Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
27th Annual Kentucky Archives Institute to be held in June

FRANKFORT, Ky.    - The 27th annual Kentucky Archives Institute is scheduled for Friday, June 24, 2011, 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., provides information for scholars, general researchers, and genealogists interested in archival research.

Featured speakers at this year's event include Nancy Ross-Stallings, Ph.D., RPA, and Richard Stallings, MA, RPA; Stuart Sanders of the Kentucky Historical Society; and Valerie Edgeworth and Jerry Carlton of KDLA. Participants will also have the opportunity to tour the Kentucky State Archives.

A registration fee of $45 includes attendance at the Institute from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., lunch and all materials. Deadline for registration is June 17, 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/2011KentuckyArchivesInstitute.aspx or contact Tim Tingle at the KDLA at (502) 564-8300, ext. 251.

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