[Genealib] Genealogy librarians' pre-conference at ALA Annual - New Orleans

[Drew Smith]

Come spend the day learning about ancestry research at the Arsenal and
Cabildo located in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans.

The Reference and User Services Association is hosting a preconference
during the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, on Friday, June 23,
2006.

Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk: A Tribute to New Orleans 9:00 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m.

You are invited explore the genealogical resources of New Orleans with
expert genealogists and learn how to preserve and protect institutional
and family genealogy records and local history treasures at this one-day
educational workshop. There will be presentations on the special
collections of the New Orleans Public Library, the records of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Freedman's Bank Records, the state of
Gulf Coast Records, and disaster preparedness.

This event is being held at the Arsenal, which is part of the Cabildo
complex, with the Louisiana State Museum.

Attendees will be given a special tour of the Cabildo. It is located in
historic Jackson Square at the heart of the French Quarter or Vieux
Carre.

The speakers are: Yvonne Carignan, Head of Preservation, University of
Maryland; Bill Forsyth, ProQuest; Dr. Charles Nolan, Archivist; Beau
Sharbrough, MyFamily.com;  Irene Wainwright, Archivist; and a
representative from LexisNexis.
You can register just for this preconference, or add it to your existing
conference registration.
Registration Fees: RUSA members $95; ALA members $140; Retiree/Student
members $57; and non-ALA members $215. Registration Event Code: #RU1
For more preconference information please visit
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaevents/rusaannual/preconferencesa/precon
.htm.


Tickets for the preconference can be purchased in advance when
registering for ALA Annual Conference
(http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2006a/registration.
htm)
or to add it to an existing registration call ALA member and customer
service at 1-800-545-2433, press option #5 and add the preconference
event code to your existing registration.

Eileen

Eileen Hardy
Marketing Specialist
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies and
Reference and User Services Association