STATE ARCHIVES ENDS SATURDAY HOURS, REDUCES SERVICES Due to mid-year budget reductions, the Alabama Department of Archives and History is reducing a variety of services, including being open on Saturdays. By March, the agency will have eleven fewer employees than it had a year ago, a 20 percent reduction in its staff. Five positions are being eliminated through attrition, and another six employees will be laid off effective January 31. Because four of the eliminated positions regularly worked on weekends, the Archives will discontinue Saturday hours effective February 1. "For Alabamians who work during the week, Saturdays are often the best time to visit the museum galleries with their families or to do family history research," director Ed Bridges said. "We regret the elimination of our Saturday hours and hope to restore them when the state's budget is in better condition." Before resorting to the reduction in force, the Archives eliminated spending on new books and microfilmed newspapers. It also suspended a multi-year project to catalog the agency's rare-book collection and discontinued the use of student workers from area colleges. The development of a management plan for the building's sophisticated environmental systems was indefinitely postponed. Some previously scheduled events for 2009 will be rescheduled or cancelled. Visit the Department's web site at www.archives.alabama.gov or call 334-242-4435 for information on upcoming events. The public forum on "Current Research in Alabama Archaeology," sponsored by the Alabama Historical Commission, will take place in the Archives building at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, as scheduled. The research room and museum galleries will not open, however. New hours for the Department's museum galleries will be Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The research room will be open Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. Founded in 1901, the Alabama Department of Archives and History is the oldest state-sponsored archival agency in the nation. Its mission is to tell the story of the people of Alabama by preserving records and artifacts of historical value and promoting a better understanding of Alabama history. Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Avenue P O Box 300100-0100 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100

P.S. You know it is bad when casinos are closing! I've heard that the Golden Moon Casino in Philadelphia, MS is only open, Fri., Sat., and Sun. now. What IS this world coming to? SMILE. I am very happy about tomorrow's inauguration. Pray. Pray a lot!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "caroline" <carolineh@knology.net> To: "BIBB" <ALBIBB@rootsweb.com>; "ALAUTAUGA" <ALAUTAUG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:31 PM Subject: [ALBIBB] ADAH ends Saturday services > STATE ARCHIVES ENDS SATURDAY HOURS, REDUCES SERVICES > > Due to mid-year budget reductions, the Alabama Department of > Archives and History is reducing a variety of services, including being > open > on Saturdays. > > > By March, the agency will have eleven fewer employees than it > had a year ago, a 20 percent reduction in its staff. Five positions are > being eliminated through attrition, and another six employees will be laid > off effective January 31. > > Because four of the eliminated positions regularly worked on > weekends, the Archives will discontinue Saturday hours effective February > 1. > > "For Alabamians who work during the week, Saturdays are often > the best time to visit the museum galleries with their families or to do > family history research," director Ed Bridges said. "We regret the > elimination of our Saturday hours and hope to restore them when the > state's > budget is in better condition." > > Before resorting to the reduction in force, the Archives > eliminated spending on new books and microfilmed newspapers. It also > suspended a multi-year project to catalog the agency's rare-book > collection > and discontinued the use of student workers from area colleges. The > development of a management plan for the building's sophisticated > environmental systems was indefinitely postponed. > > Some previously scheduled events for 2009 will be rescheduled > or > cancelled. Visit the Department's web site at www.archives.alabama.gov or > call 334-242-4435 for information on upcoming events. > > The public forum on "Current Research in Alabama Archaeology," > sponsored by the Alabama Historical Commission, will take place in the > Archives building at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, as scheduled. > The > research room and museum galleries will not open, however. > > New hours for the Department's museum galleries will be Monday > through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The research room will be open > Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. > > Founded in 1901, the Alabama Department of Archives and History > is the oldest state-sponsored archival agency in the nation. Its mission > is > to tell the story of the people of Alabama by preserving records and > artifacts of historical value and promoting a better understanding of > Alabama history. > > > > Alabama Department of Archives and History > 624 Washington Avenue > P O Box 300100-0100 > Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I though I was sending that to Caroline. Didn't mean to post non-genealogy items. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn" <edshimek@cox.net> To: <albibb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:53 AM Subject: Re: [ALBIBB] ADAH ends Saturday services > P.S. You know it is bad when casinos are closing! I've heard that the > Golden Moon Casino in Philadelphia, MS is only open, Fri., Sat., and Sun. > now. What IS this world coming to? SMILE. I am very happy about > tomorrow's inauguration. Pray. Pray a lot!! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "caroline" <carolineh@knology.net> > To: "BIBB" <ALBIBB@rootsweb.com>; "ALAUTAUGA" <ALAUTAUG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:31 PM > Subject: [ALBIBB] ADAH ends Saturday services > > >> STATE ARCHIVES ENDS SATURDAY HOURS, REDUCES SERVICES >> >> Due to mid-year budget reductions, the Alabama Department of >> Archives and History is reducing a variety of services, including being >> open >> on Saturdays. >> >> >> By March, the agency will have eleven fewer employees than it >> had a year ago, a 20 percent reduction in its staff. Five positions are >> being eliminated through attrition, and another six employees will be >> laid >> off effective January 31. >> >> Because four of the eliminated positions regularly worked on >> weekends, the Archives will discontinue Saturday hours effective February >> 1. >> >> "For Alabamians who work during the week, Saturdays are often >> the best time to visit the museum galleries with their families or to do >> family history research," director Ed Bridges said. "We regret the >> elimination of our Saturday hours and hope to restore them when the >> state's >> budget is in better condition." >> >> Before resorting to the reduction in force, the Archives >> eliminated spending on new books and microfilmed newspapers. It also >> suspended a multi-year project to catalog the agency's rare-book >> collection >> and discontinued the use of student workers from area colleges. The >> development of a management plan for the building's sophisticated >> environmental systems was indefinitely postponed. >> >> Some previously scheduled events for 2009 will be rescheduled >> or >> cancelled. Visit the Department's web site at www.archives.alabama.gov >> or >> call 334-242-4435 for information on upcoming events. >> >> The public forum on "Current Research in Alabama Archaeology," >> sponsored by the Alabama Historical Commission, will take place in the >> Archives building at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, as scheduled. >> The >> research room and museum galleries will not open, however. >> >> New hours for the Department's museum galleries will be Monday >> through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The research room will be open >> Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. >> >> Founded in 1901, the Alabama Department of Archives and >> History >> is the oldest state-sponsored archival agency in the nation. Its mission >> is >> to tell the story of the people of Alabama by preserving records and >> artifacts of historical value and promoting a better understanding of >> Alabama history. >> >> >> >> Alabama Department of Archives and History >> 624 Washington Avenue >> P O Box 300100-0100 >> Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >