ORANGE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER and ALL-DAY SEMINAR Dinner, Friday, 10 May 2002//All-Day Seminar, Saturday, 11 May 2002 Goshen United Methodist Church Main Street, Goshen, NY (NEXT DOOR TO 1841 HISTORIC COURTHOUSE) Annual Dinner: 6:30 PM Roast Beef Dinner w/Potatoes, vegetables, rolls and butter, homemade desserts, and coffee or tea. Cost $12.00 per person Use advanced reservation form below. Speaker following dinner: "OBITUARIES COME TO LIFE" by Bob Brennan Seminar Registration: 9:30 AM with refreshments First Session: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM "HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS: THE TREASURES THEY CONTAIN" by Eric Roth. Eric will discuss his thoughts of how to use various historical documents to unlock the hidden stories of one's ancestors. Documents often provide us with more information than we might think at first glance. By putting historical context around the information found in the documents, we are able to learn about the personalities of the individuals, not only their vital statistics. Second Session: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM "MILITARY RECORDS: WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND" by Jean Nudd What you always wanted to know about Military records. Lunch Break: 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Sandwiches offered at $5.00 each includes salad, beverage and desserts. Use advanced reservation form below. Third Session: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM "FINDING YOUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR" by Jean Nudd. This program deals with passenger arrival records and naturalization. The National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region (Pittsfield) was established in 1994 to provide greater access to microfilm copies of Federal records with high research value. The facility has over 75,000 rolls of microfilm publications created to allow access to information while preserving original documents from deterioration and damage from handling. Through its microfilm holdings, research services, public programs and affiliation with other NARA regions, it is a national resource in a local setting. Resources at Pittsfield include all of the United States, not just Massachusetts and New England. Our Speakers Erik J.Roth, Archivist currently holds the position of Archivist/Librarian at the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz, NY, where he has been since 1997. In 1998, the Southeastern New York Library Resource Council Documentary Heritage Committee nominated him for the Excellence in a Historical Records Repository Award and subsequently appointed him to this committee, where he is currently serving as chair. Mr. Roth also currently serves as the Key Contact Representative for New York with the Society of American Archivists, and as a member of the Regional Digitization Task Force for southeastern New York, the African American Research Committee of the Town of New Paltz, and the Local Arrangements Committee for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference to be held in Poughkeepsie, NY in Fall 2002. Mr. Roth holds a Master's degree in Library Science from SUNY Albany and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Music Performance from SUNY New Paltz. While a student at SUNY Albany, Mr. Roth worked as Assistant Archivist at the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, a division of the State University of New York at Albany Libraries. Jean Nudd is the Archivist of NARA in Pittsfield. Jean has a BA and MA in history, with a specialization in local history. She spent 6 years at the Arizona State Archives before coming to Pittsfield in 1994. Jean is an avid genealogist with deep roots in New England and New York on both sides of her family. She is well known for her lively informative programs. Bring lots of questions especially about the 1930 Census, which she has graciously agreed to answer at the completion of the scheduled programs. Mail reservations to: Dinner/Seminar Committee, Orange County Genealogical Society, 101 Main St., Goshen, NY 10924. Information or questions call Marilyn Terry 845-562-2749 or by e-mail [email protected] BOTH EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SEMINAR IS FREE ___________________Reservations for the dinner close April 29, 2002__________________ ROAST BEEF DINNER Friday, 10 May 2002 _______________ $12.00 each Name(s) ________________________________ SANDWICHES Saturday, 11 May 2002 __________________ Turkey $5.00 each __________________ Roast Beef $5.00 each Name(s) _________________________________ Total Enclosed __________________