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Following is a news release about free brown bag lectures offered
by the Utah State Archives and Utah State Historical Society in
conjunction with Archives Month (October 2005).
Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. will issue a declaration designating
October as Archives Month in Utah.
An exhibit of items relating to of Utah's five most recent chief
executives (Scott M. Matheson, Norman H. Bangerter, Michael O. Leavitt,
Olene S. Walker, and Jon M. Huntsman Jr.) is also planned at the Rio
Grande Depot during October.
Thank you.-- Glen Fairclough
News Release
For more information contact:
Glen Fairclough, Utah State Archives, Dept. of Administrative Services
(801) 531-3841
Archives Month activities set
The Utah State Archives and Utah State Historical Society jointly
will observe "Archives Month" in October with a series of free research
classes on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday
classes will be held in the Zephyr meeting room on the second floor of
the north wing of the historic Rio Grande Depot at 300 S. Rio Grande
Street (455 West) while Friday sessions are scheduled in the courtyard
meeting room of the adjacent State Archives building at 346 S. Rio
Grande Street. Free parking is available in the lot immediately north of
the Rio Grande Depot. For information, please contact the Utah
Historical Society information desk at 533-3500 or send email to
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The October "Research at Noon" class schedule follows.
Wednesday, Oct. 5: "Opening the Vault: An Introduction to the
Resources Provided by the Utah State Archives and Utah State Historical
Society," presented by Jim Kichas, Gina Strack, Doug Misner, and Greg
Walz.
Friday, Oct. 7: "How Records Get Here: Acquiring Records at the
State Archives." presented by Pat Scott, Janell Tuttle, and Rosemary
Cundiff.
Wednesday, Oct. 12: "Wake the Dead: Family History Resources at
the Utah History Research Center" presented by Melissa Ferguson and
Jim Kichas.
Friday, Oct. 14: "Peoples of Utah: Multicultural Resources at
the Utah History Research Center" presented by Doug Misner and Gina
Strack.
Wednesday, Oct. 19: "Archives for Discovery and Enhancement of
Family History" presented by Holly Hansen (president, My Ancestors
Found).
Friday, Oct. 21: Anniversary of the Bombings Related to the Mark
Hofmann Forgeries presented by George J. Throckmorton (forensic
documents examiner, director of the Salt Lake Police Department Crime
Lab).
Wednesday, Oct. 26: "Researching Your Historic Home" presented
by Alan Barnett.
Friday, Oct. 28: "Preserving Local Government Records: The
Millennial Project, 1999-2005" presented by Pat Scott and Stuart
Preece.
Tours of the archives building and remodeled depot and
demonstrations of the archives building's new automated storage and
retrieval system are also planned. The Utah History Research Center at
the historic Rio Grande Depot is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., accommodating anyone
who wishes to perform research before or after the brown bag lectures.
A schedule of Archives Month events statewide is posted on the
Utah Archives Month web site, www.utaharchivesmonth.org.
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Glen Fairclough, [log in to unmask]
Processing & Reference Archivist
Utah State Archives and Records Service
346 S Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1106
(801) 531-3841
(801) 531-3854 (fax)
http://archives.utah.gov
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