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From: "Mike Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [NYFINGERLAKES] Cayuga and Regional History Research Week
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:20:04 -0500
References: <45B8FB40.9090102@cornell.edu>


I think this would be a great idea as a national event - National Genealogy
Research Week.

Every historical society (and LDS Research centers) in the country would
make it a point to be open and staffed extra hours along with having events
highlighting local history.

People could then make annual plans to travel to different parts of the
country to do research.

Mike Smith
Middlesex, NY
(Researching Kunes, Adair, VanTuyl, Stanley & Smith among others)

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From: "Bill Hecht" <>
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Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: [NYFINGERLAKES] Cayuga and Regional History Research Week


> There is preliminary discussion going on of having a week in the summer
> dedicated to historical and family research. Many people travel to do
> research on their origins. I would like to get feedback on the
> following. Problem is finding a time when all the village, town and
> county offices are open.
>
> 1- Would it be a help to know that if you travel long distance to Cayuga
> County to know that for a particular week or weekend that the small
> historical societies and museums would be open for that week?
>
> 2- Would it be a help to have the County Clerk and County Historians'
> offices open on the weekend of that week? And the same for Town Clerk
> and Town Historians offices. Or can you get your work done during the
> week?
>
> 3- When and if you traveled to this area would you stay in a hotel or RV
> park?
>
> 4- What week or weekend is best? Forth of July? The week of the Wheat
> Harvest Festival?
>
> 5- Would it be good to organize this week around an event, or events,
> that the other members of your family would be interested in? I just
> spoke to a friend who loves doing historical research but her husband
> would rather be at a Jazz Festival?
>
> 6- Should this be a county thing of just Cayuga County or a regional
> event of Cayuga, Seneca, Onondaga, Wayne and Tompkis counties? OR
> should it be a state-wide event?
>
> Any other thoughts and suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill Hecht
>
>
>
>
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