Press Releases
11/01/2011 State Archives Sponsors 22nd Annual Student Research Contest
Albany, NY – To promote and recognize excellence in student research, the New York State Archives, a program of the State Education Department in the Office of Cultural Education, is sponsoring the 22nd annual Student Research Awards contest. The program is open to all New York State students in grades 4-12 who use historical records in their research projects. The entry deadline is July 1, 2012.
10/28/2011 William Josephson Wins State Archives Award
ALBANY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected William Josephson, Of Counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP, to receive the 2011 William Hoyt Annual Archives Award for Advocacy. The award is named after the late Assemblyman William Hoyt from Buffalo, who was a staunch supporter of archives and records management in New York State.
10/28/2011 NYS Department of Taxation and Finance Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to receive the 2011 Annual Archives Award for Excellence in State Agency Records Management Programs. This award is presented annually to recognize a state agency’s major accomplishments relating to records management.
10/28/2011 Onondaga County Public Library Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the Local History/Genealogy Department of Archives of Central Library, Onondaga County Public Library to receive the 2011 Annual Archives Award for Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository. This award is presented annually to an organization in the state that exemplifies excellence in an archival program.
10/28/2011 Dr. Laurence Hauptman Honored by State Archives
ALBANY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Dr. Laurence Hauptman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for Services in Support of New York State History and Archives.
10/28/2011 Clifton Park/Halfmoon Public Library Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust have selected the Clifton Park/Halfmoon Public Library to receive the 2011 Annual Archives Award for Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records. This award is presented to a local government that has demonstrated outstanding initiative, leadership, and creativity in encouraging and promoting the use of local government historical records for elementary, secondary, and community education.
10/28/2011 North Salem High School Student Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust have selected Cody Nager from North Salem High School as the recipient of the 2011 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 9-12, for his entry “The Jay Treaty.”
10/28/2011 Farnsworth Middle School Student Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust have selected Sarah Jones from Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland Central School District, as the recipient of the 2011 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 6-8, for her entry “From Yalta to the Cold War.”
10/28/1011 Murray Avenue School Student Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust have selected Grant Tucker from Murray Avenue School, Mamaroneck Union Free School District, as the recipient of the 2011 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 4-5, for his entry “On the Base Path of Lou Gehrig.”
10/28/1011 Ontario County Receives State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Ontario County to receive the 2011 Cheryl Steinbach Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management.
10/28/1011 Town of Russia Receives State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the Town of Russia to receive the 2011 William H. Kelly Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program Development.
09/09/2011 NYS Archives introduces rare images of Ground Zero on-line
Albany, NY, September 8, 2011---The New York State Archives, the nation’s largest repository of records of a state government, today introduced a new online exhibition entitled Ground Zero from the Air.
10/14/10 Schuyler County Receives State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Schuyler County to receive the 2010 Cheryl Steinbach Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management.
10/14/10 Skaneateles High School Student Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The Board of Regents and the New York State Archives have selected Skaneateles High School student Maureen Meyer as the recipient of the 2010 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 9-12 for her entry “Sarto Major: Law Enforcement during the 1920s.”
10/14/10 Murray Avenue School Student Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust have selected David Hilden from Murray Avenue School as the recipient of the 2010 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 4-5 for his entry “My Role as a History Detective.”
10/14/10 Northport Middle School Students Win State Archives Award -
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Northport Middle School students Sophie Ambro, Ian Buitenkant, Elizabeth Carr, Gabriella Gucciardo, Delilah Hassan, Devin Navas, Jake Robinson and Nell Worden as the recipients of the 2010 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 6-8 for their entry “The History of Broadway.”
10/14/10 Adirondack Museum Library Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the Adirondack Museum Library to receive the 2010 Annual Archives Award for Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository.
10/14/10 Walden Elementary School Teacher Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust selected Nancy Phelps, a Walden Elementary School teacher, to receive the 2010 Bruce W. Dearstyne Annual Archives Award for Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records. This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding initiative, leadership, and creativity in encouraging and promoting the use of local government historical records for elementary and secondary education.
10/14/10 Steuben County Receives State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Steuben County to receive the 2010 William H. Kelly Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program Development.
10/13/10 State University of New York Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the State University of New York to receive the 2010 Annual Archives Award for Excellence in State Agency Records Management Programs.This award is presented by the State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust to recognize a state agency’s major accomplishments relating to records management.
10/13/10 Senator Neil Breslin Wins State Archives Award
ALBANY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Senator Neil Breslin and Assemblyman Sam Hoyt to receive the 2010 William Hoyt Annual Archives Award for Advocacy.
10/13/10 Assemblyman Sam Hoyt Wins State Archives Award
ALBANY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Assemblyman Sam Hoyt and Senator Neil Breslin to receive the 2010 William Hoyt Annual Archives Award for Advocacy.
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Buffalo/Jewish Buffalo Archives Project and the University Archives at the University at Buffalo to receive the 2010 Debra E. Bernhardt Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Documenting New York’s History.
10/04/10 New York State Archives Awards $5.6 Million to Care for Public Records
ALBANY— Commissioner of Education David Steiner has announced that the New York State Archives awarded approximately $5.6 million in grants to hundreds of local governments and community organizations across the state. These awards are intended to help those governments and organizations care for the records in their custody.
09/13/10 Film star Richard Dreyfuss to be honored for civics efforts in Albany event
Albany, NY---Award winning stage, television and film actor Richard Dreyfuss will be honored by the New York State Archives Partnership Trust, Tuesday, September 28th at 7:30 p.m. at the Egg, Center for the Performing Arts in Albany. The hour-and-a-half long program will feature a probing conversation between Dreyfuss and nationally prominent Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer on Dreyfuss’ commitment to promoting the teaching of civics in classrooms nationwide.
04/26/10 New York State Archives Educator Receives National History Award
Albany, NY---New York State Archives Coordinator of Education Julie Daniels of West Sand Lake, NY has received the National Council for History Education (NCHE) 2010 Paul A. Gagnon Award for her work to promote and protect history education. This prestigious national award, now in its fourth year, is given for continuing scholarship on the part of K-12 history teachers and, in alternating years, to an individual who has made a significant contribution to advancing an understanding of the importance of history education in the United States. The award was presented at NCHE’s annual meeting in San Diego on March 27th.
04/21/10 Need for Government Executive Records Highlighted in National Conference
Albany, NY---The New York State Archives Partnership Trust and the Albany Law School’s Government Law Center have joined forces on a two-day event focused on the need for effective record keeping by elected government executives. Entitled Documenting Leadership: A Symposium on Public Executive Records in the 21st Century, the program is designed to explore the importance of the records generated by governors and other high ranking elected public executives such as mayors, attorneys general and presidents. The symposium will be held on the Albany Law School campus, New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY on May 20-21.
