SIGN UP TODAY - SPACE IS LIMITED! Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Recession in Historical Perspective April 2, 2009 This Reynolds Business History Center seminar will feature speakers J. Alfred Broaddus, former president of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, and Paul A. Levengood, Virginia Historical Society president and CEO. Participants will discuss the current recession in the context of previous economic downturns in American history. The seminar is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and costs $15 for VHS members and $20 for non-members. Advance registration is required. Please visit www.vahistorical.org <http://www.vahistorical.org/> to register. Dating Old Photographs: A Hands-On Workshop April 9, 2009 As the technology has changed, photography has evolved through many formats, each of which can be identified and dated. This class will examine these changes using historic photographs from the Virginia Historical Society collection. In addition, participants are invited to bring in an item or two from their personal collection. Jeffrey Ruggles, VHS curator of prints and photographs and author of Photography in Virginia, will lead the workshop. Class takes place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and costs $15 for VHS members and $20 for non-members. Advance registration is required. Please visit www.vahistorical.org <http://www.vahistorical.org/> to register. Trust But Verify: How to Get the Most Out of Your Library Research April 23, 2009 Have you ever wondered when your house was built? Did you have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War or the Civil War? Is all the knowledge in the world available on Google? Come join Frances Pollard, director of library services, and John McClure, reference department manager, for a class on how to conduct basic research through the Virginia Historical Society library collections. Topics covered will include an introduction to reference resources, information on how to locate collections in the online catalog and website, and a discussion of reliable sources that can be used to document local history, a family, or a personal collection. Class takes place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and costs $15 for VHS members and $20 for non-members. Advance registration is required. Please visit www.vahistorical.org <http://www.vahistorical.org/> to register. Jennifer M. Guild Media Relations Specialist Virginia Historical Society P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221 Office: 804-342-9665 Cell: 804-347-0660 Fax: 804-342-9647 Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.vahistorical.org <http://www.vahistorical.org> Admission to the Virginia Historical Society is FREE to children under 18 daily and FREE to everyone on Sundays! Please consider the environment before printing this email. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html