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Great Evening in the Great Hall Presents “Abraham Lincoln: Right makes Might"
Thursday, February 25, 2010
6:30 PM
The Cooper Union, New York
Free, however tickets are required. Distribution will begin at 4 p.m. in front of Cooper Union's Foundation Building (East 7th St. b/w 3rd and 4th Aves) on a first-come, first-served basis.
Featuring acclaimed actors Richard Dreyfuss, André De Shields, Stephen Lang and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer
Widely considered the turning point for the still-obscure Illinois senator, Abraham Lincoln’s forceful appearance in The Cooper Union’s Great Hall 150 years ago is credited with helping him secure the nomination for president. Great Evenings in The Great Hall, The Cooper Union’s dynamic performance series celebrating its 150th anniversary, will offer a powerful finale by recreating one of the most influential presentations ever given: Lincoln’s pivotal Right Makes Might speech from 1860. Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, The Goodbye Girl, Close Encounters), Tony, Obie and Drama Desk honoree André De Shields (The Wiz, The Full Monty,) and Tony nominee and film actor Stephen Lang (The Speed of Darkness, Avatar) will voice the stirring words that changed a nation. Lincoln scholar and co-chairman of the United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Harold Holzer will introduce the evening filled with fiery oration and period music. Michael Unger will direct this free performance.
In memory of John Jay Iselin, 10th President of The Cooper Union, this program is the second annual John Jay Iselin lecture, a collaboration of The Cooper Union and the New York State Archives Partnership Trust.
For more information, visit http://www.cooper.edu, call 212.353.4195 or email events@cooper.edu.
The Ninth Annual Underground Railroad History Conference
February 26 - 28, 2010
New York Capital Region
“Gender, Class, Race, and Ethnicity in Abolitionism, on the Underground Railroad, and in the Struggle Since”
Hosted by Russell Sage College, Troy, NY
Organized by Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc.
In Collaboration with Rensselaer County Historical Society
Information available at: www.ugrworkshop.com or 518-432-4432
Friday 2/26 day: Educator Workshop
- The Not So Underground Underground Railroad, presented by Kathy Sheehan, Rensselaer County Historian and Mary Liz Stewart, Scholar-In-Residence, the Sage Colleges and co-founder URHPCR
Friday 2/26 evening: Lecture and Reception
Guest Lecturer: Rhonda Y. Williams, PhD
Address: Railroads, Streets & Bridges - Black Women & Freedom Journeys
- Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer
- Associate professor of history at Case Western Reserve University
- Program faculty for the ethnic studies and women and gender studies programs
- Author of The Politics of Public Housing: Black Women’s Struggles Against Urban Inequality (2004)
Saturday 2/27 day: Workshops, Exhibits, Concert, and more
Keynote Speaker: Rosemary Sadlier, President, Ontario Black History Society
Address: Mary Ann Shadd - Publisher, Editor, Teacher, Lawyer, Suffragette
- Lobbied Canadian government to declare February as Black History Month throughout Canada
- Author of The Kids Book of Black Canadian History (2003), Tubman: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Her Life in the United States and Canada (1996), Mary Ann Shadd: Publisher, Editor, Teacher, Lawyer, Suffragette (1994)
Saturday 2/27 evening: Art Exhibit Opening & Book Signing
Mark Priest, artist - The Charles Nalle Rescue exhibit
Scott Christianson, author - Freeing Charles book signing
Sunday 2/28 day: tours of African American heritage sites in Troy
Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. researches, preserves, and celebrates New York's history of the Underground Railroad, highlighting the role of African-American freedom seekers and abolitionists
Conference events are open to all who are interested - Please join us - It’s a great way to spend a weekend!
Sponsored by Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. and Archives Partnership Trust.
Open Government in the Digital Age Summit
Friday, March 19, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
New York State Cultural Education Center – Clark Auditorium
Reception Immediately Following
In Support of Governor David A. Paterson’s commitment to increased transparency and openness in government, The New York State Chief Information Officer/Office for Technology and the New York State Archives cordially invite you to attend the Open Government in the Digital Age Summit
Register by March 12, 2010 as space is limited! An email confirming your registration will be sent to you.
If you have any questions regarding this event please contact Terry Jovanovic at (518) 473-5115 or terry.jovanovic@cio.ny.gov
This event is sponsored by the Archives Partnership Trust, through the support of IBM, Redhat and Microsoft.
Symposium on Public Executive Records in the 21st Century
May 20-21, 2001
Albany Law School
Albany, New York
Records of elected government executives document decisions relating to public policy and resource allocation in an arena of contending interests and challenging events. The records of New York’s governors and lieutenant governors are especially important resources for understanding the history of the Empire State and the legacy of an administration, but many of those records have not been preserved for research at the State Archives. Today, most executive records are created or maintained in electronic systems, further complicating their preservation and putting at risk long-term access to them.
The symposium will explore, from multiple perspectives, issues of managing, preserving, and accessing records of elected public officials who have executive responsibilities. Speakers will consider the importance of executive-level records for the administration of government and implementation of public policy, and, at an administration’s end, for the historical record. The special challenges of protecting sensitive information while assuring government transparency and accountability will be addressed. Best practices and model programs in other states and at the federal level will be presented and elements of model legislation will be considered.
Additional details to be announced mid-March 2010.
The symposium is sponsored by Albany Law School, Government Law Center, and the New York Archives Partnership Trust.
Conference on New York State History
June 3-5, 2010
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York
Trust and NYSHA members save $25 off registration
The Conference on New York State History is an annual meeting of academic and public historians, librarians and archivists, educators, publishers, and other interested individuals who come together to discuss topics and issues related to the people of New York State in historical perspective and to share information and ideas regarding historical research, programming, and the networking of resources and services. Ten to fifteen presentation sessions, workshops, and a keynote address permit more than fifty individuals to take part in the formal program.
View Conference brochure
(Please note this file is a PDF. We can mail a brochure if you are unable to view a PDF).
Additionally, the program schedule and registration form for the 31st Conference on New York State History at Ithaca College on June 3-5 can be found online at: www.nyhistory.com/cnysh/2010CNYSHProgram.htm
Questions? Contact historyconference@nysha.org or call 888-547-1450 ext. 461
Sponsored by New York State Historical Association, in collaboration with Archives Partnership Trust and Co-sponsored by New York Council for the Humanities
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