I would recommend if you can not go, is to check out the Web site: http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records/genealogy-fair
Eighth Annual National Archives Genealogy Fair April 18 & 19, 2012 Washington, DC http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records/genealogy-fair Eighth Annual Genealogy Fair April 18 & 19, 2012 Branching Out: Exploring Your Family Tree WHAT: National Archives eighth annual Genealogy Fair This two-day program showcases the Federal records located at the National Archives as resources for family history research. The fair provides information and guidance for experienced genealogy professionals and novices alike. The fair is free and open to the public with no registration. Sessions New, huge classroom tents! Sessions include workshops on records relating to census, immigration, land, naturalization, military, online resources, and more. See the presenter's biographies. See schedules: Condensed schedule of session titles and presenters (revised March 29). Full schedule of session titles, descriptions, and presenters. Exhibitors Exhibitors include National Archives staff and guest organizations who will demonstrate how to use Federal records and other resources for genealogical research. See the map for a listing of all exhibitors with links to their respective websites. WHEN: Wednesday and Thursday, April 18 & 19, 2012 Opening Ceremony, April 18, at 9 a.m., in the Welcome Tent Sessions & Exhibits, April 18 and 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HOW: Presented in partnership with the Foundation for the National Archives and with support from Lead Sponsor Ancestry.com. WHERE: National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC This year the sessions and exhibits are outside and in tents on the grounds of the National Archives Building. Food trucks onsite. Researchers may continue to use the building as usual. Please see Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. The closest Metro stop is the Archives/Navy Memorial stop on the Yellow and Green lines. The National Archives is fully accessible. To request an accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreter) please e- mail reservations....@nara.gov or call 202-357-5000 at least two weeks prior to our events. For location details see our Visitor's Map of the Building Background: The National Archives holds the permanently valuable records of the Federal government. These include records of interest to genealogists, such as pension files, census, and Freedmen’s Bureau materials. For information about the National Archives' holdings start on our home page www.archives.gov. For more information about the fair, e-mail k...@nara.gov. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
