Press Advisory - For Immediate Release The Sixth Annual Community Forum on Historical Records, Celebrating History: Anniversaries to Educate, Promote and Preserve History will be held on May 9, 2003 at Merrimack College in North Andover. Organized by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, the Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board and the Essex National Heritage Commission, the forum will bring together archivists, historians, librarians, educators, scholars, genealogists and other interested parties from public, private, and nonprofit organizations. Keynote speaker, Bill Jackson, senior archivist of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, will share his experience and the role of archives in the planning and development of this year's centennial anniversary celebration of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. The forum will offer a full day of speakers and sessions to examine the practical ways historical records and archival materials can be utilized in the celebration of histories, anniversaries and commemorative activities. "Celebrating History: Anniversaries to Educate, Promote and Preserve History" will build upon the success of the previous forums: Advocating Massachusetts History (1998), Building Alliances (1999), Documenting Our Heritage (2000), Telling Our Stories (2001), and Documenting Underdocumented Populations & Communities (2002). Additional information will be available on the MHRAB homepage at http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacintro.htm Bill Milhomme, Field Archivist Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board Massachusetts Archives 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02135 617.727.2816 x 257 ===== Sharon Sergeant Ancestors and Ephemera http://GenealogyFair.com Bring Your Ancestors Home!