Hello and Happy Memorial Day! Please see the following message from the National Archives - Fort Worth. They are in need of three Citizen Archivists to assist with indexing and digitizing slave manifests from 1808 - 1860. This is to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Sincerely, Suzanne Fritz, Librarian Fort Worth Library - Central __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Greetings! Our June Citizen Archivist program is just around the corner: June 3 -5! We are seeking 3 adventurous souls who would like to spend 3 days learning the ropes of being an archivist! The tasks at hand will focus on indexing and digitizing slave manifests from 1808-1860. All of the work will be conducted at our John Burgess location (1400 John Burgess Drive, Fort Worth, 76021) from 8:30 - 3:30. If you are interested, please send your contact information and a paragraph stating why you would like to participate to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Apply by Thursday, May 29th. Please share this information with anyone who might be interested. Thank you! Meg Hacker Archives Director, National Archives at Fort Worth 1400 John Burgess Drive Fort Worth, TX 76140 Phone Number: 817-551-2033 and 2600 West 7th Street, Suite 162 Fort Worth, TX 76107 Phone 817-831-5643 Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nationalarchivesfortworth