Sixth Annual "Hoot Owl" Research Needed: One Who Is Willing "To Burn The Midnight Oil?" in the West Virginia State Archives 2005 6:00 p.m. April 1 through 8:00 a.m. April 2 Sponsored by Mining Your History Foundation and West Virginia Archives and History

Always Dreamed of Spending the Night in a Research Library?

As a genealogist, one of your favorite places is a library. And, if you're researching West Virginia ancestors, there's no better place to research than the State Archives and History Library in Charleston. Now West Virginia's statewide genealogy and history organization, the Mining Your History Foundation, is working with the library to bring you another night of unlimited research in the library's microfilm, books, newspapers, maps, manuscripts, and more.

• Be a participant in Celebrating the Centennial of the West Virginia State Archives.
• Tour and explore the "upper levels" where who-knows-what can be found.
• Discuss your research with other genealogists in a friendly atmosphere.
• Get help from the "experts" Wes Cochran, Sheri Pettit, Pat Pleska, and other well-known West Virginia genealogists will be on-hand to offer help and guidance.
• PRIZE - To the researcher that has traveled the furthest to spend some quality time with us!

Registration
Registration must be postmarked by March 17, 2005. Late registration, if space is available, will be $35.00.
Contact: Pat Pleska
(304) 345-3808

Free Parking
Ample parking is available in the lot beside the Cultural Center. Information included with registration.

Don't Think You Can Make It All Night?
Bring your toothpicks (to prop your eyes open), your sleeping bag (for when all else fails) and a pillow, and find a convenient spot under a table, in a corner, wherever..to catch some shut-eye in the "wee hours."

Limited Number of Participants
This event is limited to 50 participants. To insure that you are among those, submit your reservation today. Confirmation with guidelines and instructions will be sent to you when the registration is processed.

Complete & mail with check or money order to:

Mining Your History Foundation
P. O. Box 6923
Charleston, WV 25362-0923

Please register ____ person(s) for Hoot Owl Research in the WV Archives. I have enclosed $25.00 for each person.

___ I am not a member of the Mining Your History Foundation, but I would like to join.
I enclose     ___$15.00 membership     ___$25.00 Hoot Owl Registration

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