Everyone - The NY City Family History Fair has been a great event - every year - and the Ancestors Road Show last year was just incredible!! Check out the press release below for more details. Why not plan a day trip to NY and join us this year? Regards Joan Joan M. Lowry mailto:[email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Steven W. Siegel [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] Oct. 12 event in New York City Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York New York Archives Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Family History Fair to be Held October 12 During 15th Annual New York Archives Week New York's annual Family History Fair will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2003 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street), Manhattan. At this free event, the public will learn how to trace their family histories, preserve and interpret family documents, utilize archives and libraries in and around New York, and employ computers as tools for family history and genealogical research. Subway: 6 to 33rd Street; 34th Street on other lines Recorded information: 212-415-5547 Website: www.nycarchivists.org/fhf.html E-mail: [email protected] The Family History Fair will feature forty genealogical societies, historical agencies, archival repositories, ethnic organizations, booksellers and other vendors offering exhibits and information for the family history buff. Free workshops on a variety of topics, as well as computer software demonstrations, will be held throughout the afternoon. A feature this year is the Ancestors Road Show, hosted and coordinated by the NYC Metro Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Free, one-on-one sessions with professional genealogists will be offered to attendees who bring in a specific genealogical problem on which they need assistance. The list of exhibitors and schedule of workshops will be available at the website www.nycarchivists.org/fhf.html. The Fair is the highlight of the 15th annual New York Archives Week, a city-wide celebration of New York's diverse history being held October 12-19, 2003. The Fair is co-sponsored by the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. and Continuing Education & Public Programs, The Graduate Center, CUNY. New York Archives Week is sponsored by the Archivists Round Table and is made possible in part through the generous support of MetLife Foundation, The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, the Jewish Genealogical Society, and other donors assisting with the Family History Fair. # # # Contact: Steven Siegel, 212-415-5544 [email protected]