The Board of Regents and the New York State Archives have selected the Essex County Historical Society | Adirondack History Center Museum to receive the 2008 Annual Archives Award for Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository.
The award will be presented to Essex County Historical Society Director Margaret Gibbs, Assistant Director Jennifer Kuba, and Museum Educator Lindsay Pontius at a luncheon ceremony at the State Education Building in Albany on October 20, 2008.
The award commends Essex County Historical Society for its outstanding archival program that contributes significantly to understanding the region’s history. The award recognizes the historical society for its well organized and managed archives and for its efforts to provide access to the county’s documentary heritage through interesting exhibitions and excellent educational programs for school children.
Previous award winners include Schenectady County Historical Society (2007), Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz (2006), M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives at the University at Albany (2005), Onondaga Historical Association (2004), Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery (2003), and Hofstra University (2002).
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
Dr. Michael R. Fein, Johnson & Wales University
Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository
Essex County Historical Society/Adirondack History Center Museum, Elizabethtown, New York
William H. Kelly Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program Development
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Cheryl Steinbach Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management
Ulster County
Excellence in State Agency Records Management
New York State Consumer Protection Board
Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records by a Local Government
Jamestown City School District
Bruce W. Dearstyne Award for Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records
Rick Walters, Jeff Kresge, Grace Johnson, Jamestown City School District
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 4-5
Walden Elementary History Club, Walden Elementary School, Valley Central School District
Nancy Phelps, Educator
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 6-8
Students from Persell Middle School, Jamestown City School District
Jeff Kresge and Grace Johnson, Educators
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
Glen Noto, Educator