The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) announces special events at archival institutions across the mid-Atlantic region to celebrate Archives Week October 10-16, 2004. The MARAC theme for Archives Week 2004 is "Playing with History: Recreation and Amusement in Archives."

Libraries, historical societies, universities and other archival repositories are hosting tours, exhibits, documentary film showings, all-day seminars, workshops, fairs, and open houses for the public to learn more about their collections and the importance of historical records in society. These activities are designed to celebrate and inform the larger community about the significance of archives in documenting family, social, artistic, cultural, and political history.

Many events are planned throughout the region. For more details about these and other events scheduled for Archives Week in the mid-Atlantic region visit MARAC's website at <http://www.marac.info> and then click on Archives Week. .

See also listings for specific local activities sponsored by states within the MARAC region, below: Delaware, the District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

New England Archives Week, November 7-13, 2004. The New England Archivists have picked a permanent week for Archives Week that starts with the first Sunday in November each year. http://www.newenglandarchivists.org/aboutNEA/ctts/archivesweek.html

Rocky Mountains

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Arizona

View a copy of the Arizona Archives Week poster.

The theme of Arizona's 2004 Archives Week is Cultural Crossroads. Archives throughout the state will be hosting activities from October 10-16. As a kick-off to the celebration of Archives Week, the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, the Arizona Historical Foundation, the Friends of Arizona Archives, and the Salt River Project are sponsoring the first ever state-wide Archivists Roundtable to be held at the Capitol on October 1. Here archivists can discuss common concerns.

California

View a copy of the California Archives Week poster.

The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA) will observe Archives Month in Colorado and Wyoming during October 2004. See more details, above.

The Children’s Hospital Archives and Historical Collections will celebrate Archives Month, October 1-31, 2004, with special commemorative activities at the hospital. Among the activities will be two lunch-time programs to teach the basics of preserving family heirlooms:“Care and Feeding of Historic Photographs” on Wednesday, October 20, and “Care and Feeding of Historic Textiles and Fabrics" on Friday, October 22. The special events are designed to celebrate the importance of historical records and to familiarize TCH employees with the relevance of these materials to the cultural and historical life of the region. For further information, contact Ginny Steele in The Children’s Hospital Archives, 303/860-4220.

Archivists in the District of Columbia will celebrate Archives Week 2004 with their 7th Annual DC Metropolitan Area Archives Fair on Wednesday, October 13, 2004, and a two lectures. For further information about Archives Week and the local events, contact Jennie Guilbaud (301-837-1777 or jennie.guilbaud@nara.gov) or Gail Redmond (202-383-1851 or gredmann@citymuseumdc.org).

The 7th Annual Washington DC Metropolitan Area Archives Fair will be held Wednesday, October 13, at the City Museum of Washington, DC from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Archives Fair will feature exhibits on local, national and world history and will showcase city and regional archival collections. The following repositories will be represented: American Red Cross; Virginia Room, Arlington County Public Library; Carnegie Institute; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Washingtoniana Division, D.C. Public Library; Gelman Library Special Collections, The George Washington University; Lauinger Library and Law Center, Georgetown University; The Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University; American Folklife Center and Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress; National Archives and Records Administration; National Museum of Women in the Arts; Archives Center, National Museum of American History, National Air and Space Museum, Art Information Resources, and Freer and Sackler Gallery Archives, Smithsonian Institution; Sumner School Museum and Archives; U.S. Marine Corps Research Center; Archives & Manuscripts and Special Collections of Performing Arts, University of Maryland; Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, University of the District of Columbia. In addition, a representative of Indus International will be demonstrating a color book scanner that can scan thick books or any artifact up to 7.75 inches thick.

