The digital collections from all contributors to Hudson River Valley Heritage are part of New York Heritage . The New York 3Rs Association  launched the digital heritage web site in October 2008. The site connects more than 160 digital collections from around the state, contributed by libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions, and builds on existing digital repository services administered by each of the nine reference and research library resources councils.

A variety of materials can be found among the New York Heritage Digital Collections, including photographs, postcards, correspondence, manuscripts, oral histories, yearbooks and newspapers. Many kinds of institutions from New York State have partnered to make this project possible,  including public, academic and school libraries, museums, archives and historical societies.  The power of collaboration is what makes this new service possible.

New York Heritage uses OCLC’s CONTENTdm Multisite Server to bring these collections together, allowing the public to search across all items simultaneously. This project provides free, online access to images of cultural and historical significance in New York State.