Documentary Heritage Program -
October 2011 Archives Month Schedule
The Sixteenth Annual
Capital Region Archives Dinner
October 5, 2011
Jack's Oyster House in Albany
Activities & Events
Albany
County Fulton County Montgomery
County Rensselaer
County
Saratoga
County
Schenectady County Warren
County Washington County
Albany County |
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| Location | Jack's Oyster House - 42 State St, Albany, NY 12207 |
| Title of Program | Sixteenth Annual Capital Region Archives Dinner (follow the link for details and registration information) |
| Date of Event | October 5, 2011 |
| Time | 6:00 pm |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Capital Region Archives Dinner Committee |
| Contact Name / Phone | Susan D'Entremont / 518-438-2500 |
| Contact Email | susan@cdlc.org |
| Type of Program | Dinner & Program Program |
| Event Description | Speakers will be Paul & Mary Liz Stewart, founders of the Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, an organization formed to raise awareness about and stimulate interest in the history of the Underground Railroad in our area. |
| Cost | $37.00 |
| Comments | Tickets must be purchased by September 30, 2011 |
| Location | Hall of Records - 95 Tivoli Street, Albany, NY |
| Title of Program | Water, Water Everywhere:Albany's Historic Floods |
| Date of Event | October 26, 2011 |
| Time | 10 am - 12 noon |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Albany County Hall of Records |
| Contact Name / Phone | Jill Brothers / 436-3663 X 202 |
| Contact Email | jbrothers@albanycounty.com |
| Website | www.albanycounty.com/achor |
| Type of Program | Lecture and tour |
| Event Description | Assemblyman John J. McEneny will speak on the topic of historic floods in Albany and the surrounding region. An exhibit of flood-related historical records will be on display, as well as practical information for protecting and salvaging records in water-related emergencies. Tours of the Hall of Records will also be offered. |
| Cost | Free |
| Comments | Seating is limited. Registration is recommended. Contact Jill Brothers at 518-436-3663 ext. 202 or jbrothers@albanycounty.org |
Fulton County |
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Rensselaer County |
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| Location | Sand Lake Town Library, 8428 Miller Hill Road, Sand Lake, NY, NY 12153 |
| Title of Program | Civil War U.S.A. |
| Date of Event | October 1-31, 2011 |
| Time | Library -11am - 8pm; Historian's office - Tuesdays |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Town of Sand Lake Library, Historian, Bicentennial Planning Committee |
| Contact Name / Phone | Mindy Fowler, Sand Lake Town Library / 518-674-5050 |
| Contact Email | director@sandlaketownlibrary.org |
| Website: | sandlaketownlibrary.org |
| Type of Program | Exhibit |
| Event Description | Display includes books, Union soldier's hat, canteen, bullet mould, tin-type photo, literature, belt buckle pictures, handouts include a brief quiz R/T display, candle lantern. |
| Cost | Free |
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Saratoga County |
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| Location | Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton St, Ballston Spa, NY |
| Title of Program | Moving Forward: Exploring our Routes in Saratoga County |
| Date of Event | Until November 18th |
| Time | Tuesdays-Fridays 10-4 and Saturdays 10-2 |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Brookside Museum |
| Contact Name / Phone | Samantha Strevy / (518) 885-4000 |
| Contact Email | sstrevy@brooksidemuseum.org |
| Website | www.brooksidemuseum.org |
| Type of Program | Exhibit |
| Event Description | An exhibition on the history of transportation in Saratoga County. Emphasizing how transportation has impacted the way we live now, using documents and artifacts in Brookside Museum's collections. |
| Cost | $2 per person |
| Location | Saratoga Springs Public Library Street Address: 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Title of Program | "Brown Bag Lunch": "Dancing With the Queen, Marching With King" |
| Date of Event | Thursday, October 13, 2011 |
| Time | 12:00 PM |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center and the Saratoga Springs Public Library |
| Contact Name / Phone | Teri Blasko / 584-7860 ext. 254 |
| Contact Email | tblasko@sals.edu |
| Website | www.sspl.org |
| Type of Program | Lecture |
| Event Description | Sam Aldrich chose to live his life by making a difference with his long history of public service to the city and State of New York. Sam's newly published autobiography is entertainingly told and he will share with us a lively and entertaining memoir of a life in public service as well as the story behind the title. Books will be available for purchase and signing. |
| Cost | Free and open to the public |
| Location | Town of Saratoga Town Hall - 12 Spring Street, Schuylerville, NY |
| Title of Program | 2011 Heritage Hunters Annual Genealogy Conference |
| Date of Event | Saturday, October 15 |
| Time | 8:45 am |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Heritage Hunters |
| Contact Name / Phone | Joan Cady |
| Contact Email | melfrejo@aol.com |
| Type of Program | Genealogy Conference |
| Event Description | Marian Pierre-Louis will offer four workshops at the annual conference October 15th: Pirates and Prisoners: the Registry is More Than Just Deeds [getting the most from deeds and other registers]; Two Chairs and a Pair of Spectacles: Discovering More About Your ancestors in Probate Records [using wills, letters of administration, guardianships and other court records]; Finding the Gems in Cemeteries; and Don't Call Your Relatives, Let Them Call You! [making use of the Internet, Facebook, Twitter, & other social networking sites]. The conference begins with registration, coffee and exhibits at 8:45 am. After 2 workshops we will break for a hot meal with home baked pies for dessert, and then two workshops in the afternoon. |
| Cost | $30 for Heritage Hunters members/$40 for non-members |