In conjunction with the Fair, at 1:30 pm there will be a lecture entitled, "Documenting Sports, Recreation, and Ordinary Life in Early America," also at the City Museum. Dr. Nancy L. Struna is a full professor at the University of Maryland in American Studies and holds affiliate appointments in Women's Studies and in History. Dr. Struna is the recipient of the first annual (2004-05) Lord Baltimore Research Fellowship from the Maryland Historical Society, to be held in residence at the MHS while researching research on "The Transformation of the Ordinary: The Tavern Industry and Culture." She will be discussing her research findings that she has published in People of Prowess: Sport, Leisure and Labor in Early Anglo-America (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996), as well as from earlier offerings concerning early American sport and women in sport history.

On Thursday, October 14, 10:00-11:00 am, there will be a lecture entitled "Researching The Baseball Business: Pursuing Pennants and Profits in Baltimore," with James Edward Miller, author, in the Jefferson Room of the National Archives Building. Miller, the author of "The Baseball Business: Pursuing Pennants and Profits in Baltimore" (1991, Univ. of North Carolina Press), will speak about his book and his experience researching the Orioles and their fortunes in the modern baseball industry. As reviewed by Publishers Weekly: "The thrust of our national pastime as a business rather than merely a sport has intensified since the end of World War II, particularly during the last two decades. In this instructive study, Miller looks at the marketing and economics of baseball, focusing on the Orioles of Baltimore. He examines the decline of the team's farm system, caused in part by the spread of television coverage of major league games; by the move of white city-dwellers to the suburbs with the concomitant failure of baseball to attract inner-city blacks to the ballpark; and especially by the increased power of the players as the reserve clause was ended and free agency began. The down-and-up fortunes of the Orioles make for a rich story and a profitable read."

Georgia

View a copy of the Georgia Archives Week poster.

The theme for Georgia Archives Week, scheduled for October 3-9, 2004, is "Mapping Past to Future." The purpose of Georgia Archives Week is to celebrate the value of Georgia's historical records, publicize the many ways historical records enrich our lives, and recognize those who maintain our communities' historical records. http://www.soga.org/aw/2004/aw.html.

Activities are taking place throughout the state. Many of these events focus on local and family history and encourage participation from the community. The Society of Georgia Archivists maintains a coordinated website for Archives Week activities.

An Event Planning Guide is available at http://www.soga.org/aw/2002/EventGuide.pdf

Idaho's Governor Kempthorne has issued a proclamation declaring October 2004 to be Documentary Heritage Month recognizing historical records programs and the professional work of “archivists, clerks, curators, librarians and records managers with the assistance of numerous volunteers.” Workshops on historical documentation and public records are planned throughout the state.

See also the regional calendar of Archives Week events hosted by the Northwest Archivists, Inc. http://my.calendars.net/pnwarchivists

The Chicago Area Archivists are celebrating their third annual Archives Week October 10-16, 2004. A special, day-long event will include tours of the Pampered Chef Archives and the Motorola Archives and Museum followed by a reception.

The Chicago Area Medical Archivists will present their 3rd Annual Medical History Symposium, on Friday, October 15, 2004, This day of presentations, discussion and exhibits by physicians, nurses, archivists and librarians is hosted by the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Archives. Please note: This is a free event, but as space is limited, pre-registration is required. RSVP by October 4th by calling 312/926-3090 or via email to: archives@nmh.org.

Additional information on these and other events can found on the Chicago Area Archivists web page at http://www.vandercook.edu/archives/CAAevents.htm

Kansas City Area Archivists presents their Fall Symposium, "Make New Friends but Keep the Old: Preservation Strategies for Electronic and Paper Records", at the Kansas History Center in Topeka, KS, on October 2, 2004. Speakers include keynoter Dr. David Gracy, of the University of Texas-Austin, as well as Scott Leonard and Matt Veatch, of the Kansas State Historical Society, Brian Baird, of Heckman Bindery, and Whitney Baker, of the University of Kansas. Visit http://www.umkc.edu/kcaa/Education/KCAAflyer10-2-04.htm for registration and program details.

The Kansas State Historical Society is having an event on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2004, that will serve as our archives "day." We will be showing WWII related films--bond drive, Santa Fe's Loaded for War, etc.; offering a class on researching military records; collecting donations of photographs, letters, artifacts, etc. Veterans will be able to get into the museum free that day.

