Evelyn Bailey, chair of Shoulders To Stand On, was presented with the 2016 Debra E. Bernhardt Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Documenting New York’s History by the New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust . According to
Document Heritage Program Grant Final Report
Through a grant from the NYS Document Heritage Program, Shoulders to Stand On contacted 137 local organizations, identified documents that pertain to Rochester, NY's LGBT history, and placed 15 of these collections in permanent repositories. The repositories are located at
Helping People with AIDS Collection Placed at Smithsonian
by Evelyn Bailey In May, 2012 the Helping People With Aids Collection was sent to the Smithsonian Museum of American History Archives in Washington, DC. What an amazing accomplishment! Ms. Patricia Finerty, the Archival Consultant for the 2011 – 2012
GAY ALLIANCE PLACES HISTORICAL RECORDS IN PERMANENT REPOSITORIES
by Evelyn Bailey The Archival and Historical Preservation Initiative of the Shoulders To Stand On Program of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley will place a minimum of six collections in permanent repositories to document and preserve the LGBT
Key Dates in Shoulders To Stand On History
by Evelyn Bailey November 2002: Initial meeting to produce a promotional video for the GAGV January – December 2003: Promotional video taped and script written March 2004: Final draft of promo completed April 2007: Shoulders to Stand On Committee formed
The GAGV Succeeds Again: NYS DHP Archives Phase II Grant 2010 – 2011 Awardd
By Evelyn Bailey In late September 2010, the Gay Alliance was notified that the New York State State Education Department (SED), had tentatively awarded the GAGV a NYS DHP Phase II Archives Grant for 2010 – 2011 in the amount
Help Preserve Rochester LGBT History
The Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley, through a grant from the NYS Documentary Heritage Program (DHP), is seeking records from organizations and individuals that will help to preserve the history of the LGBT community in the Rochester, NY area. The
LGBT Records Are Disappearing
Records are no longer accessible or avaialble due to individuals dying; organizations, agencies and groups relocating; and not having a repository to preserve records. The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley in conjunction with the Documetary Heritage Programs wants to