Genealogy Fair: April 22 and 23, 2009

Identity at the Crossroads: Discovering Who You Are

National Archives Research Center
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 

The National Archives hosted its fifth annual Genealogy Fair. The fair showcased Federal records located at the National Archives and professional genealogy organizations’ resources for doing research on family history. The winners of the National Archives Awards for Excellence in Genealogy were announced during the fair. The fair provided information and guidance for experienced genealogy professionals and beginners, was free and open to the public in partnership with the National Archives Foundation and Ancestry.com.

Session topics included three tracks; Getting Started, Online Records and Databases, and Other Selected Topics.

See the complete schedule by day showing the session titles and descriptions, tracks, times, locations, and presenters:

• Complete schedule for Day 1
  Wednesday, April 22, 2009
• Complete schedule for Day 2
  Thursday, April 23, 2009

See the condensed schedule for April 22 and 23, showing the session titles, times, and locations.

Speakers and exhibitors included National Archives staff, historians and professionals from the genealogy community who are experts in records that assist with genealogy research.

BACKGROUND: The National Archives holds the permanently valuable records of the Federal government. These include records of interest to genealogists, such as pension files, census and Freedmen’s Bureau materials. For more information about the National Archives' holdings start on our home page www.archives.gov.

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Genealogy Fairs & Series Past

Every year, the National Archives hosts a free, virtual Genealogy event live webcast on YouTube. The sessions offer family history research tools on Federal records for all skill levels. Join thousands of family historians participating during the live event. Attend free of charge and no reservation.

  - Watch previous session video recordings on YouTube. 

  - See past event web pages, posters, session videos, and handouts below. 

Starting in 2021, the National Archives transformed our annual genealogy event from the Genealogy Fair to the Genealogy Series. 

Genealogy Series: 2021
Year 2021
Virtual Genealogy Fairs: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013
Year 2019	Year 2018	Year 2017	Year 2016	Year 2015	Year 2014	Year 2013
Genealogy Fairs: 2012, 2011, and 2010 Before we held virtual and recorded sessions, we held in-person fairs. See posters and handouts for the years 2012, 2011, and 2010 at the links below.  Years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005 do not have handouts.
Year 2012	Year 2011	Year 2010	Year 2009	Year 2008	Year 2007	Year 2006