Kentucky

View a copy of the Kentucky Archives Week poster.

Kentucky's third Archives Week will be celebrated October 10-16, 2004. Co-sponsors are the Kentucky State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), the Kentucky Council on Archives, and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. http://archivesweek.ky.gov.

Resources provided on the Kentucky Archives Week website include a sample proclamation and press release, a downloadable poster, and links to other useful sites.

Kansas City Area Archivists presents their Fall Symposium, "Make New Friends but Keep the Old: Preservation Strategies for Electronic and Paper Records", at the Kansas History Center in Topeka, KS, on October 2, 2004. Speakers include keynoter Dr. David Gracy, of the University of Texas-Austin, as well as Scott Leonard and Matt Veatch, of the Kansas State Historical Society, Brian Baird, of Heckman Bindery, and Whitney Baker, of the University of Kansas. Visit http://www.umkc.edu/kcaa/Education/KCAAflyer10-2-04.htm for registration and program details.

The Montana State Historical Records Advisory Board will be hosting a full-day workshop on best practices for small archives, on October 28, 2004, in Whitefish, Montana. The workshop is being held in conjunction with the annual Montana History Conference. http://www.montanahistoricalsociety.org/education/histconf.asp

See also the regional calendar of Archives Week events hosted by the Northwest Archivists, Inc. http://my.calendars.net/pnwarchivists

Nevada

View a copy of the Nevada Archives Week poster.

The theme for Nevada's Archives Week, October 25 - October 31, 2004, is "Discover Nevada Archives." The 2004 Archives Week will be featured on "We the People," a public access television show hosted by SHRAB member Shayne de Cohen and featuring State Archives Manager Jeff Kintop and Deputy Attorney General Jim Smith, also a member of SHRAB. Kintop & Smith will discuss the importance of historical records in recent court cases and where Nevadans can look to discover their archives. The program airs in Northern Nevada including Reno and Carson City.

The Nevada State Library and Archives (NSLA) has scheduled preservation workshops for museums and libraries in Carson City and the Western Alliance for Community Media in Reno and NSLA will host discussion on the Nevada State Constitution on October 28th in NSLA's Constitution Exhibit Room.

NSLA also hosts an online Archives Week Treasure Map that links to a variety of interesting online collections from Nevada's archival repositories. Go to www.nevadaculture.org and click on the Archives Week Link.

The New Jersey State Historical Records Advisory Board (NJSHRAB) encourages county and local archival, historical, and cultural organizations throughout the state to observe Archives Week by sponsoring educational and commemorative activities and events that tell the story of New Jersey’s people.

The New Jersey Historical Society will offer a walking tour of downtown Newark on Tuesday, October 12, 2004, highlighting some of the treasures of Broad Street. Buildings such as the National Newark Building, City Hall, Prudential and Symphony Hall have all been instrumental in the development of Newark’s primary business district. See historic photographs of Broad Street in the 1800s and early 1900s from the NJHS collections. Free, no registration required. http://www.jerseyhistory.org

Two events are scheduled at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters for Wednesday, October 13: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: Workshop for Teachers in the morning and a Book Repair Workshop in the afternoon. Registration required. http://www.visitmonmouth.com/archives

The New Jersey Historical Society will present "LUNCH TIMES ARE PAST TIMES
Save Ellis Island!" on Wednesday, October 13, 2004. Learn about the restoration efforts of Save Ellis Island! A non-profit foundation committed to restoring the abandoned buildings of Ellis Island’s south side and preserving the stories of the many immigrants who received medical treatment there. Free – no reservation required. http://www.jerseyhistory.org

The Salem County Historical Society will hold a Volunteer Recognition Reception on October 13, 2004. http://www.salemcounty.com/schs

The Methodist Archives Center at Drew University will hold a Teachers Workshop on Using Primary Sources on Friday, October 15, 2004. Registration required. http://www.gcah.org/center.htm

