This is a workshop offered June 25 in Little Rock, AR, in the Arkansas State Capitol, room 171. FYI! Gloria >To: ARGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [ARGEN] Free Workshop Offered by the State Archives, June 25 > >I am forwarding this just in case anyone is able to attend: > >Hello! Just a reminder to everyone about Jane Hooker's press release from >the Arkansas History Commission. I hope you see some of y'all there. >Here's what Jane said: > >Free Workshop Offered by the State Archives, June 25 >Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism > >A "Finders, Keepers: Researching and Preserving Your Arkansas History" >workshop will be sponsored by the State Archives (also know as the >Arkansas History Commission) on Saturday June 25. The workshop will be >held in Room 171 of the Arkansas State Capitol, located at Third and >Woodlane in Little Rock. All sessions will be led by State Archives employees. > >The first session, "Maximum Arkansas History Commission: Making the Most >of Your Visit to the State Archives" led by Archival Manager Russell P. >Baker, begins at 9:30 a.m. "Researchers often travel many miles to visit a >distant archives only to be disappointed in their quest of much hoped for >information. The old adage 'know before you go' is especially true in this >day of high fuel prices and harried schedules," Baker said. He plans to >discuss formulating research questions, identifying and locating possible >sources, using nearby resources, and maximizing research visits to the >History Commission. > >At 10:15 a.m. Archivist Lynn Ewbank will present a program entitled "One >Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Gleaning Information from Arkansas >Photographs." She will instruct attendees on how to "use your family >photographs to learn more information about your family by using >notations, verbal comments, the photographer's imprint, visual content, >base material and additional research sources." > >"An Untapped Resource: Arkansas Land Records at the State Archives" is >Archivist Jeff Lewellen's 11 a.m. topic. Lewellen will speak on the >variety of "documents and materials in the Arkansas State Land Records >Collection" and "how to access the materials in the Arkansas State Land >Records Collection." Participants are on their own for lunch. > >After lunch, "The Longley Family, A Case Study: Learning About Those >Elusive Ancestors" discussion conducted by Christine Longley Gatewood, a >library technical assistant, leads off the afternoon programs at 1:30 p.m. >Rounding out the day is "A Lasting Arkansas Legacy: Preserving Family >Heirlooms" at 2:15, moderated by Curator Julienne Crawford. > >The workshop is free but registration is required because of limited >seating. Certificates of attendance will be provided for teachers. For >more information or to register, contact Jane Hooker at >jane.hooker@arkansas.gov or (501) 682-6895. > >------------------------------------- > >Desmond Walls Allen >Arkansas Research, Inc. >PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033 >501/470-1120 voice and fax >www.ArkansasResearch.com > > > > > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >