> > Resent-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 07:20:36 -0700.Org>, > ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:03:55 -0500 > MIME-Version: 1.0@rootsweb.com > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > (Please forward to all interested groups.) > > Beginning January 1, 2002, the State Archives of Georgia will be open > to the > public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The > State > Archives will be closed to the public on Mondays. > > Why is the State Archives changing its hours? > On Wednesday, October 31, the State Archives broke ground for a new > building > just outside the campus of Clayton College and State University in > Morrow. > Construction is expected to take 18 to 20 months. During that time we > must > prepare the entire Archives collection for the move to Clayton County. > Many > records must be reboxed, shelves and boxes must be cleaned, inventory > data > of all the records must be entered and verified, and many details of > the > move must be planned and tested in pilot projects. The change in our > hours > will allow the staff to work as teams and concentrate more attention > on > these activities, particularly on Mondays. > > Will the public benefit from the change in hours? > As soon as the hours go into effect the public will see several > immediate > benefits: longer Saturday hours, increased access to the original > records, > and standardized hours in the Main Research Room and the Original > Documents > Reading Area throughout the week. In addition, we will now pull > original > records on Saturdays, so patrons will no longer need to request these > records the day before. > > Will the State Archives change its hours again when it moves to the > new > building? > After the move, the State Archives intends to add evening hours to the > times > it is open to the public. We will continue to devote Mondays to team > projects and staff training that will result in the best customer > service > possible. > > Where is Morrow? > Morrow is located 15 miles south of downtown Atlanta on Interstate 75 > at > Exit 233. For more information, please visit the official web site of > the > city: www.cityofmorrow.com. > > FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Pamela Coleman at 404-651-6474, at > pcoleman@sos.state.ga.us, or visit our web site at > www.GeorgiaArchives.org. > > > --part1_167.4449121.292d24d1_boundary-- > > > ==== STRICKLAND Mailing List ==== > Strickland Mailing List - Send all queries to > Strickland-L@Rootsweb.com > To unsubscribe send email to Strickland-L-request@rootsweb.com > Leave subject blank, Put the word unsubscribe in the body of email. > Problems email Strickland-Admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >