At the Archives November 2021 eUpdate APT | Donate | Archives | Magazine Grading and packing apples in orchard, November 1, 1926. From Digital Collections, NYSA_A3045-78.

Mystery Solved at the State Archives! Paying for the Constitutional Convention of 1787 Tuesday, November 9th 12:30 p.m.  Online via Zoom RSVP NOW

Alexander Hamilton was one of three delegates sent by New York to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Over two hundred and thirty years later, we are still learning new information about the process states used to send delegates to the convention which led to the creation of the Constitution. Hear more about how records preserved in the New York State Archives shed light on our country’s formative period.

New York State Archives Announces 2021 Student Research Award Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Student Research Awards, an annual statewide competition open to all New York State students in grades 4 – 12. Awards recognize excellence in student research and encourages students to explore the wealth of historical records held in cultural institutions and records repositories across New York State and the nation.

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1st Place: Edward Elliott, Fayetteville-Manlius High School "The Tyrants of Syracuse:" The Rise and Fall of the Onondaga Salt Company, 1860-1900 2nd Place: Naomi Yu, Jericho High School Ai Weiwei: Communicating Defiance with Each Sunflower Seed 3rd Place: Kaitlyn Choi, Jericho High School “The Daisies Will Bloom Tonight:” Virginia Hall, American Spy and Saboteur’s Communication Pivotal to Allied Victory in World War II MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION 1st Place: Saad Ashar and Zayd Bhatti, Shaker Middle School Communication in History: The Miscommunication that Led to the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2nd Place: Madeline Rong, The Wheatley School Norman Rockwell: Communicating Racial Inequality Through Art 3rd Place: Erika Kawakami, Jericho Middle School Sojourner Truth: A Voice for Universal Equal Rights

Award winner Edward Elliott and teacher Ardyth Watson Award winners Saad Ashar and Zayd Bhatti  Meet Valerie Conklin, a school librarian and Student Research Awards mentor at Jericho UFSD.

Documenting the Pandemic Dispensing Justice from a Distance: Journal of the NY Courts During the Pandemic

The Historical Society of the New York Courts recently launched Dispensing Justice from a Distance, a digital archive of nearly 40 interviews with judges and court staff (including public safety and tech support), documenting their real-time experiences to keep the courts open, both virtually and in person, during the months of lockdown in New York. A timeline tracks the court system’s major milestones during the pandemic with images and documents to complete the record. Visit the Society’s website to watch these personal accounts of the impact of the pandemic on the court system. This project provides future researchers, historians and policymakers with essential documentation of how a vital government function continued to operate and support the needs of citizens during the pandemic.

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