The Sixth Annual Community Forum on Historical Records, Celebrating History: Anniversaries to Educate, Promote and Preserve History will be held on May 9, 2003 at Merrimack College in North Andover. NMRLS is co-sponsoring this event and will host an exhibit table.

Organized by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, the Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board and the Essex National Heritage Commission, the Forum will bring together archivists, historians, librarians, educators, scholars, genealogists and other interested parties from public, private, and nonprofit organizations.

Keynote speaker, Bill Jackson, senior archivist of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, will share his experience and the role of archives in the planning and development of this year's centennial anniversary celebration of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.

The forum will offer a full day of speakers and sessions to examine the practical ways historical records and archival materials can be utilized in the celebration of histories, anniversaries and commemorative activities.

To register or find more information, please visit: http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacintro.htm.