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Archives Month Activities at the Hartford History Center

FROM THE ARCHIVES: NEIGHBORHOOD DAYS - SOUTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Celebrating Connecticut Archives Month
Month of October, Tuesday-Saturday, 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street, Hartford
New to Hartford Public Library's special collections and archive is the Southside Media- Hartford News image collection spanning the years 1977 to June 2008. Come in during the month of October and enjoy a blast from the past with select images from Hartford's storied '70s, '80s and '90s on display. Join with us in describing the photographs on view, many of which are currently unidentified. Help us recognize family and friends in this exciting new collection that provides a window into Hartford's contemporary history. Free and open to the public. Visit the Hartford History Center online at www.hplct.org/hhc or call (860) 695-6297.

ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS: TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Celebrating Connecticut Archives Month
Wednesday, October 7, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street, Hartford
Ruth Glasser, Ph.D. American Studies, Yale University will lead a workshop on interview techniques and tips for those interested in capturing oral histories. Every person and place has a history. Through dynamic, recorded interviews, oral history preserves the story of individuals and institutions that helped create the fabric of community and who, in turn, were shaped by the people, places, events, and ideas of their day. Ruth Glasser is a noted oral historian and University of Connecticut professor. She is also the recipient of the Connecticut Humanities Council Wilbur Cross Award, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship and two Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities. Reservations are required for "Oral History Interviews: Tips and Techniques" and can be made by calling (860)-695-6347. Light refreshments. Free and open to the public. Visit the Hartford History Center online at www.hplct.org/hhc or call (860) 695-6297.

FROM THE ARCHIVES:
FDR, NATIONAL POLICY - LOCAL IMPACT
Celebrating Connecticut Archives Month

Saturday, October 24, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street, Hartford
Join us for a conversation with Cynthia M. Koch, director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York and Connecticut State Archivist Mark Jones, project coordinator for the Connecticut Federal Art Project Artists. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal cultural programs marked the U.S. government's first big, direct investment in cultural development. The largest and most important of the New Deal cultural programs, and the favorite of Eleanor Roosevelt, was the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a massive employment relief program launched in the spring of 1935. Cynthia Koch and Mark Jones will discuss FDR's national policy and how it played out on the local scene in the context of art and artists in the Hartford area. Hartford History Center's 1930s scrapbook collection on Hartford art, ingenuity and invention will be on display throughout the month, during the center's public hours. Dr. Koch oversees the Roosevelt Library, the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. It includes 17 million pages of archival material and museum collections. FDR's home at Hyde Park is a National Historic Site. Both the home and presidential library are key destinations for millions of visitors from every state and country in the world. Visit the Hartford History Center online at www.hplct.org/hhc or call (860) 695-6297.