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I have an abiding interest in the history of mental health care. In the mid-1990s, when I was a Ph.D. student in history, I took a short...

 Horseshoe Falls, as seen from Goat Island, Niagara Falls State Park, 16 June 2012. Last week, I spent a couple of vacation days at Nia...

Earlier today, I taught a digital preservation workshop for the Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC).  I couldn't have ...

Yesterday was Veteran's Day, and as a result all New York State offices were closed and I had the day off work. On a lark, I accompani...

Being in Albany is a little strange right now. Anyone who stays close to the city and its environs could be forgiven for thinking that noth...

Whatever you're doing, I hope you're having a lovely time doing it and that 2011 brings nothing but good things to you. And what am...

Market Street Bridge over the Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 12 November 2010. The Ionic columns at the entrance of the bridg...

Ruins of Bannerman's Castle, Pollepel Island, New York, as seen from Amtrak train 253, 10 November 2010. Earlier today, my friend Maria ...

The New York State Archives Partnership Trust , Greenberg Traurig , the Albany Times Union and History TM are sponsoring an engaging eveni...

Last Friday evening, New York State Archivist Chris Ward appeared on Capital Tonight , YNN Albany's statewide public affairs program, to...

Just a few things that have flown over the transom as of late: The City of Vancouver Archives is soon going to have a fully functioning dig...

If you're interested in electronic records, digital preservation, and government accountability and transparency, you'll want to att...

If you're getting tired all of the commercials and puff pieces that dominate coverage of the current Olympics, the New York State Archiv...

Late this afternoon, about a dozen members of the Capital Area Archivists of New York met at the Schenectady County Historical Society . The...

Yesterday, my friend Gloria and I took a trip to the Bronx Zoo . The story of how this trip came to be is kind of complicated, so I'll s...