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From: Sharon Sergeant <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] Waltham MA NARA workshops for the fall
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:10:56 -0700 (PDT)

For Immediate Release
For Further Information: (781) 647-8100

National Archives in Waltham Offers Genealogical Workshops

Waltham, MA* The National Archives-Northeast Region Waltham staff is
offering 10 new genealogical
workshops through the fall of 2002.

All of the workshops are introductory level and address U.S. Census
records, except one workshop
pertaining to Revolutionary War Records. Participants will learn what
they need to know in order
to locate a record as well as what one might expect to find in the
record.

The workshops will be offered at the Regional Archives building,
located at 380 Trapelo Road in
Waltham, MA according to the following schedule. Workshops marked with
an asterisk (*) are followed
by an optional behind the scenes tour of the archives.

September 3, 2:00 PM*Census I, 1790 - 1870
September 17, 2:00 PM*Census II, 1880 - 1920
September 26, 6:30 PMCensus II, 1880 - 1920
October 1, 2:00 PM*Census III, 1930
October 10, 6:30 PMCensus III, 1930
October 15, 2:00 PM*Census I, 1790 - 1870
October 24, 6:30 PMCensus I, 1790 - 1870
November 5, 2:00 PM*Census II, 1880 - 1920
November 14, 6:30 PMRevolutionary War Records
November 19, 2:00 PM*Census III, 1930

Workshop and tour space is limited to 20 participants. Call (781)
647-8100 to register and for
more details. There is no fee.

The National Archives-Northeast Region consists of three separate
facilities. In Waltham, MA
hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30
p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 8:00
a.m. - 9:00 p.m., and the first and third Saturday of each month 8:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

In Pittsfield, MA (microfilm research only) hours of operation are
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays 8:00 - 9:00 p.m., and the first Saturday of
each month 8:00 a.m. - 4:30
p.m.

In New York City, hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday
and Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., and the first and third Saturday
each month 8:30 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.

Microfilm research only during evening and weekend hours in Waltham and
New York. Excludes all
Federal holidays.

The mission of the National Archives is to ensure, for the Citizen and
the Public Servant, for the
President and the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential
evidence.

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