Slater trip recap

For those of you who were not able to make the Slater trip, here is a recap.   About 10 people attended.   We started off with a tour of the ship.   After that we were treated to a tour of the Slater's museum.  Their collection includes military uniforms, photographs, and various other artifacts.   This is not something that the public is normally allowed to see so it was a real treat.   The curator of their collections was on hand to answer questions as well.    Even if you were able to attend the Slater is always undergoing restoration so it is worthwhile making a return visit. 

Two More Announcements

I have two announcements to make.   The first is that the trip to the USS Slater has been booked.   As of right now it will take place on Sunday, September 25th at 1 PM.   The Slater has a sizable parking lot (with overflow space if that is needed) so carpooling is not strictly necessary, but could be arranged if desired.   There is no fee to park.   Unfortunately I will not be able to make the next few meetings so if anyone has any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at mpaulmeno@albany.edu.  

The second announcement is that our poster from this year's SAA Conference is now online.   You can view it by going to our website.  For those of you who do not know, SCSAA got the opportunity to take a behind the scenes tour of the Yale University Manuscripts and Archives as well as the Cushing Center, which is a combination museum/archive/rare book collection that displays a number of artifacts including the brains of some of Dr. Harvey Cushing's patients.   We decided to make a poster out of it and it was well received. 

Announcement

On behalf of all the SCSAA Officers it is my pleasure to announce that we have a new assistant web master, Kevin Robbits.    In the future he will be posting in this blog and eventually taking over as webmaster after I graduate next year.