Events & News
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Delve into the latest updates on the Archive Project’s initiatives, as well as special features that deepen the understanding of preservation and the importance of archives. Would you like more information on a news piece? Do you have an item we should feature? Contact us at info@nypap.org
NYPAP News
In Memoriam – Doris Diether
December 5, 2021
By Alison Greenberg I, like the Archive Project team, was deeply saddened by the death of preservationist Doris Diether on…
NYPAP News
December 5, 2021
Inspired by Grassroots Stories Series The Archive Project conducted a series of group oral histories this year with grassroots preservation…
Notes from the Board
December 5, 2021
I come from a long line of rabble-rousers, so it took little convincing for my father to join in my…
Digging Into Our Ever-Expanding Preservation History Database
December 5, 2021
By Rachel Ericksen, 2021 Reisinger Scholar Where does one turn to learn about preservation history that is specific to New…
Constants in Our Lives
December 5, 2021
By Lisa Ackerman, Chair As another NYPAP newsletter is in its final stages, I have been speaking with Brad Vogel…
Yukie Ohta of SoHo Memory Project to be Honored at Bard Breakfast
December 5, 2021
The Archive Project’s beloved annual Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit, known to many as simply “The Bard Breakfast,” returns for the…
Capturing Pandemic-Era Preservation – Archive Your 2020/21 Activities
December 5, 2021
By Bradly Vogel, Executive Director Did you fight for a historic building at risk during the past year and…
2021 Preservation Award Honoree: Yukie Ohta
October 29, 2021
We are delighted to announce that Yukie Ohta, founder of the SoHo Memory Project, will be honored with the Archive Project’s 2021 Preservation…
Saving 227 Duffield Street A Symbol of Freedom
July 12, 2021
By Pamela Wong The years-long fight to save 277 Duffield Street, a 19th-century row house that embodies Brooklyn’s anti-slavery movement,…
Preservation as “The Magical Intersection”
July 12, 2021
By Lisa Ackerman, Chair This is the first newsletter to be issued since the Archive Project’s chairmanship transitioned from Anthony…