Education Cabinet
"The Past in Public Records" is theme of July 7 Institute

"The Past in Public Records" will be the focus of the 22 annual Kentucky Archives Institute, scheduled for July 7, 2006, at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, 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 Aloma Dew, Kentucky Historian; Beth Shields, Kentucky Historical Society; and Jim Prichard, Lisa Thompson, and Walter Bowman, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

A registration fee of $45 includes attendance at the Institute from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., lunch, and all materials.  Deadline for registration is June 30, and seating is limited to 50.  Registrations should be sent to:  Friends of Kentucky Public Archives, Inc., ATTN:  Kentucky Archives Institute, P. O. Box 4224, Frankfort, KY 40604.

For further information, please visit the KDLA website at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/events/friendsinstitute06.htm or contact Connie Renfroe at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives at 502-564-8300, ext. 252.

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