The Monmouth County Archives is planning its ninth annual Archives Week celebration, culminating in Archives and History Day at the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan NJ, on October 16, 2004. On that day, 75 archives and history-related organizations are expected to have tabletop exhibits and 300-400 attendees are expected. In addition to awards presentations, including the NJ MARAC Caucus Award to an organization, the event will feature a presentation by Revolutionary War martyr Captain Joshua Huddy, portrayed by Richard Walling, who will chair a historians’ round table about Huddy later in the day. Huddy is also the theme of a month long exhibit of facsimiles of primary source documents that will be on view for the month of October. Archives and History Day attendees will also have the opportunity to attend a workshop on preserving family papers and see videos relating to local history. Registration required. http://www.visitmonmouth.com/archives

The Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum will present a photographic exhibit, "Our History Through His Lens," of images exploring the history of Lawnside, October 14-23. On October 16, 2004, photographer Raymond Fussell will discuss his work and the work of the Lawnside Historical Society. http://www.petermotthouse.org/news/Fussellexhibit.html

From September 10 through November 19, 2004, the Alex Aidekman Jewish Community Campus will present an exhibit, "Who's Minding the Store?," dedicated to the numerous mom-and-pop businesses that grew up in Newark, expanded to Newark's suburbs and includes Jewish merchants in Morris and Sussex counties. This exhibit also pays tribute to the founders of New Jersey's premiere supermarkets: King's, Wakefern Food Corporation/ShopRite and Pathmark Supermarkets. Each started as a mom-and-pop grocery. Photographs and memorabilia spanning the years 1886 to 1970 were donated by current and former MetroWest residents. Supermarket history and photographs were provided by Bildner Family/Kings Archives, Wakefern Archives, individual ShopRite owners, Pathmark's founding families and Zal Venet. The exhibit is curated by the Jewish Historical Society MetroWest Outreach Director Linda Forgosh. Additional Information: jmcgillan@jhsmw.org

The New Jersey Historical Society is presenting an exhibit, "City on Display: A Newark Photographer and His Clients, 1890s-1940s," through 2005. Waves of newcomers, breathless construction, and teeming streets; this was the American city in the early 20th century. This was what historians called the Age of Metropolitanism. This was Newark, NJ. Commercial photographer William F. Cone uniquely captured this period of growth in Newark through an unparalleled visual record of images taken during a career that lasted nearly 75 years. From an extensive collection of more than 9,000 glass plate negatives, The New Jersey Historical Society has selected over 100 images of Cone’s work to display in this exhibition. http://www.jerseyhistory.org

The Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown NJ, is presenting an exhibit, “The Life of a Fireman,” October 3, 2004 through January 16, 2005. It examines the history of firefighting, particularly in Morristown and details the development of fire companies and equipment from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Families will enjoy viewing old equipment, photographs, badges and memorabilia from early fire companies.

New Mexico

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The New Mexico State Records Center & Archives will celebrate Archives Week October 17-23, 2004. The theme is "Rediscovering Letters: Heartlines to the Past." Events include a reading of the Governor's proclamation; keynote speakers Barbara Buhler Lynes and Ann Paden, co-editors of Maria Chabot/Georgia O'Keeffe: Correspondence, 1941-1949; a Historic Film Screening; and a special reading and performance of more than twenty-five letters by the Office of State Historian. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_week/2004/archweek_sch.htm

New York

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The 16th Annual New York Archives Week, an annual observance of the importance of archival and historical records in our lives, will be celebrated October 10-17, 2004. Since 1989, the Archivists Round Table has celebrated New York Archives Week every October, starting a trend that has since spread to many other parts of the country. Archives Week is intended to be a coordinated effort to celebrate New York's diverse history, to raise public awareness of the area's rich archival resources, and to recognize and honor individuals and institutions through awards. For up-to-date infomation please visit http://www.nycarchivists.org/aweek.html. The Archives Week celebration includes the following events in the New York City metro area:

