Hi, gang, I don't think anyone's written "Archives for Dummies" yet, but we have an excellent local alternative online. Many of you belong to organizations with a local history or genealogical mission. Or you belong to groups that are *making* local history as we speak. If so, there's a terrific online booklet that offers guidance about why and how to save the records of your group's activities. Your organization's records might solve a genealogical puzzle for a future researcher. See: http://www.wnylrc.org/dhp/Booklets/DocumentingOrgs/organizations.htm Documenting Community Organizations Many thanks to Heidi Bamford at the Western NY Library Resource Council for digitizing this publication. *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich

Oooh. I like that - Archives for Dummies. I'll have to ask my cuz the State of Michigan Archivist about that! <G> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Van Ness" <bettybarcode@yahoo.com> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 1:48 PM Subject: [NYERIE] Archives for Dummies > Hi, gang, > > I don't think anyone's written "Archives for Dummies" yet, but > we have an excellent local alternative online. > > Many of you belong to organizations with a local history or > genealogical mission. Or you belong to groups that are *making* > local history as we speak. > > If so, there's a terrific online booklet that offers guidance > about why and how to save the records of your group's > activities. Your organization's records might solve a > genealogical puzzle for a future researcher. > > See: > > http://www.wnylrc.org/dhp/Booklets/DocumentingOrgs/organizations.htm > Documenting Community Organizations > > Many thanks to Heidi Bamford at the Western NY Library Resource > Council for digitizing this publication. > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* > Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com > www.buffaloresearch.com > "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: > So much has been destroyed > I have to cast my lot with those > who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary > power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >