ARCHIVAL WORKSHOPS
Sponsored by
MARAC NJ Caucus, the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, and the State Historical Records Advisory Board
Funded in part by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission

SHRAB 2006 Workshop brochure with registration form (pdf)

Registration fee for each workship is $20.
Make check or money order payable to NJ General Treasury and mail to:

Barbara Pepe, SHRAB Administrative Assistant
New Jersey State Archives
225 West State Street
PO Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307

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Grants, CAPES, and Fundraising
Instructors: Sara Cureton, Grants Assistant, New Jersey Historical Commission
Mary Murrin, Director, Grants Program, New Jersey Historical Commission
Karl Niederer, Director, New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management
Ben Primer, Associate University Librarian, Rare Books and Special Collections

CANCELLED

Monday, November 6
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
State Archives, 225 West State Street, Trenton, NJ
Directions/parking: http://www.njarchives.org/links/directions.html#ARCHIVES

New Jersey Historical Commission staff members, Sara Cureton and Mary Murrin will discuss the Commission’s various grant programs for historical organizations and history projects. This session will provide information on both the general operating support grant program and funding for projects, as well as the Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service or CAPES. Included in the presentation will be tips for preparing successful applications and ample time for audience questions. Attendees are welcome to bring questions regarding projects for which they are planning to seek funding. Ben Primer will cover fund-raising in a general way, dealing with the press and media, marketing, anniversary celebrations, friends organizations, outreach, and other sources of income. There will also be a segment presented by Karl Niederer on applying for grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Discover a Whole New World: Researching in Religious Archives
Instructors: L. Dale Patterson, Archivist, United Methodist Church Archives
Margery N. Sly, Deputy Director, Presbyterian Historical Society
Dr. Jennifer Woodruff Tait, Methodist Librarian, Drew University
Russell Gasero, Archivist, Reformed Church of America, will join these presenters on November 10th only

Friday, November 10
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Burlington County Historical Society, Burlington, NJ
Directions/parking: http://08016.com/bchs.html

The topics to be presented in this workshop are genealogy, social issues in religious archives, unexpected material, and ecumenical material (material not just related to a specific denomination or religion).

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THESE WORKSHOPS,
PLEASE CONTACT
BARBARA PEPE, SHRAB ASSISTANT AT
Barbara.Pepe@sos.state.nj.us