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Donating Your Collections: A Short Video from the NY State Archives
Donating Your Collections: A Short Video from the NY State Archives
Join Kathleen Roe, Director of Operations for the New York State Archives, as she discusses working with a historical repository to care for your materials. Learn what a repository does when it accepts a donation and what your role and rights are as a donor.
#Donating-Your-Stuff
·archives.nysed.gov·
Donating Your Collections: A Short Video from the NY State Archives
1812 History
1812 History
More artifacts and objects from Canadian institutions
#War of 1812
·1812history.com·
1812 History
Locating Railroad Employee Records for Genealogy
Locating Railroad Employee Records for Genealogy
Grownups and kids alike have had a certain fascination with the railroads, and genealogists have a similar desire to know if any of their ancestors played a role in the development of the American railways. Tracking down employment records from the railroad companies can be a serious challenge.
#Businesses & Employees#How-Do-I-Find...?
·genealogytoday.com·
Locating Railroad Employee Records for Genealogy
New York State, Department of State, Division of Cemeteries
New York State, Department of State, Division of Cemeteries
Under the supervision of the Cemetery Board, the division administers provisions of law dealing with cemetery corporations, including rules and regulations, the sale of lots, charges for services, the acquisition of lands and other activities by cemeteries under sections 1501 et seq. of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. This is the regulatory body overseeing cemeteries in New York State. They are not an archive, but they can help with legal concerns.
#Cemeteries
·dos.state.ny.us·
New York State, Department of State, Division of Cemeteries
Goodyear, A. Conger War of 1812 Manuscripts, 1779-1862
Goodyear, A. Conger War of 1812 Manuscripts, 1779-1862
An online inventory of primary source documents from the War of 1812 collected by A. Conger Goodyear. The University Buffalo put the inventory online and the Buffalo History Museum owns the actual papers. The collection is not digitized and must be used in person.
#War of 1812
·purl.org·
Goodyear, A. Conger War of 1812 Manuscripts, 1779-1862
Library History Buff
Library History Buff
A library history buff, also sometimes referred to as a library history nut, is an individual with a passion for library history and its artifacts. Larry T. Nix is the library history buff who created and maintains this Web site.
#Libraries#Museums-Archives
·libraryhistorybuff.com·
Library History Buff
Regional Knowledge Network
Regional Knowledge Network
With the goal of building regional understanding and informing decision making, the UB Regional Institute developed RKN to provide government officials, regional leaders, community activists, researchers and citizens with access to up-to-date data on the region. RKN offers data, maps and resources on nine topic areas covering Western New York, Southern Ontario and the 264 municipalities within the region. RKN also features interactive tools to customize information requests and search, sort and analyze data.
#Population Numbers
·rkn.buffalo.edu·
Regional Knowledge Network