Press Releases
2/7/2013 State Archives Sponsors 23rd 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 23rd 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, 2013.
12/06/12 Livingston County Receives State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Livingston County to receive the 2012 William H. Kelly Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program Development.
12/06/12 Town of Somers Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the Town of Somers to receive the 2012 Cheryl Steinbach Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management.
12/06/12 Murray Avenue School Student Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust have selected Millie Bohn from Murray Avenue School, Mamaroneck Union Free School District, as the recipient of the 2012 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 4-5, for her entry “Larchmont and Rye: Summer Retreats to Suburban Villages.”
12/06/12 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 2012 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 6-8, for her entry “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
12/06/12 Great Neck South High School Students Win State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust have selected Jonah Mittler, Samuel Sommer, and Max Summers from Great Neck South High School as the recipients of the 2012 Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 9-12, for their entry “Corruption and Reform in New York State.”
12/06/12 Shenendehowa High School Teacher Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust selected Amber Quinn, a Shenendehowa High School teacher, to receive the 2012 Bruce W. Dearstyne Award for Excellence in the Educational Use of Historical Records. This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding initiative, leadership, and creativity in encouraging and promoting the use of historical records for elementary and secondary education.
12/06/12 NYS Office of General Services Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) to receive the 2012 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.
12/06/12 Zadock Pratt Museum Wins State Archives Award
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the Zadock Pratt Museum to receive the 2012 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.
12/06/12 Carl Hayden Wins State Archives Award
ALBANY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected former chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees, Carl T. Hayden, and Professor Kenneth P. O’Brien of the College at Brockport, State University of New York and President of the University Faculty Senate, to be jointly awarded the 2012 William Hoyt Award for Advocacy.
12/06/12 Dr. Kenneth P. O’Brien Wins State Archives Award
ALBANY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected Professor Kenneth P. O’Brien of the College at Brockport, State University of New York and President of the University Faculty Senate, and former Chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees, Carl T. Hayden, to be jointly awarded the 2012 William Hoyt Award for Advocacy.
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.
