NATIONAL ARCHIVES HOSTS VIRTUAL GENEALOGY FAIR OCT 28–30

Back by popular demand - free online genealogy fair! 

WHAT:       The National Archives will host a live, three-day, virtual Genealogy Fair via webcast on YouTube. The free program offers family history research tools for all skill levels on Federal records including census, American Indian, military, naturalization, and immigration. Other topics include overviews of online genealogy resources and guidance on preserving personal records. For complete schedule and participation instructions, visit the Virtual Genealogy Fair website.                            

WHEN:        October 28, 29, and 30, starting daily at 10 a.m. EDT                                      

WHO:          Speakers include experts from National Archives’ facilities nationwide, as well as U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, and representatives from genealogy web sites.  

 

WHERE:     Anywhere! The Fair will be video streamed on the US National Archives’ YouTube channel:

Day 1: Tuesday, October 28 - Watch live on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel

Day 2: Wednesday, October 29 - Watch live on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel

Day 3: Thursday, October 30 - Watch live on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel 

 

The webcast will include a captioning option.  To request additional accommodations (for example, a transcript), email KYR@nara.gov or call 202-357-5260.   Recorded sessions and handouts will be available free of charge after the event on the Virtual Genealogy Fair website.         

Background:  The National Archives holds the permanently valuable records of the Federal government. These include records of interest to genealogists, such as pension files, ship passenger lists, census, and Freedmen’s Bureau materials. For information on National Archives holdings see www.archives.gov.

Follow the National Archives on Twitter:  @USNatArchives and join the Genealogy Fair conversation using #genfair2014.

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Schedule and Handouts

Day 1: Tuesday, October 28 (Eastern Time) Watch live on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel

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Time

Topic

Presenter

1

10 a.m.

Introduction to Genealogy

Claire Prechtel Kluskens
National Archives at Washington, DC

2

11 a.m.

Preserving Your Personal Records

Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler
National Archives at College Park, MD

3

noon

When Saying ‘I Do’ Meant Giving Up Your U.S. Citizenship

Meg Hacker
National Archives at Fort Worth, TX

4

1 p.m.

Overview of American Indian Records and Resources on the National Archives Website

Jessica Hopkins
National Archives at Kansas City, MO

 

Day 2: Wednesday, October 29 (Eastern Time) Watch live on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel

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Time

Topic

Presenter

5

10 a.m.

Great Granny Eunice came from Ireland, Grandpa Fred was in the War, Can Access Archival Databases (AAD) Help Me?

John Legloahec
National Archives at College Park, MD

6

11 a.m.

World War I Draft Registration Cards

Zina Rhone
National Archives at Atlanta, GA

7

noon

Ancestry.com

Quinton Atkinson
Ancestry.com

8

1 p.m.

Finding the Correct Ancestor:  Using Civil War and Census Records

Jean Nudd
National Archives at Boston, MA

9

2 p.m.

FamilySearch

Carol Petranek
FamilySearch

10

3 p.m.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Zack Wilske
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

11

4 p.m.

Federal Land Records at the National Archives

Rick Martinez
National Archives at Denver, CO

Day 3: Thursday, October 30 (Eastern Time) Watch live on YouTube US National Archives YouTube Channel

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Time

Topic

Presenter(s)

12

10 a.m.

Family History and the FOIA: Researching 20th Century FBI records

Britney Crawford &
Netisha Currie
National Archives at College Park, MD

13

11 a.m.

Discovering Your Family’s Past in Military and Early Veterans Administration Personal Data Records and Selective Service Records

Stephen A. Smith,
Daria Labinsky, &
David Hardin
National Archives at St. Louis

14

noon

Individual Deceased Military Personnel Files (IDPFs)

Bryan McGraw
National Archives at St. Louis

15

1 p.m.

Vets and Feds in the Family Tree

Theresa Fitzgerald
National Archives at St. Louis

16

2 p.m.

Alien Ancestors during Times of War

Elizabeth Burnes
National Archives at Kansas City, MO

17

3 p.m.

Patently Amazing: Finding Your Family in Patent Records

Christopher Magee
National Archives at Kansas City, MO

 


                          
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