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Wed, 05/08/2024

Congrats to Our Spring 2024 Planning & Assessment Class!

We concluded our spring 2024 Planning & Assessment Services application review period earlier this season, and we're pleased to announce that our independent field reviewers have selected eight collecting institutions to…

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Tue, 05/07/2024

'Stories from the Field: Oral History Exhibition at the Reher Center' Webinar Recording Now Available!

In this recent DHPSNY webinar, staff from the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History spoke about their experience in creating the Hudson Valley Immigrant Oral History Project and resulting exhibition, Taking Root…

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Thu, 04/25/2024

Announcing the DHPSNY Summer 2024 Planning & Assessment Deadline!

We're excited to announce that applications are open for DHPSNY Planning & Assessment Services, and the next submission deadline is Friday, July 12, 2024. Planning & Assessment services pair accepted organizations with D…

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Wed, 03/06/2024

‘Emergency Planning: Working with First Responders’ Webinar Recording Now Available

When an emergency strikes the simplest tasks can seem overwhelming, even when you have a clear preparedness and response plan in place for your collections. While you cannot prepare for everything, understanding how loca…

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Tue, 02/20/2024

Antiracism Resources: Indigenous History is New York’s History

On February 1, we kicked off our 2024 antiracism Dialogue series with a program to introduce the 250th commemoration field guides from AASLH and APHNYS/Office of the New York State Historian: Building an Inclusive 250th:…

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Fri, 02/16/2024

Funding Alert: The 2024-2025 DHP Grant Funding Cycle is Open!

The New York State Archives is pleased to announce the availability of the guidelines and application for the 2024-2025 DHP funding cycle. Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) Grants grants are designed to build a more com…

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Wed, 02/07/2024

Behind the Lens: Preservation Surveys 

Welcome to Behind the Lens, where we invite you to peer inside the inner workings of DHPSNY Planning & Assessment services to gain a deeper understanding of the assessment process and outcomes. You’ll also hear first-han…

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Thu, 01/25/2024

Congrats to the First Planning & Assessment Class of 2024!

Congratulations to the first DHPSNY Planning & Assessment Services Class of 2024! We're thrilled to embark on the new year alongside these ten exceptional sites, each representing a distinct county across the state. Clic…

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Wed, 01/10/2024

‘A Strong Voice for Collections: Advocacy in Collections Care’ Webinar Recording Now Available!

Everyone involved in collections work has a role to play as an advocate for their care. DHPSNY's webinar A Strong Voice for Collections: Advocacy in Collections Care explores internal advocacy with a focus on collections…

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Fri, 01/05/2024

‘Mold: Prevention, Detection, and Response’ Webinar Recording Now Available

In DHPSNY’s latest webinar, Mold: Prevention, Detection, and Response, Associate Preventative Conservator Maddie Cooper covers the basics of mold: what it is, why it happens to archival and library materials, how to reco…

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Wed, 12/27/2023

Antiracism Resources: Making the Invisible, Visible

During our November Dialogue, “Northern Slavery Collective: A Framework for Inclusive History,” we had the chance to learn more about the Northern Slavery Collective from two member organizations: Dyckman Farmhouse Museu…

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Fri, 12/22/2023

Happy Holidays! Unwrap the Magic of DHPSNY: Our 2023 Annual Newsletter Has Arrived

Season's Greetings! As the year draws to a close, we are thrilled to present the 2023 edition of DHPSNY News, our annual print publication chronicling the team’s adventures delivering free programs and services to collec…

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