Know Your Records Program

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Are you looking for a way to present research work done at the National Archives?

The Know Your Records program staff would like to hear from you. Through this program, lecturers present programs designed to educate researchers, staff, and volunteers about the various holdings found within the National Archives. You can submit your ideas for a presentation at KYR@nara.gov.

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Free events to keep you in the know, held in Washington, DC, and College Park, Maryland.

Lectures

Lectures are held weekly on Tuesdays at the National Archives Building, Washington, DC, in Room G-25 (Enter on Pennsylvania Avenue side of the building) and repeated on Thursdays in Lecture Room B, National Archives at College Park, MD. Events are free unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, June 11, at 11 a.m.
Room G-25, Research Center (Penn. Ave. Entrance)
Civil War: Pickett’s Charge
On the 150th anniversary of Pickett's Charge, program analyst Robert Tringali discusses the infantry assault by Robert E. Lee on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Watch this event live on our Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives. All the videos of this events are archived on this web page and can be watched at any time.

Tuesday, June 25, at 11 a.m.
Room G-25, Research Center (Penn. Ave. Entrance)
The U.S. Military Railroad during the Civil War
David Pfeiffer, archivist, discusses records relating to the U.S. Military Railroad during the Civil War. His talk is based on his Prologue magazine article “Working Magic with Cornstalks and Beanpoles.”
(Repeated on Thursday, June 27, at 11 a.m. Lecture Room B, National Archives at College Park, MD)
Watch this event live on our Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives. All the videos of this events are archived on this web page and can be watched at any time.

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Genealogy Programs

Genealogy programs are held at the National Archives Building (enter on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the building) throughout the month. See a schedule of National Archives genealogy programs in Washington, DCPDF iconfor the entire year.

The 2013 National Archives Ninth Annual Genealogy Fair has been canceled.

June

Wednesday, June 5, at 11 a.m.
Room G-25, Research Center (Penn. Ave. Entrance)
Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives
Learn how to do basic genealogical research using Federal records at the National Archives. Lectures take place on the first Wednesday of the month.
Watch this event live on our Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives. All the videos of this events are archived on this web page and can be watched at any time.

Wednesday, June 12, at 9:30 a.m.
Library (Penn. Ave. Entrance)
Genealogy Workshop: Using National Archives Online Resources
Archives specialist Nancy Wing teaches a 90-minute, hands-on workshop on how to navigate archives.gov. If you don’t know where to start or have gotten lost in your research, this workshop will help you use archives.gov to reach your research goals. Registration required; classes are limited to seven seats. Email Nancy.Wing@nara.gov.
Watch this event live on our Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives. All the videos of this events are archived on this web page and can be watched at any time.

Repeated Wednesday, June 26, at 9:30 a.m. in the Library (Penn. Ave. Entrance)

Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m.
Room G-25, Research Center (Penn. Ave. Entrance)
“Beyond the Basics” Genealogy: 1940 Census
The 1940 census is the most recent census available for genealogical research. Claire Kluskens, archivist, discusses the information in this census and search strategies for accessing it.
Watch this event live on our Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives. All the videos of this events are archived on this web page and can be watched at any time.

Saturday, June 15, noon–4 p.m.
Room G-25, Research Center (Penn. Ave. Entrance)
“Help! I’m Stuck” Genealogy Clinic
Answers to your genealogy research questions are available in 20-minute appointments with an archivist. Sign up at the Research Commons desk on Saturday.
Watch this event live on our Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives. All the videos of this events are archived on this web page and can be watched at any time.

Wednesday, June 19, at 11 a.m.
Room G-25, Research Center (Penn. Ave. Entrance)
“Beyond the Basics” Genealogy: Congressional Private Claims
Increase your archival research skills with a lecture on “Finding Family in Congressional Private Claims, 1789–1946” by genealogy specialist John Deeben. Learn about petitions and memorials submitted to the House and Senate on public and private matters, how the claims process worked, and what kinds of personal or family information can be found in these records.
Watch this event live on our Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/usnationalarchives. All the videos of this events are archived on this web page and can be watched at any time.

Lectures

Tuesdays: Room G-25, Research Center
National Archives Building
Washington, DC
Enter on Pennsylvania Avenue

Thursdays: Lecture Room B
National Archives at College Park, Maryland

Genealogy Programs

Room G-25, Research Center
National Archives Building
Washington, DC
Enter on Pennsylvania Avenue

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