• Events and exhibits at various archival repositories throughout the New York Metropolitan Area (see http://www.nycarchivists.org/awexh.html and http://www.nycarchivists.org/awevents.html for more details).
• Family History Fair, our annual genealogy extravaganza, to be held Sunday, October 17, 2004 (see http://www.nycarchivists.org/fhf.html for more details).
• Presenting the awards for Innovative Use of Archives, Outstanding Support of Archives, and Archival Achievement (see http://www.nycarchivists.org/awards1.html for more details)

The New York State Archives maintains a statewide calendar of Archives Week events in New York that is accessible from http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/newsroom/news_archivesweek.shtml

The New York State Archives also offers an excellent Archives Week Action Guide at http://www.nysarchives.org/a/newsroom/news_aw_table.shtml.

There will be approximately 30 events in the Capital District of New York State for Archives Week. An online calendar can be found at http://www.cdlc.org/Programs_And_Services/dhp/ArchivesWeekSched.shtml

On October 2, 2004, the Baker-Cederberg Museum and Archives and the Genesee Hospital School of Nursing Archives will present Medical History Tour of Mount Hope Cemetery and Monument Dedication to the first Registered Nurse in New York, Ida Jane Anderson. Contact Philip Maples (phil.maples@viahealth.org) for more information.

The second annual Historic Suffolk County Archives Week Event will be held on Saturday, October 16, at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, NY. The poster publicizing the event invites families to "Stop by to view rare documents and photographs and make the most of Suffolk's future by learning how your family is part of its past." This event is being sponsored by Astoria Federal Savings. http://www.historicsuffolkcounty.org

Ohio

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The Society of Ohio Archivists will observe the 12th annual Archives Week in Ohio the week of October 10-16, 2004. The theme for this year is "Exploring Archives in Ohio." Through Archives Week activities and exhibits, they hope to promote public interest in and understanding of archives and archivists, and emphasize the importance of archives and the need to preserve the history of Ohio. http://www.ohiojunction.net/soa/aweek.html

Ohio Memory and the Society of Ohio Archivists are pleased to announce an Archives Week Scrapbook Contest. Celebrate Archives Week (October 10-16, 2004) by creating your own scrapbook of items from archives throughout Ohio. This year's theme is "Exploring Archives in Ohio." Using First Lady Hope Taft's scrapbook as a model, build your own scrapbook of documents, photographs and artifacts in the Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook (http://www.ohiomemory.org).The contest is open to archivists, museum professionals, educators and the public. The winner will receive a one-year membership to the Society of Ohio Archivists and honorable mentions will receive a prize packet from Ohio Memory. Entries must be received by Friday, September 24 for consideration. Winners will be announced by October 16, 2004. For more details and to enter the contest, go to: http://www.ohiomemory.org/contest_soa.html

Another upcoming event in Ohio is "Building Connections: Ohio's 2004 Conference on History, Preservation & Revitalization," scheduled for November 4-6, 2004. Visit http://www.buildingconnections.info or call toll free 1-888-532-2036 for details.

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma will celebrate Archives Week for the second time November 14-20, 2004. It is being sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma Museums Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma State University Libraries, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Funding is provided by NHPRC.

The theme for 2004 is Cowboys. Organizers have developed a lesson plan, appropriate for 4th and 5th grade students, related to the use of primary source materials in the study of cowboys. The lesson supports Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) Objectives for Social Studies and Information Literacy. For copies of the lesson plans and details about other programs and events, see http://www.odl.state.ok.us/archives-week/

The sponsors have distributed a poster to generate interest. Organizations and repositories planning events are being encouraged to send details to Jan Davis, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, 200 Northeast 18th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73105. email: jdavis@oltn.odl.state.ok.us

Oregon is celebrating its inaugural Archives Week October 9-16, 2004.
The planning committee has been busy working on a kick-off event to bring archivists together for networking opportunities and to begin planning for next year's celebration. A variety of institutions are participating primarily through open houses.

