SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

The Donaldson Odyssey Extended

The Donaldson Odyssey Extended: Tracing A Family Genealogy From the Deep South to the Pacific Northwest. Roslyn Ronald Cle Elum Heritage Club presentation given at the Cle Elum Eagles and via Zoom by Ryan Anthony Donaldson.

October 13, 2021

Video recording: https://youtu.be/1uRwxLuIIO8

Reconnect, Converge, Rediscover

WSJHS Celebrates Archives & Family History Month: Reconnect, Converge, Rediscover

In honor of American Archives Month and Family History Month, WSJHS Collections Strategy Manager & Archivist Ryan Anthony Donaldson hosted the program, which included an exhibit preview of the Washington Jewish Museum exhibit "I Knew From Day One:" Remembering Rear Admiral Herb Bridge, as well as interviews.

October 6, 2021

Video recording: https://youtu.be/W8t_L_tC-Fo

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“When History is Your Story”

Co-organized by the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)

February 24, 2021

“The Donaldson Odyssey Extended” presentation on Donaldson family history

Video recording available via MOHAI’s YouTube page.

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Limmud Seattle 2021 eFESTIVAL

So You Want to be an Oral Historian? The HOW of the HO’W Committee – Preserving the NOW

January 17, 2021

Video link via Limmud Seattle YouTube Channel.

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Considerations for Housing Your Archive

We Are History Keepers Virtual Workshop

Presented by the University of Washington Libraries and the Ethnic Heritage Council

July 25, 2020

Next Stop, Archives! Tour Guide Transformation Tips

Society of American Archivists (SAA) 2019 Annual Meeting (Session 909)

August 6, 2019

https://archives2019.sched.com/event/NjS6/909-next-stop-archives-tour-guide-transformation-tips

Timing and Times Square: The Durst Organization and Local Visions of Development

2017 New York Archives Week Symposium: Archives and Local History

Co-sponsored by the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) and the Center for Jewish History

October 19, 2017

https://vimeo.com/258216655

Adding Value and Raising Visibility

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Spring 2017

Adaptable Archives: Redefine, Repurpose, Renew

Business Archives Forum

April 20, 2017

Presentation PDF

Architectural Archives as Assets: Opportunities and Challenges for Companies

2015 New York Archives Week Symposium: Archives and Architecture

Co-sponsored by the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) and the Center for Jewish History


October 21, 2015

Presentation PDF

New York Archives Week 2014: Welcome Address

Co-sponsored by the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) and the Center for Jewish History

https://vimeo.com/116688072

OTHER PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES

#ArtsTech: Digital Conservation and Archiving

The Index Festival

  • Panelist, Panel 4: Digital Born and After

  • Harvestworks, New York, NY (2011)

  • Event Link

Middle Atlantic Folklife Association and the New York State Folk Arts Conference   

  • Hidden Treasures: An Overview of the NY State Folklore and Folklife Collections held by the New York State Historical Association and the New York State Archives Panel

  • Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY (2008)

  • Presentation Link

New York State Historical Association "Heritage: Past Present Future" Conference

  • Presenter, "On The Road With The Joneses"

  • Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY (2007)

  • Presentation Link