<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'><font size="2">Good morning,</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Dr. Roy Finkenbine of the University of Detroit Mercy asked that I share the below with all of you. Dr. Finkenbine has lectured at public libraries in the area on topics related to the Civil War and Solomon Northup (12 Years a Slave). </font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">The National Park Service hosts an annual conference on the Underground Railroad each summer. This year it is hosted in Detroit from July 16 to July 20. Pre-conference events on July 15 include workshops for researchers, teachers, etc. Information about the conference can be found at http://www.nps.gov/subjects/ugrr/annual-conference.htm. Specific questions can be directed to </font><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: small;">Diane Miller of the National Park Service (402-661-1588, diane_miller@nps.gov).</span></div><div><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="2">Thanks,<br>Matt<br></font><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" size="2"><br></font><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span></span>Matt Church, Library Director<br>Berkley Public Library<br>3155 Coolidge Hwy.<br>Berkley, MI 48072<br>248-658-3440<br>mchurch@berkley.lib.mi.us<br>www.berkley.lib.mi.us<span></span><br></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>