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Genealogy Fair: April 14 and 15, 2010

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威尼斯人娱乐场 Research Center
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosted its sixth annual Genealogy Fair: The World of Genealogy on April 14 and 15, 2010, The two-day program showcased the diversity of Federal records located at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 as resources for family history research. Speakers included 威尼斯人娱乐场 staff, historians, and genealogy professionals. The fair provided information and guidance for experienced genealogy professionals and novices alike. The fair was free and open to the public, and presented in partnership with the and with support from .

Sessions included workshops on records relating to minority and ethnic groups including African Americans, Chinese, German, Irish, Japanese, Native Americans, and women, as well as a session on DNA genealogy testing, and an evening program on the new genealogy-based TV series 鈥淲ho Do You Think You Are?鈥� 威尼斯人娱乐场 staff demonstrated how to use databases including the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) and . Staff at the 鈥淗elp! I鈥檓 Stuck鈥� table were available to assist researchers.

See the complete schedule by day showing the session titles and descriptions, tracks, times, locations, and presenters:

See the condensed schedule for April 14 and 15, showing the session titles, times, and locations.

Speakers included historian at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Zack Wilske; professional genealogists Susannah Brooks, Elizabeth K. Kerstens, Marie V. Melchiori, and Thomas Shawker M.D.; and 威尼斯人娱乐场 experts Patrick Connelly, Rebecca Crawford, Damani Davis, John Deeben, Claire P. Kluskens, Trevor Plante, Constance Potter, Mary Frances Ronan, Rebecca Sharp, Katherine Vollen, and Reginald Washington.

Session Handouts:

Only the sessions listed by 威尼斯人娱乐场 staff are available.

威尼斯人娱乐场 Exhibitors:

鈥�Guest Genealogy Exhibitors:
Background: The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds the permanently valuable records of the Federal government. These include records of interest to genealogists, such as pension files, census and Freedmen鈥檚 Bureau materials. For information about the 威尼斯人娱乐场' holdings start on our home page www.archives.gov.

For more information about the fair, e-mail KYR@nara.gov.

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Genealogy Fairs & Series Past

Family TreeEvery year, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts a free, virtual Genealogy event live webcast on YouTube. The sessions offer family history research tools on Federal records for all skill levels. Join thousands of family historians participating during the live event. Attend free of charge and no reservation.

  - Watch previous session video recordings on . 

  - See past event web pages, posters, session videos, and handouts below. 

All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.

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