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Welcome!

The National Archives and Records Administration is pleased to present this educational event on how to do family research. As the nation’s premier genealogy institution, it is our mission to inform the public about the National Archives’ holdings that relate to family history and to make those holdings available.

About the Lectures

Lectures demonstrate how to use Federal records and other resources for genealogical research for beginning to experienced family historians. Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will provide opening remarks. Executive for Research Services Ann Cummings will provide closing remarks. Our presenters include experts from the National Archives nationwide while broadcasting live from

• ur facilities in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO.

Schedule

# TIME (ET) SESSION PRESENTER(S)

10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks David S. Ferriero

Archivist of the United States of America

1 10:05 a.m. Calling all Citizen Archivists! Getting the Most Out of the National Archives Catalog Suzanne Isaacs and Meredith Doviak

Community Managers for the National Archives Catalog National Archives at College Park, MD

2 11 a.m. Federal Records that Help Identify Former Slaves and Slave Owners Claire Kluskens

Reference and Digital Projects Archivist National Archives in Washington, DC

3 12 p.m. All’s Fair in Love and War: The Civil War Widows’ Pension Files Alexandra Villaseran

Processing Archives Technician National Archives in Washington, DC

4 1 p.m. How to Search for Photographs that Document Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camps and Activities Kaitlyn Crain Enriquez, Archives Specialist and Kelsey Noel, Processing Archivist

National Archives at College Park, MD

5 2 p.m. Tennessee Valley Authority Records: To St. Louis and Beyond! Cara Moore Lebonick

Archives Technician National Archives at St. Louis

6 3 p.m. America's Military Made the Call: Hello Nurses! Anna Csar

Expert Archives Technician National Archives at St. Louis

4 p.m. Closing Remarks Ann Cummings

Executive for Research Services

Guides

Captioning: www.streamtext.net/player?event=NARA GenealogyFair&start=0 Schedule and Handouts: www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair

Log into YouTube and then type questions into the chat section.

Join the conversation!

Participate with the Genealogy Fair presenters and other family historians during the live event. Join us at @USNatArchives

• n Twitter #genfair2018

Access to Archival Databases (AAD)

Find more genealogy resources on www.archives.gov/aad/

Topics Include

• World War II Army Enlistment

Records

• Some 19th century passenger list

records

• Military casualty records

‐ Korean War ‐ Vietnam War ‐ Gulf War ‐ War on Terrorism ‐ Peacetime (1975–2006)

• Japanese Americans interned

during World War II

• Death records from the Social

Security Administration

• Prisoners of war records

‐ World War II ‐ Korean War ‐ Vietnam War

History Hub | Citizen Archivist

Visit us at history.gov

History Hub is a crowdsourcing platform for researchers and family historians. Experts from the National Archives and other researchers, genealogists, and citizen archivists are available to answer questions and provide

• guidance. Get help with your genealogy research or help

someone else today!

National Archives Catalog

Our National Archives Catalog is the online portal to our records and information about our records. It provides access to data, digitized records, selected series from Access to Archival Databases (AAD), over one million electronic records from the Electronic Records Archives (ERA), all of the web pages from Archives.gov, and all of the web pages from the Presidential Libraries.

Research at catalog.archives.gov

American Archives Month

#ArchivesMonth

Celebrate With Us Share your experience on social media using the hashtag #ArchivesMonth. Follow @USNatArchives for updates and more on the National Archives! Each year in October we celebrate American Archives Month to raise awareness about the value of Archives and archivists. This year the theme is “Crossing Generations, Bridging Communities".

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOUNDATION helps bring civic literacy into communities across the country. To thank you for your support, you will receive the following benefits:

• Special access. Personalized membership card giving you

priority admission to the National Archives Museum and free admission to Presidential Libraries and Museums nationwide

• Advance notice. Receive email updates on upcoming programs

and activities

• Discounts. 10% discount year-round, plus additional seasonal

discounts, at the National Archives Store in Washington, DC, and online at NationalArchivesStore.org.

Membership starts at just $60! Sign up today by visiting archivesfoundation.org.

National Archives Foundation

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Offer valid through November 30, 2018. Excludes donations and membership.

National Archives Foundation

Email questions to inquire@nara.gov

Video recordings of lectures and downloadable handouts will remain online at www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair/

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