Pittsfield NARA's Genealogy Workshops

Pittsfield, MA… The National Archives-Northeast Region is offering free genealogical workshops during the summer of 2010.

The summer schedule begins below:

Beginning Your Genealogy Research at the National Archives:
July 24, 9:00 AM
August 6, 11:00 AM

Using Federal Census Records  
July 21, 6:00 PM   
July 24, 10:30 AM  
August 13, 11:00 AM

Using Military Records at the National Archives 
August 20, 11:00 AM

Genealogy on the Internet     
July 24, 12:30 PM

Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors at the National Archives   
July 24, 2:00 PM

Researching French Canadian Ancestors - Part 1    
July 13, 10:00 AM
Researching French Canadian Ancestors – Part 2    
July 13, 1:30 PM

Researching African American Ancestors    
August 4, 6:00 PM

Researching Polish Ancestors    
August 5, 10:00 AM

Researching Irish Ancestors     
August 12, 10:00 AM

Examining the 1940 Census     
August 18, 6:00 PM

The first workshop (Beginning Your Genealogy Research at the National Archives) include a tour and are limited for the purpose of safety to 20 participants so pre-registration is required. Call (413) 236-3600 to register and for more details.  Pre-registration is recommended for the other workshops.

Participants will learn what they need to know in order to locate records as well as what one might expect to find in the records. The workshops will be offered at the Regional Archives building, located at 10 Conte Drive in Pittsfield MA according to the following schedule

The National Archives facility in Pittsfield has extensive microfilm holdings for genealogical research.  These collections include Federal population census, 1790 to 1930; Revolutionary War military and pension records; passenger arrival records for most Atlantic ports beginning in 1820; World War I draft registrations for New England and New York; and naturalization indexes for New England and Federal District Courts in New York. Regular hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., first and third Wednesdays, (from June to August) 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.