Additional Resources
Placematters - A Joint Project of City Lore and the Municipal Art Society. To identify, promote, and protect places connected us to the past, host community and cultural traditions, and keep local environments distinctive in New York City.
http://www.placematters.net
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MASNYC)- A Voice for the Future of Our City. MAS fights for intelligent urban design, planning and preservation through education, dialogue and advocacy.
http://mas.org
American Memory Collection - Created by the Library of Congress, this national site documents America's history using words, sounds and pictures.
http://memory.loc.gov
American Social History Project and the Center for History and New Media - This national website is a compilation of primary documents and curricula, and is designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. History courses.
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu
The Bronx Historical Society - A research library specializing in the Bronx. http://www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org
The Brooklyn Historical Society - A nationally renowned urban history center dedicated to the exploration and preservation of documents, artwork and artifacts representative of Brooklyn's diverse cultures past and present.
http://www.brooklynhistory.org
Center for Urban Pedagogy- A New York City-based group that specializes in educational projects about places and how they change.
http://www.anothercupdevelopment.org
City Lore - To learn about other programs and publications of this co-founder of Place Matters.
http://www.citylore.org
City of Memory - A grand, new repository for all of New York City’s stories and experiences. Explore the interactive urban story maps to meet many of the city’s greatest characteristics, visit its diversity communities and enjoy its most amazing stories. http://www.cityofmemory.org/map/index.php
City of Chicago Landmarks Site - The landmarks section of Chicago's official city website where users can view maps, browse sites and take virtual tours based on an extensive database of architectural, cultural and historical landmarks in Chicago. http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/LandmarksWeb/index.jsp
Ephemera Press - Producer of NYC culture maps (Queens jazz trail, East Village, Harlem Renaissance, Lower Manhattan history).
www.ephemerapress.com
Forgotten NY - Documents what creator Kevin Walsh describes as the "forgotten, overlooked and ancient sites of New York City."
http://www.forgotten-ny.com
The Gotham Center for New York History - The Gotham Center's goal is to boost the visibility-for citizens, tourists and students-of New York's badly under-appreciated and under-developed historical assets. Offers conferences for scholars and educators. http://www.gothamcenter.org
The Greater Astoria Historical Society - A cultural and community-oriented organization dedicated to preserving the past and promoting Long Island City's future. The Society hosts field trips, walking tours, slide presentations, and guest lectures to schools and the public. http://www.astorialic.org
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation - Promotes the preservation of Greenwich Village and environs through advocacy and programs.
http://www.gvshp.org
Historic Districts Council - An advocate for New York City's historic districts and neighborhoods meriting preservation.
http://www.hdc.org
The Historic House Trust of New York City - Preserves and promotes historic houses located in New York City Parks.
http://www.historichousetrust.org
Labor Arts - This "virtual museum" gathers, identifies and displays images of the cultural artifacts of working people. The website's mission is to help people understand the past and present lives of working people.
http://www.laborarts.org
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum - Promotes tolerance and historical perspective through the presentation and interpretation of the variety of immigrant and migrant experiences on Manhattan's Lower East Side, a gateway to America. http://www.tenement.org
Municipal Art Society - To learn about other programs and publications of this co-founder of Place Matters.
http://www.mas.org
The Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) - First fulltime, professionally staffed museum dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and interpreting the history and culture of Chinese and their descendants in the Western Hemisphere.
http://www.mocanyc.org
The Museum of the City of New York - Provides special online features, and information about museum exhibitions and programs.
http://www.mcny.org
My Citi - A project of the Municipal Art Society Planning Center (see above), the goal of CITI is to provide community-based organizations with maps, data and technical assistance to support local planning efforts. Use this easy portal for mapping your NYC location and accessing other important data.
http://www.myciti.org
The National Council for Preservation Education - Nationwide network of over 60 education programs, representing over 200 faculty and about 1200 undergraduate and graduate students.
http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu
The National Park Service - This auxiliary site of the National Park Service integrates America's cultural resources (buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, and more) within their respective histories.
http://www.cr.nps.gov
National Register of Historic Places - provides information on agency programs, while also providing engaging exhibits and curricula.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr
National Trust for Historic Preservation - An important source for information and policy about historic preservation.
http://www.nationaltrust.org
Neighborhood Preservation Center - New non-profit created to provide resources (such as office space, administrative support and information) to support public efforts around improving and protecting New York city neighborhoods. http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org
New York City Landmark Preservation Commission - The city agency that implements the New York City Landmarks Law.
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/lpc/home.html
New York Historical Society - The Society's library is an important research facility for New York City history.
http://www.nyhistory.org
New York Landmarks Conservancy - Helps owners of older buildings by providing grants, low-interest loans, hands-on consulting services, workshops, and publications. www.nylandmarks.org
Also see on this website the Conservancy's Endangered Buildings feature: http://ebo.nylandmarks.org
The New York Public Library - A major center for scholarly research with an extensive collection of periodicals, special collections, geneology and New York City history. http://www.nypl.org
Place In History - Place in History's mission is to bring together individuals with a diverse range of backgrounds - including urban planners, architects, historians, artists, educators and community members - to create collaborative projects which explore urban themes from multiple perspectives.
http://www.placeinhistory.org
Preserve & Protect - Notable for its preservation alerts and useful resources, Preserve & Protect hosts the websites of many New York City preservation organizations, accessible from the main homepage by clicking on "Websites" and "Supported Websites." http://www.preserve.org
The Preservation League of New York State - A statewide organization that is dedicated to the protection of New York's diverse and rich heritage of historic buildings, districts, and landscapes.
http://www.preservenys.org
Preservation League of Staten Island - Since its organization in 1977, The Preservation League of Staten Island has devoted its time, energy and resources to identifying, fostering an appreciation for, and supporting the preservation of Staten Island's historic built environment through a wide variety of activities.
http://www.preservesi.org/plsi.htm
Project for Public Spaces - New York-based non-profit offering technical assistance, education and research support for citizen-based efforts which "sustain and create public spaces that build communities" all over the world.
http://www.pps.org
Queens Historical Society - A local history research center based in the historic Kingsland Homestead that presents lectures, exhibits and educational programs. http://www.queenshistoricalsociety.org/index.html
REPOhistory -"To retrieve and relocate absent historical narratives at specific locations in the New York City area through counter-monuments, actions, and events. The work is informed by a multicultural re-reading of history which focuses on issues of race, gender, class and sexuality. We choose to create public art because we wanted to expand the audience for art by going outside the confines of the museum and gallery structure." http://www.repohistory.org
Story Corps - A national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound.
http://storycorps.net
Trust for Public Land - Conserving Land for People is this organization's motto. Website features provide information on programs, useful policy reports, and other resources. http://www.tpl.org/index.cfm