This was just announced by Heritage Preservation. It seems Historic Cherry Hill located here in Albany, NY has been selected for the Award For Outstanding Commitment to Preservation and Care of Collections. Congratulations Historic Cherry Hill!
Here is the press release…
HISTORIC CHERRY HILL AND THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM RECEIVE NATIONAL PRESERVATION AWARD
(Nominations invited for 2010 award)
Historic [...]
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Albany’s Historic Cherry Hill Wins National Preservation Award
Monday, 6 July 2009
Standford to Shutdown CoOL and Conservation Distlist
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
News came over the Museum-L listserv late last week that Stanford University will no longer be hosting CoOL (Conservation Online) and the Conservation Distlist. Both of these resources are used by many folks as places to find out the latest information on conservation and preservation related issues.
Below is more information:
ate: 10 Jun 2009
From: Catherine Tierney [...]
Grant Opportunity from the NEH: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Program
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grant
The Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities will be accepting applications for grants in its Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program. These grants support projects to preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and [...]
What Will You Do for MayDay?
Monday, 6 April 2009
Libraries, museums, archives, arts and historic preservation organizations across the nation will set aside May 1 to participate in MayDay, a national effort to prepare for disasters. Sponsored by Heritage Preservation, AASLH and other members of the Heritage Emergency National Taskforce, MayDay encourages organizations to take one simple step to protect the art, artifacts, records, [...]
Oral Histories - the How’s, Why’s & Audios of Them
Monday, 30 March 2009
On Friday, March 27 in Nylink’s training room Dave Nolan, Audio Archivist at the 92nd St. Y in Manhattan gave a candid presentation to 10 people about how to cost-effectively migrate analog audio materials to digital formats. He is shown here surrounded by his audio equipment—rent SUV, recording studio will travel.
Ellen McHale Ph.D., executive [...]
Congratulations to Women of Excellence: Dr. Barbara A. Seals Nevergold and Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram
Friday, 27 March 2009
On March 24, 2009, Governor David A. Paterson and First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson honored the recipients of the New York State Women of Excellence Awards, seven trailblazers in the areas of business, health, justice, law enforcement, community service, and education.
The Women of Excellence Awards Celebration takes place in March to coincide with Women’s History [...]
Whistle While You Scan…
Friday, 20 February 2009
“Could you please send me a picture of Secretariat?” was the most common request fans had for Mrs. Penny Chenery (then Tweedy) the owner of Secretariat who won the Triple Crown in 1973.
For 5 days I sifted through and scanned fan mail sent to Mrs. Chenery about her super horse Secretariat and some including [...]
Preserving the American Historical Record Legislation
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
From the Society of American Archivists:
February Action Alert! Preserving the American Historical Record LegislationThe PAHR legislation will be introduced soon in the House by its principal sponsors, Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John McHugh (R-NY), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Edolphus Towns (D-NY).
Ask your member of [...]