Saturday, July 20 - "Let's Start at the Very Beginning"

Saturday, August 17 - "Census, Military, and Records Galore"

Saturday, September 21 - "Everyone Has a Story, Have You Told Yours?"

Saturday, October 19 - "Online Research Tools"

All workshops are held from 1-4pm at the Butterworth Education Center, 701 - 12th Avenue, Moline. Classes are FREE for current RI Gen. Soc. members. Cost for non-members is $5 per workshop.

Space is limited! RSVP to Linda Polich (309) 236-1985 or Linda Walker (309) 786-6197. Click here for the registration form.

It is said that one can find anything and everything on the Internet, and sometimes from the most unlikely sources. Did you know the National Park Service (NPS) publishes technical leaflets to help one preserve, repair, and conserve documents and other artifacts? Their publications, available for free online, are called "Conserve-0-Grams." They cover a wide range of topics with simple, easy-to-understand procedures. Intended for NPS staff, they have wide applicability for many everyday preservationists. A number of the leaflets are a bit dated, but sound advice and strategies never really go out of date. Check out the website:
www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html