Archivists, Historians to Hold June Annual Meeting in Hawaii
Episcopal News Service. May 24, 2005 [052405-1-A]
Historians, writers and archivists are set for four-days of learning, networking, and exploration at the annual conference of the National Episcopal Historians & Archivists (NEHA) June 14-18 in Honolulu.
Each year professional, volunteer, trained and amateur historians and archivists gather to share information, hear papers, and learn about the host diocese.
“So often archivist and historiographers work alone facing similar kinds of challenges,” said the Rev. Gregory Straub, executive officer of the General Convention. “In times of diocese cutting back on staff and resources this [annual conference] is where they get support.”
Straub, a member and past officer of both the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church and the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists organization, said many of the people who carry out this work are volunteers. The annual conference allows them to “meet the professionals who are fulltime at this and have a lot of knowledge.”
Conference attendees will participate in workshops on oral history, parish history writing, and Archives 101 and 102.
A workshop day will be held at the historic Parish of St. Clement the "first" Episcopal Church in the then-Anglican Diocese of Honolulu. The majority of the sessions will be held at the historic Cathedral Church of St. Andrew, which dates from 1867.
Conference highlights will include visits to the following:
* Iolani Palace, hosted by Stuart Ching, curator and diocesan archivist;
* Arizona Memorial and Museum at Pearl Harbor, hosted by Kendall McCreary, N.P.S. Historian and Member of St Andrew's Cathedral;
* Hanaiakamalama, home of Queen Emma, hosted by the "Daughters of Hawaii.
Papers on a variety of topics relating to history of the Episcopal/Anglican Church in Hawaii and the Pacific will be offered by presenters from Hawaii, Washington State, New York, Oklahoma, Florida, California, and Taiwan.
The cost of the conference is $195 per person, which includes six meals, transportation, admissions, and other related expenses.
For more information and registration contact Professor Wilis H. A. Moore, adjunct professor of history for Chaminade University of Honolulu and NEHA conference coordinator, at 800.538.3950 (USA)/808.538.3952 (Canada and worldwide) or e-mail willishamoore@hotmail.com.
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