About the Genealogy and Local History Section

Scope

Our mission is to be a voice for genealogy and local history librarians in the international information community, to facilitate networking among subject specialists and libraries, archives, museums, and related societies and institutions, and to encourage the development of genealogy and local history collections and user services.

Goals

1: Be a voice for genealogy and local history librarians in the international information community.

2: Facilitate and promote global networking among genealogy and local history professionals and between libraries, archives, and museums serving genealogists and family and local historians.

3: Support and promote improved traditional and electronic genealogy and local history reference services.

4: Proactively address data privacy and information access concerns that affect genealogy and local history collections and services.

Chair
Ruth Hedegaard
City Archivist Frederikshavn City Archives
Parallelvej 16
9900 Frederikshavn
DENMARK
Tel. +(45)98459141
E-mail: rhe@stofanet.dk

Secretary
Russell S. Lynch
Reference Manager
Family History Library
35 N West Temple street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
UNITED STATES
Tel. + (1)(801)2401315
Fax +(1)(801)2405535
E-mail: lynchrs@familysearch.org

Treasurer
Janice McFarlane
Head of Partnerships & Professional Advisor
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1EW
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 (0) 131 623 3840
Fax +44 (0) 131 623 3809
Mobile +44 (0) 7903 495858
E-mail: j.mcfarlane@nls.uk

Newsletter Editor
Elizabeth Anne Melrose
5 Albion Street, Skeldergate
York Y01 6HJ
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +(44)(1904)644335
E-mail: elizabeth.melrose@btinternet.com

Information Coordinator
Janet Tomkins
Fine Arts and History
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6M 6B1
CANADA
Tel.+(1)(604)313724
Fax +(1)(604)3313720
E-mail: janet.tomkins@vpl.ca

Genealogy and Local History

Last update: 19 October 2009