The 32nd annual Kentucky Archives Institute is scheduled for June 17 at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA), 300 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort.
The institute, sponsored by the Friends of Kentucky Public Archives Inc. and KDLA’s Archives and Records Management Division, provides information for scholars, general researchers and genealogists interested in archival research.
Featured speakers at this year’s event include J. Mark Lowe, professional genealogist; Larry Weese and Hope Bryant, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services; and Trace Kirkwood and Walter Bowman, KDLA.
Dave Schroeder of Kenton County Public Libraries is president of the Friends of Kentucky Public Archives, Inc., and will serve as MC of the event.
A registration fee of $50 includes attendance to the institute from 8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., lunch and all materials.
Deadline for registration is June 10, and seating is limited to 50. Registrations should be sent to: Friends of Kentucky Public Archives, Inc., Kentucky Archives Institute, P.O. Box 4224, Frankfort, KY 40604.
For further information or to see a detailed schedule for the event, please visit the KDLA website at http://kdla.ky.gov/researchers/Pages/2016KentuckyArchivesInstitute.aspx or contact Tim Tingle at 502-564-8348 or tim.tingle@ky.gov.
I am the President of the Friends and will be the MC. Hope to see good representation from NKY.