See also the regional calendar of Archives Week events hosted by the Northwest Archivists, Inc. http://my.calendars.net/pnwarchivists

Archives Week in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be celebrated October 3-9, 2004. The State Archives is hosting an open house for legislators and Agency executive staff, as well as having "meet the experts" tables in the Harrisburg area along with the State Library of Pennsylvania and the House of Representatives Archives.

See also the event sponsored by the Delaware Valley Archivists Group and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, above.

South Carolina will celebrate Archives Week October 10-16, 2004.

The South Dakota State Archives will celebrate Archives Week October 17-23, 2004. The theme is "South Dakota History: Use It, Preserve It." Events include a movie night showing historical films from the collections; a presentation on the 100th anniversary of Pierre becoming the state capital; a family history preservation night during which staff will give advice on care and preservation for those that bring in their family photos and documents and provide information on microfilming as a preservation option; and tours of the state archives. http://www.sdhistory.org/exhibithall/Index.htm

Tennessee will celebrate its fourth annual Tennessee Archives Week, October 24-30, 2004. This places it immediately before the Society of Tennessee Archivists annual meeting in an effort to save money, concentrate archival activities, and attract more archivists to the annual meeting. http://www.geocities.com/tennarchivists/ArchivesWeek2004.htm

The Tennessee Archives Week Action Guide, which provides information on what Archives Week is, how to plan for it, and how to publicize it, is available by contacting Jay Richiuso, Chair, Tennessee Archives Week Coordinating Committee, at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243, or by phone at 615-253-3468, or by email at Jay.Richiuso@state.tn.us.

Texas

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View a copy of the Austin Archives Week poster.

Archivists of the Houston Area (AHA!) are planning to celebrate Archives Week during the week of October 3-9, 2004, using the theme "Vote For Me! : Elections Materials in Archives." http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/AHA/archivesweek.html

AHA! has a wide variety of events and promotional tools in the works:

• Family Archives Preservation Day will be held Saturday, October 9th, 9 am-12 noon at the Houston Public Library. AHA! archivists will be on-hand to advise members of the Houston community on how best to care for their family archives.
• A t-shirt is available for $15. See the artwork for the shirt at http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/AHA/AHAtshirt2004.pdf and place orders with Sarah Jackson by emailing sjxn@yahoo.com
• Repositories will host open houses and present a collaborative exhibit.
• AHA! members will gather for a mixer and dinner on Tuesday evening.

Archives Week in Austin will be officially proclaimed on October 21, 2004, by Mayor Will Wynn. The University of Texas at Austin’s Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists will celebrate Archives Week October 31-November 6, 2004. Since it coincides with Election Week this year, they have chosen the theme "Government and Secrecy" and will host two speakers on the topic. Dr. Philip Doty will be talking about information policy with regard to archives, government records in particular. Sarah Rowe-Sims will be speaking on Thursday November 4 at 7 about the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission Records https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/advising/view_cal.php3?advisor_id=6.

An "Archives Clinic" will be held Saturday, November 6, at the Austin History Center. The purpose of the Archives Clinic is to reach out to the Austin and Central Texas community to aid people in the maintenance of their personal documents, photographs, etc. There will be preservation administrator students, conservation students, archives students, and professionals on hand to give advice.

Utah

View copies of the Utah Archives Week poster.

A composite schedule of Archives Month activities observed statewide throughout October is included on the Utah Archives Month web site http://archives.utah.gov/archivesmonth/index.htm. This year's theme, "Building for the Past," recognizes new building projects at various Utah repositories highlighted by the completion of the new Utah State Archives Building. Included are scans of Governor Olene Walker's 2004 Archives Month declaration and the three Utah Archives Month 2004 poster designs. Previous observances are recalled by including scans of the 2000 poster, a photograph of the 2000 declaration signing ceremony, and the 1996 declaration.

The Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists is hosting a presentation on the Library of Congress' "Save our Sounds" project on October 13, 2004, at 9:00 am in conjunction with Utah Archives Month. The presentation will be at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Virginia

View copies of the Virginia Archives Week posters.