| Comments | Send conference registrations and check for $30 made out to Heritage Hunters [$40 for non HH members] to Joan Cady, 703 Neilsen Court, Wilton NY 12831. Please realize that we must give reservations to the caterer by October 12 and that we must copy and collate the workshop handouts, so make your reservations early. Contact Joan Cady, melfrejo@aol.com, with any questions. |
| Location | Saratoga Springs Public Library Street Address: 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 |
| Title of Program | Suye Narita: Last Caretaker of Grant Cottage |
| Date of Event | Friday, October 21, 2011 |
| Time | 1:00 PM |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Saratoga Springs Public Library |
| Contact Name / Phone | Teri Blasko / 584-7860 ext. 254 |
| Contact Email | tblasko@sals.edu |
| Website | www.sspl.org |
| Type of Program | Lecture |
| Event Description | Suye Narita, known to Saratogians as Mrs. C. A. Gambino, was the caretaker of Grant Cottage for 45 years. Born in Japan, she came to live at Grant Cottage as a young girl and was declared an Enemy Alien during World War II and interned at the cottage. She lost a nephew who was killed in action at the Battle of Anzio and a sister who died in a Japanese internment camp. Through this long, eventful and sometimes tragic life, Suye Narita never lost her composure and grace nor her love for America. Her family's story, virtually unknown, is inspiring. Steve Trimm, Grant Cottage tour guide, will tell her story. |
| Cost | Free and open to the public |
Schenectady County |
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| Location | Schenectady County Historical Society - 32 Washington Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12305 |
| Title of Program | How to Research Your Civil War Ancestor |
| Date of Event | Saturday, October 15 |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Schenectady County Historical Society |
| Contact Name / Phone | Ryan Mahoney / 518-374-0263 |
| Contact Email | curator@schist.org |
| Website | www.schenectadyhistory.net |
| Type of Program | Lecture |
| Event Description | Interested in knowing how to trace your ancestors who participated in the Civil War? Join Lance Ingmire, the Chair of the New York Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, in discovering how to research your Civil War ancestor. Bring information on you own ancestor, and Lance can help you get a jumpstart on your own research. You will gain knowledge on where to go for information, what resources are available to you, and much more. |
| Cost | Free |
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| Location | Schenectady County Historical Society - 32 Washington Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12305 |
| Title of Program | Genealogy Day |
| Date of Event | Saturday, October 29 |
| Time | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Schenectady County Historical Society |
| Contact Name / Phone | Melissa Tacke, Librarian/Archivist / 518-374-0263, option 3 |
| Contact Email | librarian@schist.org |
| Website | http://www.schenectadyhistory.net |
| Type of Program | Lectures/workshop |
| Event Description | Explore your family history and learn strategies for genealogy research. Genealogy Day includes speakers on Polish and Polish-American genealogy, vital records in NYS, and using General Electric archives for genealogy research. Afternoon includes open research time, Q&A, and assistance in library. Call/email for full schedule, or visit http://www.schenectadyhistory.net/archives/1577. |
| Cost | $5.00; free for members of Schenectady County Historical Society |
| Comments | Seating is limited: pre-registration is suggested. |
| Location | GE Theater at Proctors - 432 State Street , Schenectady, NY |
| Title of Program | The Mysterious George Washington Hough & His Amazing Astronomical Inventions |
| Date of Event | November 15, 2011 |
| Time | 7:30 pm |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Dudley Observatory |
| Contact Name / Phone | Janie Schwab / 518-382-7583 |
| Contact Email | info@dudleyobservatory.org |
| Website | www.dudleyobservatory.org/Events/SkyWatch_Series.htm |
| Type of Program | Lecture by Trudy E. Bell for general audiences, followed by reception. Research, which included consulting unpublished correspondence and documents at eight institutions, was supported by the Herbert C. Pollock Award of the Dudley Observatory. |
| Event Description | George Washington Hough (1836-1909) was a director of the Dudley Observatory. He was known as a prolific inventor, whose self-registering meteorological instruments and astronomical devices were adopted at a number of 19th-century observatories. His inventions also got him into trouble. Published sources are silent about exactly where he was and what he was doing for fully five years: from 1874 (when he left Dudley Observatory) until 1879 (when he resurfaced as director of the Dearborn Observatory). Indeed, sources conflict about basic facts of his life, such as what degrees he earned and from where, the full number of his publications, and the actual number of his children. This illustrated talk will highlight Hough's key inventions-and also reveal evidence that he fathered at least three children not mentioned in published sources. Also, the first complete bibliography of Hough's publications-more than 130, which he himself never listed in one place-will be formally presented to the Dudley Observatory. |
| Cost | $11 general, $5 students |
Warren County |
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| Location | Crandall Public Library Folklife Center & Gallery |
| Title of Program | Glens Falls Hospital Guild Archives Reception |
| Date of Event | October 5, 2011 |
| Time | 4:00-6:00 pm |
| Sponsoring Organization(s) | Crandall Public Library Folklife Center |
| Contact Name / Phone | Todd DeGarmo / 518-792-6508 x237 |
| Contact Email | degarmo@crandalllibrary.org |
| Website | http://www.crandalllibrary.org/folklife/ |
| Type of Program | Reception |
| Event Description | Reception with light refreshments celebrating the establishment of the Glens Falls Hospital Guild archival collection at Crandall Public Library. |
| Cost | Free |
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