Workshops and Training Programs

Below is a list of the DHP Workshops that are offered upon request in our region. These workshops can be presented at your organization to your volunteers, staff, membership, or open to your community. For more information, please contact Stephanie Lehner Rowe, DHP South Central Regional Archivist, at stephanie@museumwise.org or at 800.895.1648.

Arrangement and Description of Historical Records

This workshop introduces participants to the basic principles and practices for arranging and describing historical records, including personal and family papers and business and organizational records. Participants will:

• Learn core terminology
• Learn concepts and standards used by the archival profession relating to arrangement and description
• Become more familiar with access tools that can be developed to make historical records available

Basic Elements of a Historical Records Program

Developed for a non-government audience, this workshop introduces participants to the basic components of a historical records program, helps them to access their own programs, and assists them in determining whether or not existing programs address basic components.

DHP Grant Workshop

This workshop focuses on explaining and discussing the DHP grant program, including grant priority areas, types of eligible projects, and how to write a strong grant proposal. Workshop can also be tailored for learning about additional grants available through other New York State grant programs.

How to do a Documentation Project

Documentation is the process of identifying, locating, preserving, and making accessible important historical records. This workshop will address the types of documentation projects, how to carry out such a project, and outcomes of improved documentation. Workshop components include:

• Identifying under-documented groups or topics
• Establishing an advisory board
• Publicizing a documentation project
• Identifying appropriate repositories for records identified in a documentation survey

Internet Access to New York's Historical Records

This workshop provides participants with information on how to locate historical records using the Internet, explain the type of information relating to historical records available on the Internet, and identifying sites that collect Internet addresses of archives, historical societies, and libraries

An Introduction to Appraisal and Selection of Historical Records

This workshop shows participants how to identify (appraise), evaluate, and finally select records with potential historical value that are in private repositories or settings. It introduces core terminology, concepts, and standards used by the archival profession relating to the appraisal and selection of records that should receive ongoing care.

Processing a Collection

This hands-on workshop takes participants through the process of organizing a collection from beginning to end. Starting with an unorganized collection, participants inventory, sort, and organize a collection. This workshop is often held in conjunction with Arrangement and Description.