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ART April Meeting



April Meeting
Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc.

"We're History": Presenting the Borough Historians of New York City

The five borough historians of New York City will participate in a panel
presentation to discuss the unique experiences and research challenges they
have encountered in serving the magnificent and diverse boroughs of New
York City. Topics of urban interest, past, present and future will be
addressed. The panel will welcome a lively interchange with audience guests.

THE BRONX: Lloyd Ultan is the author of eight books on the borough and
serves on the Board of Directors at The Bronx County Historical Society. He
is a history professor on the faculty of Fairleigh Dickinson University and
has been borough historian since 1996.

BROOKLYN: Ron Schweiger, a science teacher, has conducted tours of
Brooklyn's Flatbush, Sheepshead Bay and Brooklyn Bridge for over 20 years
and has given slide shows of the borough's wonders. He was appointed
borough historian in January 2002.

MANHATTAN: Celedonia Jones has been a docent at the Museum of the City of
New York for 12 years and worked in the New York City Comptroller's office
earlier in his career. He was appointed borough historian in 1997.

QUEENS: Dr. Stanley Cogan holds two historic-related positions: Queens
Borough Historian and Executive Director of the Queens Historical Society.
He had been a teacher and principal in elementary schools and was appointed
borough historian in 1999.

STATEN ISLAND: Dick Dickenson, a former urban planner, has written
extensively about Staten Island and is a member of many of the borough's
historical organizations as well as of the Archivists Round Table. As the
holder of the longest tenure of borough historians, he was appointed in 1991.

MODERATOR: John Manbeck, the former Brooklyn Borough Historian (1995-2000),
was a Professor of English at Kingsborough Community College and founded
its Kingsborough Historical Society. Mayor Giuliani appointed him Chairman
of the Mayor's Archives, Records and Reference Advisory Board, a position
he still holds. He has written and edited several Brooklyn books and now
writes a weekly column, "Historically Speaking," for The Brooklyn Paper.
Date:           Tuesday April 23rd, 2002

Place:          American Bible Society                          For
additional information:
                1865 Broadway (at 61st
Street)                  http://www.americanbible.org

Time:           5:30 - 6:15 pm  Social
        6:30 - 7:30 pm          Meeting
Directions:     Take the A, B, C, D, 1 or 9 to 59th Street, Columbus Circle

Fee:            $3  ART Members
                $5  Non-members
RSVP:           By Friday April 21st to Mindy Gordon:
gordonm@mail.rockefeller.edu or
                telephone (914) 366-6350.
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