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Genealogy Series - Researching Immigrant Ancestors: Alien Registration (AR-2) Forms


Learn about Alien Registration Forms, discover online search methods to determine whether records are available at the National Archives, and gain the skills to successfully place a request. Find an Event

Genealogy Series - Save Your Family Treasures: Disaster Preparedness and Response for Family Collections


Learn what you can do ahead of time to plan for emergencies and minimize risk to your family heirlooms as well as what to expect to do to salvage damaged items after a disaster. Find an Event

Genealogy Series - Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861–1991


Find out what may be found in the Metropolitan Police’s Personnel Case Files and the Index to Criminal Cases and Dockets and how to use that in your own research. Find an Event

Genealogy - From the Territory of Montana to the Republic of Vietnam: Researching Native American Veterans in the National Archives, 1881–1966​


Explore how National Archives records can be used to reconstruct their lives and service, using case studies from the Indian Wars, World War II, and the Vietnam Conflict. Find an Event

Genealogy Series - Revealing Ties to Espionage in the Office of Strategic Services Records


Learn about the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency, and how you can use the records to track down a relative who was in the OSS. Find an Event

Jubilee! Records of Emancipation at the National Archives and Records Administration


This Know Your Records presentation features emancipation-related records housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC Find an Event

Native American Heritage Month Program: The American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924


A panel of experts will discuss the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, citizenship through military service, and Native Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Find an Event

Researching Court-Martial Records at the National Archives at St. Louis


Know Your Records: Learn about the history of court-martial records, examples of record at the National Archives at St. Louis, and step-by-step guidance on requesting these records. Find an Event

Kid Detectives Family History Camp at the National Archives - Virtual Camp


This week-long camp will introduce the basics of family research. Discover how to use the resources of the National Archives to be history detectives into your past! 
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