National Archives New York Announces Move to U.S. Customs House

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Apr 26, 2010, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by National Archives:

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WHAT: National Archives and Records Administration officials will hold a public meeting to announce the move of the New York Archives from its current headquarters at Varick Street to the U.S. Customs House at One Bowling Green in the Fall of 2011.

WHO: Assistant Archivist for Regional Archives Tom Mills

Northeast Regional Administrator Diane LeBlanc

Assistant Regional Administrator David Powers,

Director of Archival Operations, Nancy Shader,

Public Program Specialist, Dorothy Dougherty & other New York staff

WHERE: Naval Officer's Room, 3rd floor

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House

One Bowling Green

New York City

WHEN: Tuesday, May 4

10:30 AM and 5:30 PM

BACKGROUND:

The National Archives New York facility will:

Occupy space on the 3rd and 4th floor of U.S. Customs House Building;
Store the most popular original records and microfilm holdings;
Provide access to National Archives New York records;
Continue to provide certified copies of National Archives holdings;
Increase the number of public access computers so that patrons can access online resources;
Continue to make available online subscription services including Ancestry, Footnote, Heritage Quest, ProQuest, free of charge; and
Provide additional outreach programs to increase awareness of National Archives resources in New York, the Northeast Region, and nationwide.

For more information, visit website: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/public/programs.html.

SOURCE National Archives