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Tuesday, May 13

1 p.m. ET

Welcome and Introductions

• Video (available May 13)

Tuesday, May 13

1:05 p.m. ET

Revealing Ties to Espionage in the Office of Strategic Services Records 

Molly Kamph

• Molly Kamph is an archivist with the Textual Records Division’s Reference and Augmented Processing Branch at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park, MD
• Audience skill level: beginner
• Presentation slides/handout (available by May 13)
• Video (available May 13)

Have you uncovered clues that your family member may have been a spy for the federal government? This session will provide a brief history of the Office of Strategic Services (1942–1947), which is the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency, and an overview of the finding aids and records available at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park to determine if your relative was part of the vast web of spies, informants, or other clandestine agents acting on behalf of the United States.  

Wednesday, May 21

1 p.m. ET

From the Territory of Montana to the Republic of Vietnam: Researching Native American Veterans in the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡, 1881–1966​ 

Cody White, Kayla Dawkins, Rose Buchanan, and Leo Belleville

• Cody White is a Subject Matter Expert for Native American Related Records and an archivist at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver
• Kayla Dawkins is a reference archives specialist at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at St. Louis
• Rose Buchanan is a a Subject Matter Expert for Native American Related Records and a reference archivist at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ in Washington, DC
• Leo Belleville is an archivist at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago
• Audience skill level: experienced (all are welcome!)
• Presentation slides/handout (available by May 21)
• Video (available May 21)

Native Americans have a long and distinguished history of service in the United States Armed Forces. Using a host of records from across ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ facilities, this talk will explore how ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ records can be used to reconstruct their lives and service, using case studies from the Indian Wars, World War II, and the Vietnam Conflict. 

Tuesday, June 3

1 p.m. ET

Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861–1991 

M Marie Maxwell

• M Marie Maxwell is an archivist in the Special Access and FOIA Program at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park, MD
• Audience skill level: beginner to experienced (all are welcome!)
• Presentation slides and handout (available by June 3)
• Video (available June 3)

Discover how troublemakers—and those who pursue them—can leave a record behind them. This presentation will highlight what may be found in the Metropolitan Police’s Personnel Case Files and the Index (Record Group 351) to Criminal Cases and Dockets (Record Group 21). Other DC police and criminal records, including basic strategies for locating FBI records, will be briefly addressed.  

Wednesday, June 11

1 p.m. ET

Save Your Family Treasures: Disaster Preparedness and Response for Family Collections 

Sara Holmes and Sara Leonowitz

• Sara Holmes is a conservator in the St. Louis Preservation and Conservation Branch at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at St. Louis
• Sara Leonowitz is a conservator technician in the Conservation Branch at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ in Washington, DC
• Audience skill level: beginner to experienced (all are welcome!)
• Presentation slides and handout (available by June 11)
• Video (available June 11)

Fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes are scary scenarios for those who treasure and maintain their family history. Learn what you can do ahead of time to plan for emergencies and minimize risk to your family heirlooms as well as what to expect to do after a disaster to salvage damaged items. The presentation will also cover how the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ works with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of the Interior to help people through the Save Your Family Treasures program. 

Tuesday, June 17

1 p.m. ET

Researching Immigrant Ancestors: Alien Registration (AR-2) Forms

Elizabeth Burnes and John LeGloahec

• Elizabeth Burnes is a Subject Matter Expert for Immigrant Related Records and an archivist at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City
• John LeGloahec is an archivist in the Electronic Records Reference Branch at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park, MD
• Audience skill level: experienced (all are welcome!)
• Presentation slides and handout (available by June 17)
• Video (available June 17)

Alien Registration (AR-2) Forms were utilized from 1940 to 1944 in response to the 1940 Alien Registration Act, which required all immigrants aged 14 and up to register their noncitizen status with the federal government and be assigned an Alien Registration Number (A-Number). Participants in this session will learn who should have an AR-2, discover online search methods to determine whether records are available at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡, and gain the skills to successfully place a request.

Tuesday, June 17

(following the 1 p.m. session)

Closing Remarks

• Video (available June 17)