Nation Archives Events
March 2, 2015
NATIONAL ARCHIVES HOLDS FREE RECORDS PROGRAMS IN MARCH
Washington, DC. . . In March, the National Archives holds research and
genealogy programs highlighting records from its holdings. All
programs are free and open to the public, and will be held in the
National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Metro accessible on the
Yellow and Green lines, Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter station
INTRODUCTION TO GENEALOGY AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Wednesday, March 4, at 11 a.m., Room G-25, Research Center Penn.
Ave. Entrance
Learn how to do basic genealogical research using Federal records at the
National Archives. Lectures take place on the first Wednesday of each
month.
FREEDMEN’S BUREAU RECORDS FOR FAMILY & HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Thursday, March 12, at 2 p.m.,
PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT ENTRANCE: William G. McGowan Theater &
YouTube
Attendees should use the Special Events entrance on the corner of
Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW
DAMANI DAVIS, archivist, provides examples of various types of records
from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands and explains
their historical and genealogical value. Attend in person or watch live
on YouTube. Presentation materials are available online.
“HELP! I’M STUCK” GENEALOGY CONSULTATION
Saturday, March 21, noon–4 p.m., Room G-25, Research Center Penn.
Ave. Entrance. Not sure where to begin? Has a genealogical problem stumped you? An
archivist is available to answer your questions. Sign up for a 20-minute
appointment at the Microfilm Research desk on Saturday.
2014 VIRTUAL GENEALOGY FAIR SESSIONS NOW ONLINE!
The National Archives hosted a live, three-day, virtual Genealogy Fair
via webcast on YouTube, October 28-30. Revisit this popular event
- Confederate President Jefferson Davis calls for March 27 to be a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer.
- Following the Underground Railroad Route By Bicycle
- March is Women's History Month! Read the fascinating accounts of women spies hiding coded messages in women's hair, conductors of the Underground Railroad, soldiers disguised as men, surgeons, and advisors to the President!
- Teachers tackle race, economic disparity and history
- The President's Hymn: 'Give Thanks All Ye People'
- Thanksgiving Day during the Civil War
- Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation in a divided time: ‘one heart and one voice by the whole American People’
- What Abraham Lincoln found reading the Book of Job amid civil war
- Civil War stories on display at Lincoln Highway museum in Unity
- Who was Henry Benning, for whom Fort Benning in Columbus was named?
- Fort Gordon Army Base: Who was John Brown Gordon?
- From the Civil War to the football field, we have been celebrating the wrong values
- History and Healing: Removing Controversial Artifacts from the Civic Landscape
- How to Reframe the Civil War in the Classroom
- Man scores Abraham Lincoln autograph in box of trading cards
- Native Americans' role in the Civil War
- Abraham Lincoln Healed a Divided Nation. We Should Heed His Words Today.
- An escaped slave was the 'Florence Nightingale’ of Indiana's Civil War regiment
- A Southern Democrat survived impeachment trap and came to be in charge of Reconstruction
- New Statue Unveiled In Response To Richmond's Confederate Monuments