Calendar of Events

Know Your Records Program

The Know Your Records program provides educational resources on how to access and conduct research using U.S. federal government records held at the National Archives and Records Administration.

2025 Schedule

After the event's premiere date, the video and presentation materials remain available and added to our YouTube Playlists.

2025 Genealogy Series

Every year, the National Archives hosts a free, educational genealogy event broadcast live 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 with no reservations requested. Visit the 2025 Genealogy Series page for more details.

YouTube Playlists View videos from previous events on people, places, events and other popular research topics of interest from these playlists.
	African American Records	Arts & Culture
	America's Founding Documents	Events, Centennials & Holidays
	Federal Government	Genealogy
	Foreign Policy, Military Records & Investigations	People
	Places	Preserving Family Records
	Science & Technology and Transportation	Native American Records
	U.S Veterans	Civilian Service

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⇒ Event Evaluation Form

We also invite you to share examples of how our records are used by you to produce books, articles, documentaries, and other publications by emailing KYR@nara.gov.

Participation Instructions

You are invited to attend, participate, and ask questions during each session's YouTube premiere. Presentations are pre-recorded videos broadcast on the US National Archives YouTube channel. Throughout the broadcast, you will be able to ask questions, and the presenter will respond in real time. After the initial showing, the video and handouts will remain available on this web page and YouTube.

Attend via YouTube
Participate in chat, by first logging into YouTube and then typing your comments into the chat section
Follow us on X at @USNatArchives

Captioning & Transcript

Captioning is available by selecting the CC icon at the bottom of the YouTube video.
Transcripts are available by sending a request to KYR@nara.gov.
If you require an alternative or additional accommodation for the event, please email the Know Your Records program coordinator at KYR@nara.gov.

Find answers to your research questions at History Hub

All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.

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