Public Programs
See the Calendar of Events for the Regional Archives.
We offer many programs at our Pittsfield facility and throughout New England for the public. The vast majority of these programs are FREE. All of our onsite workshops are open to anyone who wants to attend.
We prepare Public Programs independently and in conjunction with various partners. We are always looking for new partners and new programs in which to participate!
- Workshop Schedule
- Off-Site Public Programs
- Workshop Topics
- Teachers' PDP Workshop Schedule
- Teachers' PDP Workshop Topics
- Partners and Programs
Off-Site Public Programs
In addition to on-site workshops, Pittsfield staff present lectures at local, state and regional genealogy functions. Please contact us for more information.
Workshop Topics
Genealogical
- Beginning Your Research at the National Archives
- Using Federal Census Records
- Using Military Records at the National Archives
- They Came from Canada; Finding Your Ancestors in Canadian Border Crossing Records
- Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors
- Preserving Your Genealogical and Family Records
- Internet Genealogy Resources
- Beginning and Managing Your Genealogy
- How Am I Going to Find Anyone in the 1930 Census
- Where Did That Soldier Go?; 20th Century Military Records
- World War I Draft Registration Records at the National Archives
- Finding Parental Relationships without Vital Records: Using Pre-1850 Census Records
Teachers' PDP Workshop Topics
Click here to learn more about our Teachers' PDP Workshops.Using Historical Documents at the National Archives
- Archival Research and Document Analysis
- Census Records
- Immigration and Naturalization
- Canadian Border Crossings
- Genealogy in the Classroom
- Local History in Federal Records, Part I
- Local History in Federal Records: Who, What, Where, When, Part II
- Revolutionary War Records
- Military Records; Revolutionary War to the Philippine Insurrection
- Application of Research Methods
Partners and Programs
We collaborate with several area organizations, and are always looking for organizations with which to form partnerships and collaborate.
Participation has included:
- Providing lecturers and speakers (no fee)
- Participating in meetings and conferences
- Making NARA's resources readily available
- Contributing membership fees
- Providing meeting space (no fee)
Partners include:
- WAMC Public Radio, Albany, NY
- New York State Library and Archives
- Berkshire Institute for Lifelong Learning (Berkshire Community College)
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
- New England Regional Genealogical Conference
- Berkshire Family History Association
To request NARA staff to speak to your organization or at your conference or meeting for FREE, or to suggest a potential partnership, please contact the Public Programs Coordinator at jean.nudd@nara.gov or (413) 236-3604. Be sure to check out our Workshop Topics, or suggest a new topic!
