The History Section of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) invites librarians, library staff and the public to attend “Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk,” a one-day institute from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at the Denver Public Library, held in conjunction with the ALA 2009 Midwinter Meeting.
Participants will learn from local genealogy experts about how such resources as the Colorado Rail Museum and the Colorado State Archives can assist coast-to-coast family history researchers. Speakers will also address ways to overcome the challenges of closed-record environments.
Advance registration ends Dec. 5, 2008. On-site registration will be available. The price includes lunch and a tour of the Colorado Historical Society Stephen Hart Library and the Colorado State Archives. The program site is fully handicap-accessible.
Details and registration instructions are at the event’s website:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/events/genealogypreconf/index.cfm
Or the RUSA blog:
Institute presenters:
Janice Prater, genealogy librarian, past-president of the Colorado Genealogical Society and editor of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History’s quarterly publication
Charles Albi, director emeritus of the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden (Colo.)
Jose Esquibel, expert on colonial New Mexico and author of “Royal Road: El Camino Real from Mexico City to Santa Fe”
Dr. Wendel Cox, western bibliographer, Denver Public Library and author of “A World Together, a World Apart: the United States and the Arikaras, 1803-1851,”
Rebecca Lentz, director of the Stephen Hart Library, Colorado Historical Society
James K. Jeffrey, genealogy specialist at the Denver Public Library and president of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies
The information available in the Rail museum is incredibly interesting, too bad we missed the presentation.