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| Let's Talk About...Historical Records
March 21, 2012 1:00 - 3:30 PM Columbia County Historical Society 5 Albany Ave Kinderhook, NY | GHHN Members: $8.00
Non-members: $10.00 Fee includes an informational packet and light refreshments REGISTER NOW! |
This program will serve as a basic introduction to the different types of historical records. DHP Regional Archivist Kerry Sclafani will lead a discussion on both written documents (including diaries, receipts, tax assessment records, ledgers, meeting minutes, birth and marriage records, and letters) and visual resources (including historical photographs, property maps, and architectural drawings). A careful examination and deeper understanding of the different types of records, why they were created and the information they provide will help you and your organization to better serve researchers, genealogists and students who use them. GHHN Executive Director Priscilla Brendler will also present a brief informational session on the Conservation Treatment Grant. A GHHN Listening Session will also be held immeadiately following the program at 3:30 PM.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012 For application forms and further information about DHP grants, please visit the NYS Archives webpage
| 2012-2013 Documentary Heritage Program Grants
DHP Grants are designed to encourage more comprehensive documentation of New York State's history and culture by supporting projects that identify, survey, collect, and make available important records relating to groups and topics traditionally under-represented in the historical record. DHP is administered by the New York State Archives, a unit of the New York State Education Department (NYSED). |
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit community organizations, archives, libraries, historical societies, and similar institutions within New York State and consortia or partnerships of such agencies. Also eligible are service providers such as historical service agencies, colleges and universities, professional associations, or other not-for-profit institutions or systems that provide services to historical records programs.
Funding
A total of $92,000 is expected to be available for grants projects. Grants will be available in amounts up to $25,000. Applicants may seek support for personnel; purchased services, including qualified consultants; supplies; materials and equipment costing less than $5,000; and travel as required to directly support project activities and outcomes.
Important Dates
Grants in this cycle are for up to 12-month projects, from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Applications must be postmarked by Thursday, March 1, 2012.
Application Process
Grant application forms and guidelines will be available as of February 6, 2012. They may be obtained by emailing the State Archives dhs@mail.nysed.gov or by visiting the State Archives Web site at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grants/grants_dhp.shtml
| grants_dhp_guidelines_2012-2013.pdf |
Grant Project Types
Two types of projects are eligible for consideration:
Documentation projects identify and ensure the systematic preservation of papers and records that shed light on the people, groups, events or changing political, economic or social conditions of New York State. Cost sharing of at least 20% is required.
Arrangement and Description of historical records. Arrangement and description are the processes used to obtain physical and intellectual control over materials held in historic records repositories. Cost sharing of at least 50% is required.
Funding Priorities
There are several topical areas that are available for projects. Such projects are supported to provide a more even historical record in New York State.
Two types of projects are eligible for consideration:
Documentation projects identify and ensure the systematic preservation of papers and records that shed light on the people, groups, events or changing political, economic or social conditions of New York State. Cost sharing of at least 20% is required.
Arrangement and Description of historical records. Arrangement and description are the processes used to obtain physical and intellectual control over materials held in historic records repositories. Cost sharing of at least 50% is required.
Funding Priorities
There are several topical areas that are available for projects. Such projects are supported to provide a more even historical record in New York State.
Priority Level One
Population Groups in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Economic Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries World Trade Center Disaster (9/11/2001) Education Policy | Priority Level Two
Environmental Affairs
Mental Health | Priority Level Three
Any topics that fall outside Priority Levels One and Two but still address New York State topics that are under-documented |
Ineligible Projects The following types of projects are not eligible for funding: Projects that do not have primary focus on New York State Digitization (projects to create digital records) Newspapers. Newspapers are not considered historical records within the meaning of the DHP law. Preservation. The DHP law does not fund preservation, meaning physical work to conserve, restore or repair records. This also includes microfilming or other reproduction primarily for preservation purposes. Oral history and videotaping Item-level description and indexing | Questions? Please contact:
Pamela Cooley Documentary Heritage Program New York State Archives Room 9C71 Cultural Education Center Albany, NY 12230 Phone: 518-474-6926 Email: dhs@mail.nysed.gov |
The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, martial status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. Portion of any publication designed for distribution can be made available in a variety of formats, including Braille, large print or audiotape, upon request.
Inquiries regarding this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department's Office for Diversity, Ethics, and Access, Room 530, Education Building, Albany, NY 12234.
Inquiries regarding this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department's Office for Diversity, Ethics, and Access, Room 530, Education Building, Albany, NY 12234.
Free Site Visits!
The Hudson Valley DHP offers free advice and on-site consultations with a regional archivist to area non-for profits.
Site Visits are carried out by Regional Coordinator/Archivist Kerry Sclafani and Regional Archivist Reg White. To speak with a regional archivist about your archival needs, or schedule an appointment, call 914-592-6726 or e-mail dhp@greaterhudson.org. Organizations of any size are invited to participate. Historical societies, museums, libraries and archives are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.
*DHP site visits are only free for those organizations located in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Are you a Westchester County organization? Have no fear! GHHN will do a site visit for you for a small fee- contact us for more information.
Site Visits are carried out by Regional Coordinator/Archivist Kerry Sclafani and Regional Archivist Reg White. To speak with a regional archivist about your archival needs, or schedule an appointment, call 914-592-6726 or e-mail dhp@greaterhudson.org. Organizations of any size are invited to participate. Historical societies, museums, libraries and archives are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.
*DHP site visits are only free for those organizations located in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Are you a Westchester County organization? Have no fear! GHHN will do a site visit for you for a small fee- contact us for more information.
COMING SOON! | The Heritage Navigator will be an interactive map of the Hudson Valley, which will showcase individual items from local archival collections on a rotating basis. Each entry on the map will include digital representations of an archival item and a brief description of the selected item, explaining why the item is unique or significant to the organization's collection. The major goal of the Heritage Navigator is to increase awareness about archival collections in the Hudson Valley—and so each entry will also link directly to the organization's contact information and website. We have already received a number of interesting submissions for the Heritage Navigator and hope to have it up and running soon.
Check back for updates on our progress! |
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