2025 威尼斯人娱乐场 Genealogy Series
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May and June 2025
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鈬� About the program
鈬� Participation instructions
鈬� YouTube playlist (coming soon!)
鈬� Schedule with session descriptions, handouts, and videos
Condensed Schedule (more details below)
| May 13 at 1 p.m. ET | Welcome and Introductions |
| May 13 at 1:05 p.m. ET | Revealing Ties to Espionage in the Office of Strategic Services Records |
| May 21 at 1 p.m. ET | From the Territory of Montana to the Republic of Vietnam: Researching Native American Veterans in the 威尼斯人娱乐场, 1881鈥�1966 |
| June 3 at 1 p.m. ET | Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861鈥�1991 |
| June 11 at 1 p.m. ET | Disaster Preparedness and Response for Family Collections |
| June 17 at 1 p.m. ET | Researching Immigrant Ancestors: Alien Registration (AR-2) Forms |
| June 17 (following the 1 p.m. session) | Closing Remarks |
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Tuesday, May 131 p.m. ET |
Welcome and Introductions
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Tuesday, May 131:05 p.m. ET
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Revealing Ties to Espionage in the Office of Strategic Services RecordsMolly Kamph
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鈥�1947), which is the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency, and an overview of the finding aids and records available at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 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 211 p.m. ET
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From the Territory of Montana to the Republic of Vietnam: Researching Native American Veterans in the 威尼斯人娱乐场, 1881鈥�1966鈥�Cody White, Kayla Dawkins, Rose Buchanan, and Leo Belleville
Native Americans have a long and distinguished history of service in the United States Armed Forces. Using a host of records from across 威尼斯人娱乐场 facilities, this talk will explore how 威尼斯人娱乐场 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 31 p.m. ET
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Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861鈥�1991M Marie Maxwell
Discover how troublemakers鈥攁nd those who pursue them鈥攃an leave a record behind them. This presentation will highlight what may be found in the Metropolitan Police鈥檚 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 111 p.m. ET
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Disaster Preparedness and Response for Family CollectionsSara Holmes and Sara Leonowitz
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 威尼斯人娱乐场 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 171 p.m. ET
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Researching Immigrant Ancestors: Alien Registration (AR-2) FormsElizabeth Burnes and John LeGloahec
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 威尼斯人娱乐场, and gain the skills to successfully place a request. |
Tuesday, June 17(following the 1 p.m. session) |
Closing Remarks |
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About the Program
Every year, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the Genealogy Series, a free, educational genealogy event broadcast 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. Broadcasts of the program sessions will take place in May and June. All are welcome!
Participation Instructions
You are invited to attend, participate, and ask questions during each session's YouTube video premiere. Presentations are pre-recorded videos broadcast on the . Throughout the broadcast, you will be able to ask questions, and the presenter will respond in real time. After the initial showing, the video and handouts will remain available on this web page and YouTube.
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All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.