline for our summer 2018 Planning & Assessment Services round is Friday, July 13th. Applications for DHPSNY's services are accepted year-round and reviewed three times a year. You m…

Wed, 04/04/2018

Join DHPSNY at MARAC's Spring 2018 Conference

Join DHPSNY staff April 12-14th in Hershey, PA, for MARAC's spring 2018 conference 'Finding the Sweet Spot: Communities, Collaboration, and the Archives.' The conference takes place at the historic Hershey Lodge, and par…

Mon, 04/02/2018

Register Now for Upcoming Red Flag Workshops

DHPSNY's first workshop series of the year begins in two weeks! There are a few spots remaining for our upcoming session at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls on Wednesday, April 18th. The last day to register is…

Mon, 03/26/2018

Copyright 101 Webinar Recording Now Available

Last week's webinar was our final session of the spring before we dive head-first into a busy workshop season next month. Thanks again to Anne Karle-Zenith of the Metropolitan New York Library Council and Jennifer Palmen…

Mon, 03/19/2018

Interview: Staten Island Museum

This month, we checked in with the Staten Island Museum, an alum of DHPSNY's Planning & Assessment Services that was awarded a preservation survey in our fall 2016 round. Audrey Malachowsky is the Museum’s Registrar and…

Fri, 03/16/2018

Digital Preservation Webinar Recording Now Available

This week's webinar, Digital Preservation for Small Repositories, is now available to view here and on our Resources page. Bonnie Weddle, coordinator of the Electronic Records unit at the New York State Archives, guided…

Tue, 03/13/2018

Announcing Our Latest Planning & Assessment Services Class!

We're happy to introduce eleven new members of DHPSNY's Planning & Assessment Services class from our final round of 2017. Site visits for this group began this month with a trip the Hudson River Museum in Kingston (pict…