Today, the 13th Volyn Scientific Historical and Local History Conference "The Past and Present of Volyn and Polissia. History of Settlements of Western Polissia" is taking place in the house of culture in the village of Manevychi and in the secondary school of the village of Kukly. Scholars from Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and local historians are discussing methodological problems of writing a new edition of the multi-volume history of villages and towns of Ukraine, in particular for the Volyn region. The conference plans a presentation of the information and advertising publication "Manevychchyna — the Beauty of Volyn Polissia" and the scientific collection of conference materials. The plenary session will continue in the village of Kukly in the Manevychi district, where the opening of the Museum of the Village of Kukly will take place. The scientific historical and local history conference is being held within the framework of the regional program for the development of local history for the period up to 2010, approved by the head of the regional state administration, Anatolii Frantsuz. The organizers of the scientific conference are: the Department of Culture of the Regional State Administration, the Manevychi District State Administration and the District Council, the Volyn and Manevychi Local History Museums, and the regional society of local historians.