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<p class="MsoNormal">The Michigan Historic Preservation Network is looking to <span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
recruit some libraries to present a session at their conference (May 13-15, 2021) on researching historic documents at the library – including but not limited to identifying the development of a community with maps, real estate records, city directories, photographs.
They are looking for 2-3 libraries who might present as a panel. Session proposals are due November 8th.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Have a project, program, process or site in your community you'd like to share?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Is there a topic you'd like to present?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Submit a Session Proposal for the </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">2021 Virtual Annual Statewide Preservation Conference</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">"Connections: People, Pathways & Preservation"</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Information and Submittal Form</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.mhpn.org/conference/">https://www.mhpn.org/conference/</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Conference Dates: May 13-15, 2021</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#C82613">Due: November 8, 2020</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If any of you are interested in presenting at this conference, their Executive Director, Mark Rodman would love to hear from you. He is happy to talk with you by email as well:
<a href="mailto:mrodman@mhpn.org">mrodman@mhpn.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#698424">Deborah E. Mikula</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Michigan Library Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Lansing, MI. 48911<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Office: 517-394-2774, ext. 224<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Cell: 517-404-3533<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:dmikula@milibraries.org">dmikula@milibraries.org</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.milibraries.org">www.milibraries.org</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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