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HUDSON RIVER VALLEY HERITAGE Place and the Digital Native Using technology & social media to Teach the Hudson Valley July 26-28, 2011 FDR Home & Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY Tessa Killian – Southeastern NY Library Resources Council

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Presentation given by Tessa Killian, manager, Technology and Administrative Services, SE NY Library Resource Council (HS social studies, librarians, media specialists) during 2011 THV summer institute, Place & the Digital Native: Using Technology and Social Media to Teach the Hudson Valley

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HUDSON RIVER VALLEY HERITAGE

Place and the Digital NativeUsing technology & social media to Teach the Hudson ValleyJuly 26-28, 2011FDR Home & Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY

Tessa Killian – Southeastern NY Library Resources Council

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Types of Primary Source Materials

Census Records State - years vary Federal - 1790-

1930

Personal Papers Letters Diaries/journals Wills Friendship

albums Scrapbooks Photographs Recipe albums Genealogies

Government Records Tax records Minutes from meetings School records Maps Wills Overseer of the Poor

records Military records Voter lists Immigration papers Birth Certificates Death Certificates

Business Records Ledgers Account books Employees records Advertising Old catalogs City directories

Special Formats·Maps·Photographs·Newspapers·Magazines·Blueprints·Oral histories·Travel brochures·Site brochures

Organizational Records

Clubs Fraternities Labor unions

@Susan Stessin-Cohn 2009

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Primary Sources

Audio· Speeches· Music· Interviews· Radio Shows

Visual Material· Maps· Films and

Videos· Fine Art –

paintings, prints & drawings

· Photographs· Daguerreotyp

esPlaces· Cemeteries· Cultured Landscapes – · Ellis Island, Gettysburg,

Colonial Williamsburg· Historic Museums -

Historic Huguenot Street, Philipsburg Manor, etc.

· Parks@Susan Stessin-Cohn 2009

Objects· Household

Appliances & Tools

· toys· Buildings· Monuments· Clothing

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Where to find primary sources online…• Digital collections contain primary source materials;

• available from libraries, archives, museums and cultural heritage organizations (national, state, regional, university);

• have search and browse capabilities;

• include information about the resources (bibliographic record or metadata);

• allows us to view and use materials that may otherwise be unavailable.

• Now we will show you a digital collection that contain primary sources!

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HRVH.ORG

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HRVH.ORG

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Civil War enrollment list for New Paltz

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

Peck Mansion, Haverstraw, The Historical Society of Rockland County

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

Exhibits in HRVH

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Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities – Annual Meeting- November 13, 2009

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Who and How?

• Genealogists• Educators• Students• Researchers• Historians

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Who and How?• Comments • Facebook• New York Heritage

portal

We would like to see more:• School projects• Lesson plans• Collaborations

Gold evening gown with blue chiffon full back, Orange County Community College

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Comments

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www.NewYorkHeritage.org

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• Items may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Usage of some items may also be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the copyright owner and/or the holding institution. Transmission or reproduction of a protected item requires the permission of the copyright owner and/or the holding institution. The holding institution is identified as part of the item description.

• It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to use the content on this site and requests should be addressed to the specific holding institutions.

http://www.hrvh.org/about/copyright.htm

HRVH Copyright Statement

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42Conditions of Use

Items may be used for purposes of research, scholarship and private study. Please check the information accompanying the digital items for the “Holding Institution,” “Rights,” and “Contact Information” to determine who to contact for permissions;

Items may not be used for any commercial purpose without prior written permission from the copyright owner and/or the holding institution;

Items may not be re-published in print or electronic form without prior written permission from the copyright owner and/or holding institution;

Items may not be mounted on an additional server for public use, or for use by a set of subscribers without prior written permission from the copyright owner and/or holding institution.

http://www.hrvh.org/about/copyright.htm

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Examples of rights statements from HRVH members

Historic Huguenot Street: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information.

Woodstock Public Library: This digital image may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from the Woodstock Public Library District collection. http://woodstock.org

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More examples of rights statements from HRVH members

• Vassar College: Prior written permission required to use any photograph from the Vassar College Libraries collections, http://specialcollections.vassar.edu

• Senate House: Items selected from the archives at Senate House State Historic Site for posting on the HRVH website are in the public domain and may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Please use the following credit: Senate House State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Contact Senate House for information on obtaining higher resolution digital images.

• Nyack Library: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the image and commercial use of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. For more information contact the Nyack Library: http://nyacklibrary.org/localhistory/photopolicy

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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyfulhis/home.html

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Contact Information

• Tessa Killian• SENYLRC• 845-883-9065• [email protected]

Questions?