1. National and international organizations:

American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
1717 Church Street
Nashville TN 37203-2991
Phone (615) 320-3203
FAX (615) 327-9013
Web site: http://www.aaslh.org
E-mail: history@aaslh.org
Offers institutional and individual memberships, seminars and training, publications, magazine(History News), newsletter (Dispatch), technical leaflets, AltaMira Press’s "Past Perfect" collections management software, video lending library, online workshops, annual meeting.

American Association of Museums (AAM)
1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington DC 20005
Phone (202) 289-1818
Phone - Membership (202) 289-9132
Phone - Bookstore (202) 289-9127
FAX (202) 289-6578
Web site: http://www.aam-us.org
E-mail: aaminfo@aam-us.org
Offers institutional and individual memberships, training and workshops, publications, magazine and newsletter (Museum News, and Aviso), Technical Information Service, accreditation program, Museum Assessment Program, annual meeting.

Institute of Museum and Library Services
Office of Museum Services
Room 609
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone (202) 606-8539
FAX (202) 606-0010
Web site: www.imls.gov
E-mail: imlsinfo@imls.gov
An independent Federal agency that supports museums and libraries through General Operating Support grants, Museum Assessment Program grants, Conservation Project Support grants, and Conservation Assessment Program grants. Note: for General Operating Support grants, a museum must have been open and in active operation for two years before applying; grants are very competitive and are limited to 15 percent of the institution's total budget, up to a maximum grant of $112,500.

2. Statewide Resources:

New York State Museum
The State Education Department
Chartering Program
Room 3090, Cultural Education Center
Albany NY 12230
Phone (518) 473-3131
FAX (518) 473-8496
Web site: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov
E-mail: dpalmqui@mail.nysed.gov
David W. Palmquist, Program Manager
Information and assistance on chartering museums, historical societies and related cultural organizations. Advice on professional practices. Information on chartering is available on the above web site: click on "Chartering Program," and download or copy forms and information from this site.Museum Association of New York
189 Second Street
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 273-3400
FAX (518) 273-3416
Anne Ackerson, Administrator
Institutional and individual memberships, advocacy, newsletter, biennial salary survey, "Consultant on Call" Program.

New York State Council on the Arts
915 Broadway
New York NY 10010
(212) 387-7000
FAX (212) 387-7167, 7169
Web site: http://www.nysca.org
E-mail: pinfo@nysca.org
Robert Baron, Kristin Herron
Operating support and consultant grants to museums and historical societies.

Long Island Museum Association (LIMA)
Florence Ogg, President
c/o Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
180 Little Neck Rd.
Centerport NY 11721
Phone (516) 854-5508
FAX (516) 854-5527
Geographic area covered: Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Institutional and individual memberships, newsletter, quarterly and annual meetings.

Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies and Museums
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 592-6726
Toll free (877) 592-6700
FAX (914) 592-6946
E-mail: lowerhudson@email.msn.com
Tema Harnik, Administrator
Geographic area covered: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester counties, the New York metropolitan area and adjoining Connecticut.
Institutional and individual memberships, workshops and training, resource directory (History Keeper’s Companion), newsletter, technical assistance, consultant referrals.

Regional Council of Historical Agencies (RCHA)
P. O. Box 28
Cooperstown NY 13326-0028
Phone (607) 547-4131
FAX (607) 547-1405
E-mail: rchahist@wpe.com
Linda Norris, Projects Manager
Geographic area covered: Central, Eastern and Northern New York
Institutional and individual memberships, workshops and training, forms manual, newsletter, four roundtables (for directors, curators, educators, and all-volunteer organizations).

Western New York Association of Historical Agencies (WYNAHA)
P. O. Box 253
LeRoy NY 14482
Phone (716) 768-7433
Andrea Capwell
Lynne Belluscio, Chairman
Geographic area covered: 14 counties in Western New York
Institutional and individual memberships, workshops and training, newsletter.