Urban Archive Arrives to Newburgh
Urban Archive is a location-based mobile platform that empowers New Yorkers to learn about history where it happened. Newburgh is the first city in the Hudson Valley region to digitize its archives to the platform.
In the spirit of collaboration, Urban Archive brings together the digital collections of Newburgh’s archives in an easy-to-use resource built for public discovery and appreciation of local history, architecture, and stories.
Project partners include Newburgh Historical Society, Heritage Center, Newburgh Free Library, Southeastern Library Resource Council, and Dept of Small Intervention. Other public and private archives and collections are welcome to join this effort. Please email sam@urbanarchive.org to join the Newburgh project.
Read more about the app here.
Press
Newburgh Restoration “Urban Archive in Newburgh: Download & Explore the City” (June 15, 2019)
Times-Herald Record “Phone App Showcases Newburgh History” (July 29, 2019)
Times Hudson Valley “History in Your Hand” (June 13, 2019)
Brownstoner “Hold History in Your Hand With the Launch of the Urban Archive App in Newburgh” (May 31, 2019)
Chronogram” Urban Archive App Expands Service to Newburgh—Including Phone-Guided Tours” (July 1, 2019)
New York History Blog “Urban Archive App Adds Newburgh Locations” (June 9, 2019)