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New York State Library Announces August Public Programs
The New York State Library announces its upcoming programming for August, including webinars and events related to history and genealogical services. The following upcoming free programming requires registration and is available in person or offered online, as indicated per each listing.
Onsite Walking Tour of the Local History and Genealogy Resources at the New York State Library
Tuesday, August 1
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The New York State Library is a treasure chest of resources for those tracing their family histories. Join us for an onsite tour highlighting published genealogies, local histories, church records, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) records, United States and New York State Census records, newspapers on microfilm, city directories, and more.
Cara Janowsky, an Associate Librarian at the New York State Library, will lead the tour. The tour is limited to 12 individuals and registration is required.
Digital Equity Task Force: Accessibility of Government Services Town Hall
Thursday, August 3
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
The New York State Library, in partnership with the ConnectALL Office, invites you to participate in the Digital Equity Task Force: Accessibility of Government Services Town Hall on Thursday, August 3 from 12 PM to 2 PM EST. The goal will be to hear from representatives from community-based organizations, consumer advocates, disability rights advocates, CAIs, non-English speakers, and non-native English speakers about their ideas for achieving digital equity and making government services accessible to all.
The Town Hall will be co-chaired by Jackie Hayes of the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC), Anna DeRosa of the DDPC, Laurie Wheelock of the Public Utility Law Project (PULP), and Mike Rogers of the Self-Advocacy Association of New York State (SANYS).
Register for Digital Equity Task Force Accessibility of Government Services Town Hall
"Brave and Gallant": African American Military Men at Saratoga (Webinar)
Wednesday, August 16
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This program looks at the nature of military service performed by African Americans in the Continental Amy and militias during the American War for Independence (1775-1783). The program spotlights some of the outstanding heroes who served in the 1777 Battles of Saratoga. There will also be a focus on the 1777 Battle of Normanskill, and the service of the famed Rhode Island Regiment in upstate New York at the end of the war.
Eric Schnitzer has worked at Saratoga National Historical Park since 1997, becoming Park Ranger/Military Historian in 2000. An artist, Eric's drawings can be seen in various history books including Karen Cook Bell's Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America (Cambridge UP, 2021). He and his wife, Jenna, live in an 18th-century house in the White Creek Historic District near Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, N.Y.
Register for "Brave and Gallant": African American Military Men at Saratoga (Webinar)
Onsite Walking Tour of the Local History and Genealogy Resources at the New York State Library
Friday, August 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The New York State Library is a treasure chest of resources for those tracing their family histories. Join us for an onsite tour highlighting published genealogies, local histories, church records, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) records, United States and New York State Census records, newspapers on microfilm, city directories, and more.
Cara Janowsky, an Associate Librarian at the New York State Library, will lead the tour. The tour is limited to 12 individuals and registration is required.
Visit the State Library's website for a complete list of upcoming programs, including webinars, events, and onsite genealogy walking tours. Additional programs will be added to the website as they are confirmed.
If any reasonable accommodation is needed (complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act), contact the Office of Cultural Education at least one week prior to the program date by emailing NYSLTRN@nysed.gov or calling (518) 474-2274.
The New York State Library is part of the Office of Cultural Education within the New York State Education Department. The New York State Library celebrated its bicentennial in 2018. The Library serves three major constituencies. The Regent Joseph E. Bowman Jr. Research Library, established by law in 1818, collects, preserves, and makes available materials that support State government work.
The Library's collections, now numbering more than 20 million items, may also be used by other researchers onsite, online, and via interlibrary loan. The Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) lends braille, audiobooks, magazines, and special playback equipment to residents of the 55 upstate counties of New York State who cannot read printed materials because of a visual or physical disability.
The Division of Library Development works in partnership with 72 library systems to bring library services to millions of people who use New York's academic, public, school, and special libraries. Library Development also administers State and Federal grant programs that provide aid for library services.
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