Northeast Region: New York City, NY
Press Release, July 2005
National Archives Presents Free Workshop on Preserving Your Family Papers
WHAT:
The National Archives-Northeast Region in New York is offering a free workshop on Preserving Your Family Papers.
Participants will learn about proper storage of family documents, photographs, home movies, digital images, and other items to ensure that these treasures will survive poor environmental conditions. They will view samples of bad practices to gain a full understanding of what can go wrong and why. Attendees are welcome to bring one item for conservation advice, which will be given in an open forum at the end of the lecture. If a document or photograph is in need of repair, information about how to obtain reliable conservation assistance will be provided.
WHO:
Linda Blaser, National Preservation Officer for the Regional Records office of the National Archives and Records Administration, will present the program. Linda began her career in the training program at the Library of Congress in 1973. She has taught bookbinding and conservation classes at the Smithsonian Institution, and in 1993, she became the Senior Book Conservator at the Folger Shakespeare Library, in their rare book collection. Linda has been with the National Archives since 2003, overseeing building environments and preservation issues in NARA facilities across the country.
WHEN:
Wednesday, August 24, at 2 p.m.
WHERE:
National Archives' New York facility, located at 201 Varick Street, New York City.
CONTACT:
Call (866) 840-1752 to register and for more details.
The NARA facility in New York has extensive holdings that can be used for genealogical research. These include microfilm copies of Federal population censuses, 1790-1930; Revolutionary War military service and pension records; 19th century passenger records for most East Coast United States and Gulf of Mexico ports; some 20th century records for Boston, New York, and Canadian border crossings; World War I draft registration records (New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico); and naturalization indexes (New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico only).
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., excluding all Federal holidays.
