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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.
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2018 Virtual Genealogy Fair Intermission Slides · 2018 Virtual Genealogy Fair Intermission Slides Author: National Archives and Records Administration Subject: genealogy Keywords:

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Page 1: 2018 Virtual Genealogy Fair Intermission Slides · 2018 Virtual Genealogy Fair Intermission Slides Author: National Archives and Records Administration Subject: genealogy Keywords:

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 ourmission to inform the public about the NationalArchives’ holdings that relate to family history and tomake those holdings available.

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About the LecturesLectures demonstrate how to use Federal recordsand other resources for genealogical research forbeginning to experienced family historians.

Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero willprovide opening remarks. Executive for ResearchServices Ann Cummings will provide closingremarks.

Our presenters include experts from the NationalArchives nationwide while broadcasting live fromour facilities in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO.

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Schedule# TIME (ET) SESSION PRESENTER(S)

10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks David S. FerrieroArchivist 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 DoviakCommunity Managers for the National Archives CatalogNational 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 ArchivistNational 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 TechnicianNational 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 andKelsey Noel, Processing ArchivistNational Archives at College Park, MD

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

Cara Moore LebonickArchives TechnicianNational Archives at St. Louis

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

Anna CsarExpert Archives TechnicianNational Archives at St. Louis

4 p.m. Closing Remarks Ann CummingsExecutive for Research Services

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Guides

Captioning: www.streamtext.net/player?event=NARA

GenealogyFair&start=0

Schedule and Handouts:www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair

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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 @USNatArchiveson Twitter #genfair2018

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Access to Archival Databases (AAD)

Find more genealogy resources onwww.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 internedduring World War II

• Death records from the Social Security Administration

• Prisoners of war records‐ World War II‐ Korean War‐ Vietnam War

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History Hub | Citizen Archivist

Visit us at history.gov

History Hub is a crowdsourcing platform for researchersand family historians. Experts from the NationalArchives and other researchers, genealogists, and citizenarchivists are available to answer questions and provideguidance. Get help with your genealogy research or helpsomeone else today!

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National Archives Catalog

Our National Archives Catalog is the online portal to ourrecords and information about our records. It providesaccess to data, digitized records, selected series fromAccess to Archival Databases (AAD), over one millionelectronic records from the Electronic Records Archives(ERA), all of the web pages from Archives.gov, and all ofthe web pages from the Presidential Libraries.

Research at catalog.archives.gov

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American Archives Month

#ArchivesMonthCelebrate 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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Become a member!NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOUNDATION helps bring civic literacy into communities across the country.

To thank you for your support, you will receive thefollowing benefits:

• Special access. Personalized membership card giving youpriority admission to the National Archives Museum and freeadmission to Presidential Libraries and Museums nationwide

• Advance notice. Receive email updates on upcoming programsand activities

• Discounts. 10% discount year-round, plus additional seasonaldiscounts, at the National Archives Store in Washington, DC,and online at NationalArchivesStore.org.

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

National Archives Foundation

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EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT!Use coupon code GENFAIR18

for15% off your entire purchase at NationalArchivesStore.org

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

National Archives Foundation

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Email questions to [email protected]

Video recordings of lectures anddownloadable handouts

will remain online atwww.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair/

After the live broadcast . . .

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