Though I loved attending, in person, a NARA genealogy fair a few years ago,
when sequestration hit last year, NARA
came up with an alternative, a Virtual Genealogy Fair 2013.
I am happy to report that after the resounding success of last year’s
virtual event, NARA
is doing the same this year.
Running
from October 28-30th and starting at 10am EST daily, the 2014
edition of the National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair gives you the
option of listening to speakers including genealogy experts from National
Archives locations across the nation and U.S. Citizen and Immigration
Services. You will be able to access the live video streams on
YouTube.
You can access the full lecture
schedule here.
It looks like there will be a “chatting” option and watch the webpage for details. As for 2013, recorded sessions will remain
available online after the event and the webcast’s will include a close
captioning option.
I looked over the lecture schedule
and I wanted to point out a lecture a day that I might attend since they are
topics I’ve written on before and are topics that many researchers are less
aware of! Though, all of the topics are definitely worthy of your consideration. If only I could take the days off from work
Day 1: Tuesday, October 28
3
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noon
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When Saying ‘I Do’ Meant Giving Up Your
|
Meg Hacker
National Archives at |
Day 2: Wednesday, October 29
5
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10 a.m.
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Great Granny Eunice came from
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John Legloahec
National Archives at |
Day 3: Thursday, October 30
12
|
10 a.m.
|
Family History and the FOIA: Researching 20th Century
FBI records
|
Britney Crawford &
Netisha Currie National Archives at |
Put the dates on your calendar,
check out the schedule and get ready to learn about some really neat Federal
Records that are important to your research.
Let us know what talk(s) are on your "must listen to" list!
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