Contact: Mary Collins June 3, 2002 Telephone: 617-727-9150 SECRETARY GALVIN PRESENTS THIRD ANNUAL SUNSET SERIES AT THE MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin announced today that the Third Annual Summer Sunset Series in Genealogy will be held at the Massachusetts State Archives building at Columbia Point on Thursday evenings between 6:30pm and 8:00pm during the months of June, July and August. This year the summer series combined with extended summer hours will provide the public with the opportunity to participate in workshops, attend lectures and do research in the Reference Room. The workshops and lectures will be held in the Reference Room and each session will be limited to 30 participants. Registration is required. You may confirm your attendance by registering in person at the Reference Desk, by calling 617- 727-9268 or by email to [email protected] Admission and parking are free and the Massachusetts Archives is handicapped accessible. The schedule, topics and guest speakers are: June 13 - Birth, Marriage and Death Records 1841-1910 - Janis P. Duffy, Reference Supervisor June 20 - Executive Letters of Governor Andrew - Michael Comeau, Assistant Archivist June 27 - Open for Research July 4 - Closed for Holiday July 11 - Institutional and Prison Records - Elizabeth Marzuoli, Reference Archivist July 18 - Open for Research July 25 - United States Census Records 1790-1900 - Janis P. Duffy, Reference Supervisor August 1 - Open for Research August 8 - Massachusetts Archives Military Records - John W. Warner PhD, State Archivist August 15 - Open for Research August 22 - Passenger List, Port of Boston 1848-1891 -- Janis P. Duffy, Reference Supervisor -End- State House, Room 337, Boston, Massachusetts 02133