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Genealogy Workshops at the National Archives at Boston

Winter - Summer 2013

See also our Teachers' Workshops, and NARA's genealogy workshops nationwide

The National Archives at Boston offers free genealogy and history lectures. Participants learn about the genealogical and historical resources at the National Archives and how to research these records.

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Date	Time	Topic
Tues. Jan 8, 2013	2 P.M.	Census, Passenger Lists, and Naturalization Records
Thurs. Jan 17, 2013	6 P.M.	They Came From Ireland: The Foresters Mortuary Records, a treasure trove of local Irish immigrant history. Virginia Wright, guest speaker. Céad míle fáilte.
Tues. Feb 5, 2013	2 P.M.	Coming to America: Ship passenger and arrival lists as genealogy sources. Archivist and genealogy expert Jean Nudd presents.
Wed. Feb 20, 2013	10 A.M.	Genealogy for Kids (Gr. 3-8 and chaperones)
Thurs. Feb 21, 2013	6 P.M.	They Came from Canada: Acadian History & Genealogy. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino, guest speaker.
Tues. Mar 5, 2013	2 P.M.	Finding Our Mothers: Women in Federal Records
Thurs. Mar 21, 2013	6 P.M.	The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Colored): 150th Anniversary
Tues. Apr 2, 2013	2 P.M.	Researcher Forum: Resources, strategies, services, and navigating the world of 21st-century research.
Thur. Apr 18, 2013	6 P.M.	Patriots’ Day Program.
Wed. Apr 24, 2013	10 A.M.	History for Kids (Gr. 3-8 & chaperones): Get Ready for Patriots' Day
Tues. May 7, 2013	2 P.M.	Our Town: Discovering Local History in the Archives
Thurs. May 16, 2013	6 P.M.	Finding Our Jewish Ancestors: Jewish history, migration, and genealogy. Genealogist Meredith Hoffman of the Jewish Genealogical Society presents.
Tues. Jun 4, 2013	2 P.M.	They Went Down to the Sea in Ships: 19th c. crew lists, shipping articles, & more
Thurs. June 20, 2013	6 P.M.	Boston's POWs in WWII. Expert Anne Marie Reardon, guest presenter.
Tues. Jul 9, 2013	2 P.M.	Introduction to Genealogy. Everything you need to get started.
Thurs. July 18, 2013	6 P.M.	Introduction to Genealogy. Everything you need to get started.
Tues. Aug 6, 2013	2 P.M.	Census, Passenger Lists, and Naturalization Records

Location: The workshops take place at the National Archives at Boston, 380 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA.

Registration: Reservations Required. Call (866) 406-2379 or e-mail boston.archives@nara.gov to register and for more details. All lectures are FREE and OPEN to the public.