This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lRB.2ACE/868 Message Board Post: Hello, Folks..... The New York Irish History Roundtable will sponsor a day-long genealogy workshop on Saturday, May 7th at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in downtown Manhattan. The program, to run from 9:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., includes presentations including: Getting Started in Irish Research; Onsite and Online Resources of the National Archives; Online Research; and Using Irish Records. There will be time for lunch and a tour of the archives. Full details of the presentations are available on the Roundtable website: http://www.irishnyhistory.org/workshop . As the workshop is limited to fifty participants, it is advisable to register as quickly as possible. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. There is an additional $5 fee if you register at the door. A downloadable registration form is available online at: http://www.irishnyhistory.org/workshopform.pdf . NARA is located on the 12th floor of 201 Varick Street. The entrance is actually on Houston Street between Varick and Hudson. To reach NARA visit it's website at: www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/new_york.html or follow the directions below. The New York Irish History Roundtable, founded in 1984, also sponsors lectures, walking tours, and scholarships. More information about Roundtable activities and membership is available on our website: http://www.irishnyhistory.org . DIRECTIONS TO NARA: The NARA facility is in downtown Manhattan, 4 blocks north of the Holland Tunnel, at 201 Varick Street. By PATH Train: 33rd Street train to Christopher Street. Walk south on Hudson St. to Houston St. By Subway: 1 or 9 train to Houston Street. E train to Spring Street. By Bus: M5, M6, and M21 buses stop on W. Houston near Varick. M10 bus (7th and 8th Ave.) uptown on Hudson to near Houston. Some, not all, M10's downtown go as far south as Houston. M15 bus connects with the M5 and M21 at E. Houston. Take M21 bus to Varick, or M5 bus to 6th Avenue. By Car: NARA is 4 blocks north of the Holland Tunnel and just off the West Side Highway between Canal and Christopher Streets. ************************************************************* Submitted by Jim Garrity Vice-President for Family History New York Irish History Roundtable www.irishnyhistory.org jimgarrity@earthlink.net