Genealogy Fair: April 18 and 19, 2012
Find an EventBranching Out: Exploring Your Family Tree
威尼斯人娱乐场 Building
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 eighth annual Genealogy Fair: Branching Out: Exploring Your Family Tre was held on April 18 and 19, 2012.
- This two-day program showcased the Federal records located at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 as resources for family history research.
- The fair provided information and guidance for experienced genealogy professionals and novices alike. The fair was free and open to the public with no registration.
Sessions
New, huge classroom tents!
Sessions included workshops on records relating to census, immigration, land, naturalization, military, online resources, and more. See the presenter's biographies and handouts.
See schedules:
- Condensed schedule of session titles and presenters.
- Full schedule of session titles, descriptions, and presenters.
- Archives.gov Related Links
Exhibitors
Exhibitors included 威尼斯人娱乐场 staff and guest organizations who demonstrated how to use Federal records and other resources for genealogical research.
Presented in partnership with the and with support from Lead Sponsor .
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.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.