Celebrate Archives Week In New England

From: Dan McCormack (nea_pr@HOTMAIL.COM)
Date: Sat Oct 13 2001 - 15:09:42 CDT

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From: Dan McCormack <mailto:nea_pr@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Celebrate Archives Week In New England
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    <P>Celebrate Archives Week!</P>
    <P class=MsoNormal>October 20-27 is New England Archives Week.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Culminating ith the New England Archivists organization’s fall meeting in New Haven, Conn., New England Archives Week is a celebrati n of the importance of original historical documents.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>All kinds of historic l documents have value, whether it is the original draft of the Constitution of your state or a photograph of your great great-grandfather in his Civil War uniform, or even the minutes of a local Parent-Teacher Organization meeting from the 990s.</P>
    <P class=MsoNormal>Archives Week bookmarks being created by NEA will be distributed to many public libraries, historical societies, and archives, and will be available free to the public—keep your eyes peeled for them!</P>
    <P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;If you are in the Greater Boston area, stop by our “Archives on the Road” event, October 22 fro
     6:00-7:30 at the Codman Square Branch of the Boston Public Library, 690 Washington St., Dorchester.<SPAN style="mso-spa erun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Bring your old photograph, letter, or other documents and have a professional archivist examine it with you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Learn about how to preserve it, discover something about its h storical value, and pick up handouts on archival supplies, consultants, and other resources.</P>
    <P class=MsoNormal>In addition, NEA encourages individuals and repositories responsible for acquiring, preserving, or ma ing historical documents available to host an event, distribute a flyer, or prepare an exhibit—Archives Week is about yo
    !</P>
    <P class=MsoNormal>For more information about archives in New England, visit our website at www.newenglandarchivists.org
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