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October 13, 2015

Mark Your Calendars for the 2015 Virtual Genealogy Fair

Join the National Archives for the 2015 Virtual Genealogy Fair on October 21 & 22. This will be a live broadcast via YouTube so you can ask their genealogy experts questions at the end of their talks. Live captioning will be available.

LIST OF GENEALOGY TALKS

Day 1: Wednesday, October 21 (Eastern Time)

Watch live video stream on  US National Archives YouTube Channel

Session 1 at 10 a.m. ET
Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives by Claire Kluskens.

Session 2 at 11 a.m. ET
Preserving Your Family Records:  Conversation and Questions by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler.

Session 3 at 12 p.m. ET
Personnel Records of the National Archives– St. Louis. By Bryan K. McGraw.

Session 4 at 1 p.m. ET
It’s in the Cards: Finding Family Members in National Archives–St. Louis’ Card Series by Daria Labinsky & David Hardin.

Session 5 at 2 p.m. ET
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Personnel Records by Ashley Mattingly.


Day 2: Thursday, October 22 (Eastern Time)

Watch live video stream on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel

Session 6 at 10 a.m. ET
Where’d They Go?  Finding Ancestral Migration Routes by Jean Nudd.

Session 7 at 11 a.m. ET
Access to Archival Databases (AAD): Looking Down, From Above, to Look it Up!  by John LeGloahec.

Session 8 at 12 p.m. ET
Finding Your World War I Veteran at the National Archives at St. Louis by Theresa Fitzgerald.

Session 9 at 1 p.m. ET
Women in War Time Civilian Government Employment by Cara Moore.

Session 10 at 2 p.m. ET
Broke, But Not Out of Luck: Exploring Bankruptcy Records for Genealogy Research by Jessica Hopkins.

 

September 10, 2013

Did you miss National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair?

Did you miss National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair?
Did you miss National Archives (NARA) first virtual Genealogy Fair last week? Not to worry as all the sessions are available online on Ustream.
 
Handouts

Tuesday, September 3

Time
#
Lecture Title
Presenter
10AM
1
Introduction to Military Records at the National Archives John Deeben
National Archives at Washington, DC
11AM
2
Introduction to Genealogy: Civilian Rebecca K. Sharp
National Archives at Washington, DC
12PM
3
Alien Files (A-Files) Elizabeth Burnes
National Archives at Kansas City, MO
1PM
4
Native American Records Michael Wright
National Archives at Fort Worth, TX
2PM
5
National Archives Online Resources for Genealogy Nancy Wing
National Archives at Washington, DC
3PM
6
Citizenship Matters: Bureau of Naturalization Files at the National Archives Zack Wilske
U.S. Immigration & Citizenship Services, Washington, DC
Wednesday, September 4

Time
#
Lecture Title
Presenter
10AM
7
Genealogy and the Freedman’s Bank: Records of the Freedman’s Savings & Trust Company Damani Davis
National Archives at Washington, DC
11AM
8
Military and Civilian Personnel Records:  The National Archives at St. Louis Ashley Mattingly & Theresa Fitzgerald
National Archives at St. Louis, MO
12PM
9
Union Civil War Pension Files Claire Kluskens
National Archives at Washington, DC
1PM
10
Federal Penitentiary Records Jake Ersland
National Archives at Kansas City, MO
2PM
11
Finding U.S. Colored Troops at the National Archives Trevor Plante
National Archives at Washington, DC
3PM
12
Genealogy Through Navy Deck Logs Mark Mollan
National Archives at Washington, DC
4PM
13 Oh, The Stories They Tell: Chinese Exclusion Acts Case Files at the National Archives & Records Susan Karren
National Archives at Seattle, WA

September 3, 2013

Free Time Today? Don't Miss National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair!

First Ever National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair
The National Archives is holding its first-ever virtual Genealogy Fair on September 3 and 4 (2013) 10 a.m.–4 p.m. EST

The Fair will be streamed online through Ustream. It's free, and there's no reservations or passwords. You can ask questions through the chat function, or  tweet your questions to @usnatarchives #genfair2013.


Experts from the National Archives will be discussing Native American and African American history, immigration, Civil War pensions, U.S. Colored Troops, and Navy Deck logs.



Recorded sessions will be available online after the event.

August 15, 2013

First Time Ever National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair

First Ever National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair
The National Archives is holding its first-ever virtual Genealogy Fair on September 3 and 4 (2013) 10 a.m.–4 p.m. EST

The Fair will be streamed online through Ustream. It's free, and there's no reservations or passwords. You can ask questions through the chat function, or  tweet your questions to @usnatarchives #genfair2013.

Our experts from the National Archives will be discussing Native American and African American history, immigration, Civil War pensions, U.S. Colored Troops, and Navy Deck logs.


Recorded sessions will be available online after the event.