At the Archives
January 2022 eUpdate


"For winter fun, New York State, the state that has everything,"c.1934. From Digital Collections, NYSA_14297-87_3432.
Exploring the People
and Places that Make
New York Great
with the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

Tuesday, January 18th
12:30 p.m. 
Online via Zoom
Commemorating the Battle of Saratoga (1777). 1932. From Digital Collections, NYSA_14297-87_2855.
When conducting genealogical research, sometimes a family's most treasured document or greatest clues can be found in repositories you may not have considered. Join us for an informative discussion on utilizing different types of archives and how they can be woven together to tell a more complete picture.
Paul and Mary Liz Stewart
Risk-Takers and Change-Makers
A conversation with the co-founders of the Underground Railroad Education Center

Tuesday, February 1st
12:30 p.m. 
Online via Zoom
Join Tom Ruller and Mary Liz and Paul Stewart for a discussion of the men and women whose efforts empowered the abolitionist cause and laid the foundation for today’s civil rights movement in the United States. Learn more about the many records and resources available that document the work, bravery and leadership of those that fought for change.
Censorship, 100 Years Later: From the Cultural Lens of Film Scripts Housed at State Archives
The Times Union recently featured the State Archives' collection of 55,000 film scripts collected from the Motion Picture Commission between 1921-1965. Filmmakers, researchers and journalists continue to use these records when exploring topics of censorship, and shifting cultural mores and values over time.

Read "Hollywood, This is NY: Clean up your act," published December 31, 2021 in the Times Union.
Hackman Research Residency Applications Due January 15
Reminder: applications must be received by January 15, 2022. The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program supports advanced work on New York State history, government, or public policy using historical records in the State Archives. The onsite program is open to faculty and graduate students in the humanities and social, natural, and life sciences, public historians, and teachers.
Lemmon Slave Case Traveling Exhibit
If you’ve watched our Online Speaker Series program on the Lemmon Slave Case and would like to learn more, consult the Historical Society of the New York Courts to explore this case further and visit the traveling exhibit at a court house near you.

Beginning January 10, 2022, the exhibit will be at the Rockland County Courthouse; January 24 at the Newburgh City Court; and February 7 at the Orange County Courthouse. The Historical Society plans to bring this display across the state through 2023.
New York State Archives
The State Archives Public Research Room is open, by appointment, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Our online services, including our e-mail reference services and telephone reference continue to be available Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To make an appointment, call (518) 474-8955 or archref@nysed.gov.

New York Archives Partnership Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, supports education, preservation and outreach programs not funded by the state in order to make accessible archives from over 350 years of New York's colonial and state governments. Visit us at nysarchivestrust.org.