Hi Ruth Ann,

The Summit honoring Black American Veterans of the Civil was is as follows:
        Registration: SUNY, Oneinta, NY at            4pm on Friday, Oct 6
followed by             dinner and open Summit discussion.

        USCT Civil War Luncheon at noon,             Oct. 7 at Hartwick
College.

        Among the Civil War Veterans being Honored is Private Alonzo
Northup, only son of the famous author, Solomon Northup, "TWELVE YEARS A
SLAVE."


Joseph M. Linzy Sr.
Chief Master Sergeant, (E-9),
USAF, Retired

HTTP://WWW.geocities.com/old-history/  (Solomon Northup and Family)

HTTP://WWW.geocities.com/black-history/  (Black Americans of WW-1)


"YOU CAN'T HOLD A MAN DOWN WITHOUT STAYING DOWN WITH HIM."
by Booker T. Washington
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Keough" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Need information for Archives month


> Ruth Ann,
>
> For Archives Week 1999, the NYS Archives listed info about events in
> various Counties in NYS
> (SEE http://www.archives.nysed.gov/services/programs/archivesweek/)
> According to the NYS Archives site, the updated list of events for
Archives
> Week 2000 will probably
> be available after September 1.
>
> The NYS Archives web site also contains a guide to help institutions
better
> plan and publicize their Archives Week events. For more info about the
> guide SEE http://www.archives.nysed.gov/pubs/local-pub/pub54/index.htm
>
> Also CDLC (Capital District Library Council), usually makes info available
> on their web site http://www.cdlc.org
>
> Brian
>
> *********************************************************************
> Brian Keough, Curator of Manuscript Collections
> M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives
> University at Albany, SUNY
> New Library -Room 355
> Albany, NY 12222
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> Tel: (518) 437-3934
> http://www.albany.edu/library/divs/speccoll/
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>
> At 05:24 AM 8/22/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hello
> >
> >I need to locate the schedules and information of activities to
> >celebrate Archives Month, especially in and around the Capital
> >District, for historians, libraries, archives, museums, schools and
> >other groups.  Each year there have been many great displays and
> >activities but I had not found the information until after the events.
> >Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County, NY lists these in our October
> >newsletter and I send them out to over 400 email addresses.
> >
> >October is also Family HIstory Month and would also like any
> >information on any activities for that also.
> >
> >Any help with finding these would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >God Bless
> >Ruth Ann Messick - Saratoga Springs, NY
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