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The Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, in Houston, Wins Best Hospitality Project Landmark Award

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

As the third-largest municipal genealogical research facility in the country, each month Houston’s Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research hosts thousands of researchers from across the United States. Founded in 1921, the center got its start in the Julia Ideson Continue reading The Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, in Houston, Wins Best Hospitality Project Landmark Award→

Ellis Island Hospital Complex & Hoboken Public Library Get Historic Site Trust Funds

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

“The New Jersey Historic Trust is helping to revitalize the that state’s economy by helping municipalities at a time when the recession is having a dramatic effect. The Trust picked 60 historic sites around the state to receive total grants Continue reading Ellis Island Hospital Complex & Hoboken Public Library Get Historic Site Trust Funds→

T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library to Get $1K for Acid-Free Folders

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The Greene County Commission in Greeneville, Tennessee, has approved a resolution appropriating $1,000 for acid-free folders for the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library. The folders will be used for archiving very old Circuit Court records. From the March Continue reading T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library to Get $1K for Acid-Free Folders→

Rare Civil War & Spanish-American War Battle Flags to Be Restored at the Minnesota Historical Society

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following news release was written by Minnesota Historical Society staff: A project to restore fragile Civil War battle flags in the Minnesota Historical Society’s collection has been selected to receive funding from the Save America’s Treasures program, which is Continue reading Rare Civil War & Spanish-American War Battle Flags to Be Restored at the Minnesota Historical Society→

National Archives to Hold 23rd Annual Preservation Conference March 26, 2009

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The following news release was written by National Archives staff: Digitizing for Preservation and Access: Past is Prologue WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the National Archives will host its annual preservation conference entitled Digitizing Continue reading National Archives to Hold 23rd Annual Preservation Conference March 26, 2009→

Tennessee Courthouse Records Being Preserved, Filmed, & Digitized

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — 2 Comments ↓

Following is a teaser from an interesting article about an LDS couple working with historic records found in Tennessee county courthouses. According to the article in the February 8, 2009 Herald-Citizen, the repaired and sorted courthouse records will be first Continue reading Tennessee Courthouse Records Being Preserved, Filmed, & Digitized→

Alaskans Attempting to Locate Their “Extended” Archives

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The Archives Rescue Corps is attempting to locate collections of documents that as a whole make up the “archives” of Alaska’s history. It’s an interesting project and one that all of us can take to heart. Many of us, myself Continue reading Alaskans Attempting to Locate Their “Extended” Archives→

Preserve That Newspaper

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Many of us are saving the newspapers that landed on our sidewalks, and front porches, Wednesday morning. The inauguration was an historic event for which we want to save the printed memorabilia. I get the Deseret News, published here in Continue reading Preserve That Newspaper→