Who Are We? Finding Our Roots
at NARA's Northeast Region (Boston, MA)
Genealogy Workshops, Fall 2008 - Summer 2009
See also NARA's workshops nationwide
The National Archives-Northeast Region is offering free genealogy and history lectures during 2008 and 2009. Participants will learn what they need to know in order to locate records as well as what one might expect to find in the records.
Behind the scenes tours of the archives will be given from 1:30 - 2:00. Genealogical and Historical Lectures start at 2:00pm, and last for approximately 90 minutes.
| Date | Workshop/Lecture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008 | Census, Passenger Lists, and Naturalization Records |
| Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 | Saving your Heritage: Scrapbooking with Marcia Melnyk |
| Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 | Records Related to Military Service 18th, 19th, and 20th Century |
| Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 | Exploring Footnote and Other Online Sources |
| Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009 | What is Not Online: Guide to NARA's Holdings |
| Tuesday, Feb 3, 2009 | African-American and Under-Documented Populations |
| Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 | 10 AM Family-Friendly Introduction to Genealogy |
| Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 | Local History in Federal Records |
| Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 | Census, Passenger Lists, and Naturalization Records |
| Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 | 10 AM Family-Friendly Introduction to Genealogy |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | Records Related to Military Service 18th, 19th, and 20th Century |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2009 | Introduction to Genealogy |
| Tuesday, Jul 7, 2009 | Census, Passenger Lists, and Naturalization Records |
| Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009 | Saving your Heritage: Scrapbooking with Marcia Melnyk |
Location: The workshops will be held at the Regional Archives building, 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham, MA.
Registration: Call (866) 406-2379 or e-mail waltham.archives@nara.gov to register and for more details. All lectures are FREE and OPEN to the public. Workshop and tour space is limited to 25 participants. Minimum of 4 attendees required.
