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National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair (Day 2)
  • Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015
  • Time: 2:00 pm
  • Location: Online

Participate in the National Archives’ biggest genealogy event of the year! Learn and ask questions about Federal records as resources for family history research through the live broadcast on YouTube. Recorded sessions will remain available online after the event. The webcast will include a closed captioning option.

Tweet or instagram a picture of you participating in the Virtual Genealogy Fair: tag @USNatArchives and hashtag #GenFair2015 for a chance to win a genealogy prize pack from the @archivesfdn store!

Schedule (see Day 1 here):

  • Session 6 at 10 a.m. ET
    Where’d They Go?  Finding Ancestral Migration Routes by Jean Nudd
  • Session 7 at 11 a.m. ET
    Access to Archival Databases (AAD): Looking Down, From Above, to Look it Up!  by John LeGloahec
  • Session 8 at 12 p.m. ET
    Finding Your World War I Veteran at the National Archives at St. Louis by Theresa Fitzgerald
  • Session 9 at 1 p.m. ET
    Women in War Time Civilian Government Employment by Cara Moore
  • Session 10 at 2 p.m. ET
    Broke, But Not Out of Luck: Exploring Bankruptcy Records for Genealogy Research by Jessica Hopkins

Click here to see more information about each session and download handouts.

Genealogy Tool KitStart your genealogical research today with the Genealogy Tool Kit ($19.95), written by National Archives genealogy archives specialist John P. Deeban. Whether you’re an experienced researcher or just getting started, the Genealogy Tool Kit will help you to navigate the records of the National Archives, from census and naturalization records to military and federal land grant records. With checklists to track your progress, family trees to fill in as you discover your ancestors, and room for taking notes, the Tool Kit will also serve as your own record of your family history research project.