2022-2023 Upcoming Events

Censorship in Cinema: Zooming In

December 13, 2022 REGISTER NOW

Laura Wittern-Keller, University at Albany, SUNY

Movie Censorship in New York: an Early Cancel Culture?  In the days before the Motion Picture Association developed a film rating system, movie producers and distributors had to apply for a permit with New York’s Division of Motion Picture to show their film in the state. The New York State Archives preserves the largest collection of film scripts from 1921-1965 in the world. Learn more about the contribution these scripts add to the history of censorship in New York and trace the shifting of American attitudes toward sex, religion and morality.

Mapping the Empire State: Discover New York through 10,000+ Maps Preserved at the State Archives

January 10, 2023 - registration opens one month prior

Tom Ruller, New York State Archives

A Bridge to Justice: The Life of Franklin H. Williams

February 7, 2023- registration opens one month prior

Enid Gort and John Caher, authors

Finding What You Love in New York: Marketing the Empire State

March 14, 2023 - registration opens one month prior

Ross Levi, New York State Division of Tourism, I LOVE NY

Tasting History

April 25, 2023 - registration opens one month prior

Elizabeth Jakubowski, New York State Library
Jamie Brinkman, New York State Archives

Co-sponsored by the New York State Library

Renewed or Ruined? Teaching Urban Renewal in New York State

May 10, 2023 - registration opens one month prior

David Hochfelder, University at Albany, SUNY

Researching New York Families: Writing the Book on the State Archives Records and Untold Discoveries

June 20, 2023 - registration opens one month prior

Jane E. Wlicox, Forget-Me-Not Ancestry
author of New York State Archives—A Guide

Co-sponsored by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society