Take a look at the many historic roadside markers scattered across New York State and you’ll find some inaccurate and even outrageous statements about the past. In this session, presenters explore the history of the state’s markers, how the information they contain has (or has not) been vetted, and what we can do to ensure that future markers contain accurate information. Representatives from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation will discuss its historic roadside marker grant program and its requirement that primary sources to be used to verify the information on the markers it funds.
Presented by Bill Sauers, President, Greece Historical Society, and Susan Hughes and Matthew Urtz of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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