Historical Records Forum The Fifth Annual Community Forum on Historical Records, Documenting Underdocumented Populations & Communities, will meet on Friday, June 7, 2002 at Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater. The plenary speaker is Thomas O'Connor, Professor of History Emeritus, at Boston College; author of The Hub: Boston Past and Present; The Boston Irish: A Political History; Civil War Boston: Home Front and Battlefield; Boston Catholics: A History of the Church and Its People; and South Boston, My Home Town: The History of an Ethnic Neighborhood. Afternoon breakout sessions include: 1. Documentation Methodology (I): Locating and Identifying Records of Underdocumented Communities. * Lidwien Kapteijns, Wellesley College, Chair History Department, cofounder Somali Institute for Research and Development * Martha Montero-Sieburth, Department of Education, Latino Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston * Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts, Bridgewater State College 2. Federal Records: Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Cesar Monzon, U.S. Federal Census Bureau, Boston Branch, Information Specialist * Walter Hickey, National Archives and Records Center, New England Branch * Corinne Mudarri, Arab American Institute, Culture and Life Documentation 3. State Records: Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Nicholas Burk, State Office of Immigrants and Refugees * Paula Girouard, Manager of Data Collection, Processing and Reporting, Massachusetts Department of Education * Shelley Quezada, Consultant to the Underserved, Massachusetts Board Library Commissioners 4. Education & Outreach: Using Records of Underdocumented Communities. * Robert Johnson, Chair Africana Studies, University Massachusetts, Boston * Linda Coombs, Wampanoag Indian Program, Plimoth Plantation * Peter Kiang, Education and Asian American Studies, University Massachusetts, Boston 5. Religious Institutions & Organizations: Sources for Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Kristen Farmelant, Director Bay State Historical League * William Wolkovich-Valkavicius, Lithuanian and Polish Immigration * Carol Shedd, Mideastern Studies, Harvard University (emeritus) 6. Documentation Methodology (II): Locating and Identifying Records of Underdocumented Communities. * Janet Larkin, Massachusetts Romany Gypsies Culture, Consultant * Millie Rahn, Folklore and Culture, Consultant * Maggie Holtzberg, Folk Arts and Heritage, Massachusetts Cultural Council 7. Preservation Tools: Caring for Records of Underdocumented Communities with Limited Resources. * Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, Preservation Specialist, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners * Judy Farrar, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Special Collections & Archives * Lori Foley, Field Service Representative, Northeast Document Conservation Center 8. Documentation Projects of Underdocumented Communities. * Leigh Swigart, West African Research Association, African Studies Center, Boston University * Jim Benson & Lloyd Thompson, Documentation of Swedes, Greater Brockton * Joe Thomas, Portuguese History & Culture, Spinner Publications 9. Understanding Culture & Community: Tools for Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Percy Andreazi, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc. * Marilyn Halter, Department of History-Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston University * Wing-kai To, History Department and Asian Studies Program, Bridgewater State College 10. Exhibits & Programs: Thinking Beyond the Written Word. * Westy A. Egmont, Dreams of Freedom Immigrant Museum Center, Boston * Ruth Thomasian, Project SAVE Armenian Photo Archives, Watertown * Mary Lahaj. Founder Islamic Center of New England, Quincy, MA; Middlesex Community College, Adjunct Faculty. For more information and registration please visit the MHRAB homepage at http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacintro.htm or contact Bill Milhomme Bill Milhomme, Field Archivist Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board Massachusetts Archives 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02135 617.727.2816 x 257 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com