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Schedule of Genealogy Workshops and Courses in NARA Facilities Nationwide

Please check back often for schedule updates!

NARA offers the public a comprehensive program of genealogical workshops and courses in its facilities nationwide. Topics include an introduction to genealogy and research into records such as census schedules, military service and pension records, and passenger lists.

October 2004

Oct. 1 - 8:
Hispanic Genealogy Conference, Washington, DC, October 1 & 2
Customs House Records, Boston, MA, October 2
Beginning Your Genealogy Research at NARA, Pittsfield, MA, October 5
Beginning Genealogy, Seattle, WA, October 5
Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives , Philadelphia, PA, October 6
Beginning Your Genealogy, Kansas City, MO, October 6
Census Records, Boston, MA, October 7
Genealogy Open House, Philadelphia, PA, October 8

Oct. 9 - 16:
Using Census Records, Pittsfield, MA, October 12
Beginning Genealogy, Seattle, WA, October 12
Naturalization and Passenger Lists, Boston, MA, October 12
Naturalization and Immigration Records, Laguna Niguel, CA, October 13
Census Records 1790-1870, Philadelphia, PA, October 13
Naturalization Records, Kansas City, MO, October 13
U.S. Military Records, Kansas City, MO, October 13
Importance of Water Routes for Indian Research, Kansas City, MO, October 15
Creating a Memory Book, Kansas City, MO, October 16

Oct. 17 - 24:
Family History Fair at the NY Archives, New York City, October 17
Using Military Records, Pittsfield, MA, October 19
Census Records, Seattle, WA, October 19
Census Records 1880-1930, Philadelphia, PA, October 20
Organizing & Documenting Your Genealogy Notes, Kansas City, MO, October 20
Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors, Ellis Island, New York, October 21, 2004
Introduction to Military Records , Laguna Niguel, CA, October 21
Local History in Federal Records, Boston, MA, October 21

Oct. 25 - 31:
Military Records, Seattle, WA, October 26
Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors, Pittsfield, MA, October 26
Introduction to Genealogical Resources, Laguna Niguel, CA, October 26
Writing a Family History, Kansas City, MO, October 27
Naturalization Records, Philadelphia, PA, October 27
Mexican Border Crossing Records, Washington, DC, October 29

November 2004

Nov. 1 - 7:
Beginning Your Genealogy Research at NARA, Pittsfield, MA, November 1
Immigration, Passenger Arrival & Naturalization, Seattle, WA, November 2
Immigration Records, Philadelphia, PA, November 3
The Oral History Interview in Family History, Kansas City, MO, November 3
Preserving Your Family's History, Laguna Niguel, CA, November 3
Immigration and Naturalization, Boston, MA, November 4
Genealogy Open House, Philadelphia, PA, November 5

Nov. 8 - 15:
Using Census Records, Pittsfield, MA, November 8
Land and Other Records, Seattle, WA, November 9
Local History in Federal Records, Boston, MA, November 9
Naturalization and Immigration Records, Laguna Niguel, CA, November 10
Preserving Genealogy Documents & Photos, Kansas City, MO, November 10
Using Military Records, Pittsfield, MA, November 15

Nov. 16 - 23:
Original Records at NARA's Seattle facility, Seattle, WA, November 16
Introduction to Genealogical Resources, Laguna Niguel, CA, November 16
Indian Genealogy using ARC, Washington, DC, November 17
Revolutionary War (and later) Records, Boston, MA, November 18
Indian Records in the Papers of the Continental Congress, Kansas City, MO, November 19
Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors, Pittsfield, MA, November 22

December 2004

Beginning Your Genealogy Research at NARA, Pittsfield, MA, December 1
Genealogy Open House, Philadelphia, PA, December 3
Records Relating to African-American Research, Boston, MA, December 7
Using Census Records, Pittsfield, MA, December 8
Using Military Records, Pittsfield, MA, December 15
Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors, Pittsfield, MA, December 22

March 2005

Census Records Research, 1790-1930, San Francisco, CA, March 11

April 2005

Passenger Arrivals & Naturalization Records, San Francisco, CA, April 22

July 2005

Military Records: Revolutionary War to Civil War, San Francisco, CA, July 15

August 2005

Military Records: Spanish-American War to Vietnam, San Francisco, CA, August 19

September 2005

Census Records Research, 1790-1930, San Francisco, CA, September 23



Separate genealogy programs are conducted in Washington, DC, and in the regional facilities. For details on any given program, please contact that facility directly.

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