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Friday, February 10, 2012

National Archives You Tube Channel




National Archives Puts Popular Records Workshops Online for First Time!

The National Archives has now released online videos of its most popular genealogy how-to workshops on the National Archives You Tube Channel.

Some of the newly released videos include:

* Genealogy Introduction: Military Research at the National Archives: Volunteer Services. Archives specialist John Deeben discusses compiled military service records at the National Archives.

* Genealogy Introduction - Military Research at the National Archvies: Pension Records. Archives Specialist John Deeben discusses how to research military service using pension records dating from 1775 to 1916. Deeben shows samples of both Revolutionary War and Civil War pensions.

*Genealogy Introduction - Immigration Records at the National Archives. Archives Specialists Katherine Vollen and Rebecca Crawford provide an overview of immigration records from 1800 to 1957, including Customs Service and Immigration and Naturalization records, as well as records of ports and border crossings.

* Genealogy Introduction - Census Records at the National Archives. Genealogy expert Constance Potter shares tips and strategies for researching U.S. Federal Census Records 1790 to 1930, and explains how they can be used for genealogical research.

You can find up to date public news and information about upcoming event on the official National Archives Facebook page. The National Archives is also on Twitter.





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