Call for Submissions
The Society of Georgia Archivists Program Committee announces a call for
presentation proposals for the 2012 SGA Annual Conference.
The SGA Annual Conference will take place this year in beautiful Saint Simon’s
Island, Georgia, on November 8th and 9th, 2012.
The conference theme is Brave New World: Next Steps in the Archives Profession.
The Program Committee is soliciting [...]

The Society of Tennessee Archivists is pleased to continue its relationship with Tennessee History Day, and we’re looking for a few volunteers among our membership who are willing to help.
To host a successful competition for the students, their teachers and parents, the Tennessee Historical Society needs volunteers to serve as judges of student projects. I [...]

I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make STA2011 a success! Thank you for your support of STA. I’m looking forward to serving the needs of our membership in the year ahead…
http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/2011/10/thank-you-for-successful-sta2011.html

The Washington County Archives is currently looking for a director. Here’s the formal job announcement recently submitted to STA for distribution to our members:
Washington County, Tennessee, the original county of Tennessee founded in 1777, is seeking a qualified person to fill the position of Director of the Washington County Archives. The successful candidate will have [...]

Two outstanding tours are on the schedule for the upcoming STA2011 Annual Meeting next week Disciples of Christ Historical Society and Vanderbilt Special Collections are hosting tours of their facilities. Click here for details.
It’s not too late to register. I hope to see you there!

Lisa Alther will speak to the Society of Tennessee Archivists during our STA2011 Awards Banquet on October 27th. Ms. Alther is the best-selling author of Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree – The Search for My Melungeon Ancestors. In KINFOLKS, Lisa Alther chronicles her search for the missing branches of her [...]

One of the highlights of the upcoming Society of Tennessee Archivists annual meeting is a session by Louisa Trott, Coordinator for the Tennessee Digital Newspaper Program…
Hot Off the Press: An Introduction to the Tennessee Digital Newspaper Project
Presented by Louisa Trott, Coordinator, Tennessee Digital Newspaper Program
The National Digital Newspaper Program, a partnership between the National [...]