Virginia's Archives Week theme is "Playing with History," and will be celebrated October 10-16, 2004. http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/archweek2004/index.htm

The Library of Virginia has again organized several free noontime talks focusing on this year's theme, detailed information for which is found at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/archweek2004/events.htm

A poster developed with the support of the Library Virginia of Foundation, the Library of Virginia and the Virginia Caucus of the MId-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference is available at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/archweek2004/ArchivesWeekPost.pdf

Washington State will celebrate its third Archives Week October 2-9, 2004, with the theme "Archives: Explore a New World." It is sponsored by Washington State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State; National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Alaska Region; and local community archives.

A featured event will be the grand opening of the new Washington State Archives Eastern Branch and Digital Archives on Monday, October 4, 2004.

See also the regional calendar of Archives Week events hosted by the Northwest Archivists, Inc. http://my.calendars.net/pnwarchivists

The Wisconsin Historical Society will celebrate Wisconsin Archives Week October 17-24, 2004, with the theme "Wisconsin Votes!" http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archivesweek/

A Planning Guide for Wisconsin's 2003 events is available in PDF format at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archivesweek/2003/pdf/planningguide03.pdf

Wyoming

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Wyoming archival repositories will be observing Archives Week from October 25 through October 29. As part of the Archives Week observance, the Archives, Museum and Records Section of the Wyoming Division of Cultural Resources has scheduled a number of events:

--A slide presentation on Yellowstone's Grand Resort: The Grand Canyon Hotel, Monday, October 25, 2:00 - 3:00, by Tamsen Hert, Wyoming bibliographer with the UW Libraries Collection Development Office, which looks at the history of the Grand Canyon Hotel and provides some clues as to what happened to it.

--Union Pacific Depot Research Project, Tuesday, October 26, 2:00 – 3:00, by Mike Kassel, Old West Museum, and the UP Depot research team. A review of the history of the Cheyenne Depot and findings by the research team.

--A Writer's Adventures in the Presidential Archives, Wednesday, October 27, 2:00 - 3:00, by author W. Dale Nelson. Mr. Nelson, a former Associated Press reporter in Washington D.C., will discuss his experience conducting research at presidential archives for two of his books: The President is at Camp David and Who Speaks for the President?: The White House Press Secretary from Cleveland to Clinton. His most recent book is Interpreters with Lewis and Clark: The Story of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau.

--Caring for Family Heirlooms: Books, Photographs, and Documents: Thursday, October 28, 2:00 to 3:30, by Roger Joyce, State Archivist and Conservator, Wyoming Division of Cultural Resources.

--Rest and Refuel: Development of the Motel and Gas Station in Wyoming: Friday, October 29, 2:00 to 3:30, by Heyward Schrock, Education and Interpretation Supervisor, Wyoming Division of Cultural Resources. Using historic photographs this slide presentation will examine the history of motel and gas station architecture in Wyoming.

All presentations are free and open to the public. Exhibits will be on display in the State Archives’ Reference Room during the week. For additional information, go to the Wyoming State Archives website at http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/

The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA) will observe Archives Month in Colorado and Wyoming during October 2004. See more details, above.

The Alberta Society of Archivists (ASA) celebrated Archives Week in Alberta October 5-12, 2003. The major event was the grand opening of the new facility for the Provincial Archives of Alberta on October 5. To view images of the building, visit the PAA website at http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/paa. 

To visit all past Archives Week virtual exhibits from 1997 onwards, as well as additional virtual exhibits from other Alberta archives, follow this link: http://www.archivesalberta.org/exhibits.htm.

The Archives Awareness Campaign (AAC 2004) is an ongoing campaign and promotion of celebratory events across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. http://www.archiveawareness.com/

Local and national archives, large and small, public and private will open their doors this Autumn to hold a host of special events celebrating and promoting the wealth of archival treasures. The campaign will help to show everyone that they can find something that's relevant to their history in archives. We will be breaking the stereotype that archives hold boring, dusty papers... and that archivists are dusty, old people in cardigans!