FYI for anyone going to this area. Winn Carolina Room Extends Research Hours Night Before Scots-Irish Workshop The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 310 North Tryon, Charlotte, NC will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2008. Additionally, staff will assist visitors with research, provide free copies of research from microfilm and photocopy machines, and supply light refreshments from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Researchers will also have access to Ancestry.com Library Edition. and Heritage Quest. Laptops are welcome, and the building has Wi-Fi. The extended hours are offered to accommodate researchers, especially early arrivals for the July 26th workshop "From Ulster to the Carolinas: Finding Your Scots-Irish Ancestors" sponsored by the North Carolina Genealogical Society & the Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society. The presenter will be David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA, Director of the Records and Information Division of the Family and Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. The library will resume regular hours from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on July 26th. For further information contact: Conference: "From Ulster to the Carolinas: Finding Your Scots-Irish Ancestors" – email info@ncgenealogy.org Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: 704-416-0150 or email ncr@plcmc.org. -- North Carolina Genealogical Society Publicity Committee