Welcome to the History and Archives Interest Group (HAIG) Webpage. HAIG was organized in 1989 as an interest group of the Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium. The group is composed of librarians and archivists who represent academic, public, and special libraries in the Greater Cincinnati area. HAIG members meet three times during the year to share ideas and information and to learn about area historical resources and local historical collections. We welcome new members at any time.
Meetings are open to any interested person. At meetings we share news and information, discuss current and upcoming projects, learn about other collections, and get to know one another. HAIG meetings are held at a different library or archive and usually conclude with a tour of the facility. Among the locations we have visited for recent HAIG meetings are: the Cincinnati Art Museum Library, the Mercantile Library, the Cincinnati Municipal Reference Library, the Proctor and Gamble Archives, the Cincinnati Fire Museum, and the Butler County Historical Society.
Meetings are conducted by co-conveners who share responsibility for planning and organizing the meetings. Co-conveners serve on a volunteer basis for a two-year term, with the term of each person overlapping. Co-conveners must belong to a SWON Libraries institution. Planning, organization, and communication are facilitated by SWON Libraries staff members.
HAIG has been an active group during its existence. We have compiled and published four resource guides, co-sponsored a third publication, and organized three public workshops.
The following are a list of HAIG past meeting sites and tours, 1989 to 2001. All locations were in Cincinnati unless otherwise noted.
| May 24, 2001 | The Cincinnati Historical Society Library Meeting and Tour |
| January 30, 2001 | University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Blegen Library Meeting and Tour |
| September 19, 2000 | Athenaeum of Ohio, Mount St. Mary Seminary Meeting and Tour |
| May 12, 2000 | Greater Loveland Historical Museum Meeting and Tour |
| September 21, 1999 | Delhi Historical Society http://delhihistoricalsociety.org |
| January 27, 1999 | Hamilton County Recorder's Office { http://www.hcro.org } |
| May 4, 1998 | Cincinnati Fire Museum { http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com } |
| September 21, 1998 | Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium { http://www.gclc.org } |
| February 19, 1998 | Betts House Research Center |
| September 16, 1997 | Cincinnati Preservation Association { http://www.queencity.com/cpa } |
| May 21, 1997 | Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County { http://plch.lib.oh.us } Tour of Over-the Rhine churches |
| January 27, 1997 | Municipal Reference Library, City Hall (library closed) |
| October 9, 1996 | Mercantile Library |
| May 30, 1996 | Proctor & Gamble Archives { http://www.pg.com } |
| February 15, 1996 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Archives { http://www.cinstate.cc.oh.us } |
| September 19, 1995 | Butler County Historical Society { http://home.fuse.net/butlercountymuseum } |
| May 30, 1995 | Norwood Branch, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County { http://plch.lib.oh.us } Tour of the U.S. Playing Card Museum |
| February 28, 1995 | Cincinnati Art Museum Library { http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org } |
| September 19, 1994 | Sharon Woods Village, Hayner House |
| May 25, 1994 | Behringer-Crawford Museum |
| February 22, 1994 | Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County { http://plch.lib.oh.us } |
| September 15, 1993 | Lloyd Library { http://www.lloydlibrary.org } and Cincinnati Fire Museum { http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com } |
| June 16, 1993 | American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College { http://www.huc.edu/aja } |
| March 19, 1993 | Miami University, Oxford. OH { http://www.lib.muohio.edu } |
| January 8, 1993 | Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary |
| October 23, 1992 | Ohio Book Store |
| May 21, 1992 | Archival Conservation Center |
| October 24, 1991 | William Howard Taft House { http://www.nps.gov/wiho/ } |
| February 6, 1991 | Cincinnati Historical Society Library, Museum Center { http://www.cincymuseum.org } |
| November 30, 1990 | Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County { http://plch.lib.oh.us } |
| May 3, 1990 | University of Cincinnati, Archives & Rare Books Department { http://www.archives.uc.edu/ } |
| February 22, 1990 | Smith History Library, Lane Public Library, Oxford, OH, Miami University Libraries Special Collections { http://www.lib.muohio.edu } check with Valerie before posting |
| December 14, 1989 | Kenton County Public Library, Covington, KY { http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us (Organizational meeting and tour) |
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