Nyack Schools Receive $8,335 Grant

Nyack Schools are set to create a historical archive of local, school-related materials with the help of a $8,335 state grant.

The district received the competitive grant from the New York State Education Department’s Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (NYS Archives Division).

"It will aid the school district in establishing a formal historical records program, an archive that will preserve materials, facilitate accessibility to files, scrapbooks, publications, photos, project plans and other records that represent a history of what is the Nyack School District," explained Gai Fleur, the district's director of communications.

The money will also be used to hire a professional archivist through June 2012, who will sift through and organize historical materials with the help of student volunteers.

Residents are encouraged to contribute any personal, relevant items—like yearbooks—to the archive; on Wednesday, March 14 and Thursday, March 15, the archivist will appear at the Hilltop Administration Building on Dickinson Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to review materials.