Save the Date for the 21st Annual Archives Month Conference The LILRC Local History Committee is proud to announce that the 21st Annual Archives Month Conference will be held on October 7, 2016 at the Vanderbilt Mansion, Museum, and Planetarium, in Centerport, New York. This conference provides a full hot breakfast in a lovely venue, excellent guest speakers including a keynote speaker, and networking with those interested in saving and preserving Long Island’s history. Attendees include archivists, historians, librarians, members of historical societies, and government and business organizations in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Conference title: “Documentation of Long Island Artists” Keynote Speaker: Joshua Ruff, Director of Collections and Interpretation, Chief Curator of the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages. Josh will discuss the Museum’s policies and collecting activities. Guest Speakers: Helen A. Harrison, Director, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center Lori Reboli, wife of the late Artist Joseph Reboli David Bunn Martine, Award-winning Native American Artist What is NYAC? The New York Archives Conference is an organization that annually brings together archivists, manuscript curators, local historians, and local government record keepers to discuss issues of mutual concern to professional holders of historical records. The 2016 New York Archives Conference will be held at SUNY Plattsburgh, June 8-10, 2016. Check their website at http://www.nyarchivists.org/nyac/ for opportunities to apply for a professional development grant to attend the conference! The finalized program and registration will be available soon. Historican Elly Shodel Retires from Port Washington Public Library Historian Elly Shodell recently retired from the Port Washington Public Library after 35 years of service. During her tenure at the library she established the Local History Center that provides archival materials, oral histories, and genealogical information. She was an innovative and forward thinking leader in the preservation of archival materials, and her efforts resulted in over two hundred collections of Port Washington history made accessible to the public. Thank you, Elly, for all you have done to preserve an important part of Long Island History. Good Luck in your retirement.
Upcoming Workshops The Local History Committee will be presenting the following workshop workshops this summer: Creating a Finding Aid for Your Archival Materials Presenter: Antonia Mattheou, Archivist-Huntington Town Clerk’s Office Date: July 12, 2016 Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Place: Harborfields Public Library Finding Aids are an important aspect of maintaining archival materials. The information found in a Finding Aid will help the researcher more easily find the information he/she is seeking. Additional information about this workshop, including the registration forms, can be found on the LILRC website at: www.lilrc.org/events.
May/June 2016 Volume 23 Issue 3
Long Island Archives
EADitor Hands-On Training Session: July 26th The LILRC Regional Digitization Program “Long Island Memories” (a member of New York Heritage and the Digital Public Library of America) will be co-sponsoring with ESLN a “hands on” workshop on using EADitor: a form submission tool for creating EAD-encoded finding aids. The users of the EADitor don't have to know EAD. They just have to know how to fill in the blanks on the form. Presentor: Laura Streett, Archivist, Vassar College Date: July 26, 2016 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Place: Farmingdale State College, Greenley Library-Computer Lab The Empire State Library Network (ESLN-formerly the NY 3R’s Association, Inc.) has collaborated with archival professionals from around the state of New York to build a platform that can serve as an index and repository for finding aids created by holding institutions from around the state. In particular, it has sought to test the viability of the EADitor as both a platform for the index as well as a tool which contributors could use to create well-formed, DACS-compliant, encoded finding aids without prior EAD experience. Empire ADC is the result of these efforts.
Virginia D. Antonucci-Gibbons, Regional Archivist Long Island Library Resources Council, 627 N. Sunrise Service Rd., Bellport, NY 11713-1540 Email: vantonuc@lilrc.org Phone: 631-675-1570 x 204 Fax: 631-675-1573
Society of American Archivists Meeting In Atlanta, Georgia July 31-August 6, 2016 Conference title: ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2016: The Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists – your best opportunity all year to grow your professional knowledge and skills, stretch your imagination, expand your contacts and networks, look beyond your institution’s walls, and interact with colleagues in archives, records, and other information fields.
We welcome the Montauk Historical Society as a new member of LILRC and the “Long Island Memories” Regional Digitization Program. The origins of the Montauk Historical Society go back to April 12, 1961, when a meeting was held at Gurney’s Inn for the purpose of forming such an organization. Plans for a charter, a general meeting and election of officers were planned for the near future. The society received its provisional charter from the New York State Board of Regents in January of 1962. At an organizational meeting in November, Richard T. Gilmartin was appointed chairman. Also appointed were Walter Preiss, vice president; Richard Glennon, secretary; and William J. Cooper, treasurer. On May 18, 1963 the first annual meeting was held at the Montauk Public School. Officers were elected to one-year terms: Richard T. Gilmartin, president; Clifford Stanley, vice president; Peg Joyce, secretary; and William J. Cooper, treasurer. In addition, 15 directors were elected. In November Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper donated a room for storage of the society’s archival materials. Over the years the Montauk Historical Society initiated a variety of activities in the village, many of which lasted for several years. On July 20, 1966 the Society’s first tour of Montauk homes was held. It featured seven houses, ranging from historic to contemporary, including Second House, Third House, the Robert Akin Jr. mansion, and Sidney Rheinstein’s famous Sandpiper Hill mansion on the ocean bluffs. In July 1967 a village historical festival was held, the theme of which was “Pride in Our Heritage.” Lasting two weeks, exhibits featuring Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, antique household articles and furniture, and historic writings were displayed at the Society’s new museum, which was located in a Leisurama model home on the Circle. Shop windows were decorated with antiques appropriate to each business. On June 28, 1969 Second House Museum opened under the management of the Montauk Historical Society. Formerly the summer residence of the David Kennedy family, it was purchased in 1968 by the Town of East Hampton and the New York State Historical Trust. In 1970 the first of many annual Samson Occum Days was held at Second House. A Mohegan who became a Presbyterian minister, Occum visited Montauk several times and did an ethnographic study of the Montauketts entitled “An Account of the Montauk Indians on Long Island.” Also in 1970 began the annual Craft Fair. Held on the grounds of Second House, event continues to this day and is held twice each year. Visit the Montauk Historical Society website: https://www.montaukhistoricalsociety.org.
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