Forwarded by request from The Association of Public Historians of New York 
State (APHNYS):

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Register Now for the APHNYS 2010 Annual State Conference!

For full details, go to:
http://www.aphnys.org/displayconvention.cfm 

Conference attendees have the opportunity to take advantage of both
history and skills sessions, which are denoted in the following way:
(S) - Skills Session OR (H) - History Session 

Here's a quick rundown of what each day offers...

SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010

Pre-Conference Activity:
Tour of Buffalo City Hall, followed by Buffalo Naval Park/Original Erie
Canal Slip 

Conference Sessions include:

Historic Preservation 101:  An Introduction to the Benefits of Local
Preservation Planning, Tourism and Grants (S)

Bounties, Bonds and Banknotes:  How the Union Financed Victory in the
Civil War (H)

The Historian & the Landmarking Process (S)

The New York and Erie Railroad and the Economic Impact of Emigrant
Paupers in Chautauqua County (H)

Basic Orientation for Newly Appointed Historians (S)

Evening Activities include:
Dinner followed by either
Tour of Niagara Falls or APHNYS Movie Night at the hotel.

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

"State of the State's History" with State Historian Robert Weible

APHNYS 2010 Annual Meeting & Elections

Conference Sessions include:

Tricks of the Trade:  Learning How to Use the New York State Library's
Online Catalog and Digital Collections Effectively to Tell Your
Community's History (S)

Bringing the War of 1812 to Life:  A Public Television Station Recreates
History (H)

Preserving and Presenting Tragedy in the Community (S/H)

Researching the CCC in Your Area & Preserving the Memories of Your
Community's CCC Members (S)

Websites, E-Mail, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs & More:  Social Media & the
Historian (S)

Discovering a Civil War Story from Niagara County (H)

Public Historian's Roundtable  

Evening Activity:
APHNYS Annual Awards Banquet           
with Keynote by Melissa Brown, Curator of the Pan-American Expo Museum  

TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010

Conference Sessions include:

Becoming an APHNYS Registered Historian: Recognition for Your Great
Career (S)

More Life and Less Latin: The General Education Board's Work in New York
(H)

The 2010 Census:  Why America Continues to Count (S)

Local Government Records for the Public and Family Historians (S)

A Glorious Acquisition: The Siege of 1759 at Fort Niagara (H)

After Conference Activity:
The Frank Lloyd Wright Experience 

Tour of the Darwin D. Martin House Complex, the most extensive
residential complex Wright ever designed.

For full details, go to:
http://www.aphnys.org/displayconvention.cfm 

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