Albany, NY -- The Board of Regents and the New York State Archives have selected the Schenectady County Historical Society to receive the 2007 Annual Archives Award for Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository.
The award will be presented to Katherine Chansky and Cynthia Seacord at a luncheon ceremony at the State Education Building in Albany on October 22, 2007.
The award commends Schenectady County Historical Society for its outstanding archival program that contributes significantly to our understanding of the history of the area. The award recognizes that over the past several years, the historical society has developed professional procedures and policies and hired a trained librarian/archivist. The award also commends the historical society for its public programs, outreach to educators, and extraordinary generosity to the City History Center where the society was instrumental in saving important historical records.
The annual Archives Awards program recognizes outstanding efforts in archives and records management work in New York State by a broad range of individuals and organizations. A complete list of this year’s award recipients follows:
Excellence in Research Using the Holdings of the State Archives
Laura Wittern-Keller, University at Albany
Debra E. Bernhardt Award for Excellence in Documenting New York’s
History
Dominican Studies Institute, City College of New York
Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository
Schenectady County Historical Society
William H. Kelly Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival
Program Development
Suffolk County
Cheryl Steinbach Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management
Town of Lewisboro
Excellence in State Agency Records Management
New York State Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation
Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records by a
Local Government
Town of Ithaca
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using
Historical Records, Grades 4–5
Fourth and Fifth Grade Students from the Stewart School, Garden City School
District
Dolores Volpe, Educator
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using
Historical Records, Grades 6–8
Emma Gugerty, Locust Valley Middle School, Locust Valley Central School District
Barbara LaBella, Educator
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using
Historical Records, Grades 9–12
Alexandra Rheinhardt, Cooperstown Central High School, Cooperstown Central School
District
Mary Beth Murdock, Educator