PROGRAM: Know Your Records Program – Introduction to Genealogy (5 of 5 videos) LECTURE TITLE: Census Records by Constance Potter LECTURE DESCRIPTION: Archivist Constance Potter discusses US Federal Census records from 1790 to 1930 and how they can be used for genealogical research. Census records are available in digital or microfilm form. LECTURER’S BIOGRAPHY: Constance Potter, an archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC, specializes in federal records of interest to genealogists. She worked on the release of the 1920 and 1930 censuses. She is the editor for “Genealogy Notes” in Prologue, the Journal of the National Archives and has written about the history of the National Archives for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and various topics for Prologue. Potter is a regular speaker at the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Genealogical Society, the National Institute on Genealogical Research as well as local genealogical groups in Virginia and Maryland. LEARN MORE: Know Your Records program at www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records or e-mail inquire@nara.gov.
Posts Tagged ‘Records’
Genealogy Introduction—Census Records at the National Archives
Monday, January 30th, 2012Genealogy Know Your Records, Military 03 Pension Records
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
John Deeben is of the genealogy archives specialists at the National Archives and Records Administration. In this lecture, he is going to talk about how to research military service, focusing specifically in this lecture on volunteer service in the US Military.
Back-Building The Family Tree Using Genealogy Marriage Records
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Exploring The Challenging Nature Of Genealogy Through Church Records
Monday, March 14th, 2011Is it legal to keep a digital copy of a birth certificate for family genealogy and records purposes?
Sunday, February 27th, 2011I noticed a “fine print” on the birth certificates that many? Illegal copying or using the birth certificate for illegal purposes. . . no doubt? o. k. to keep a digital copy as part of family history or genealogy records? to, right?
What can i do with old genealogy records?
Friday, April 30th, 2010My mother died recently and left 4 file drawers of research. Do not use this information, but a Genealogy Society or something else used?
Get Original Genealogy and Family History Records with FamilySearch New Record Search Pilot site
Monday, April 26th, 2010
You’ve got to try this. You may have been to the FamilySearch site before, but what they are working on is truly wonderful. I’m talking about access to copies of free original genealogy records – and you’ve got to see their new search interface. Very, very nice. Try your own genealogy and family tree searches just like the example in this video shows, and be sure to save the copies of the original records that you find. This is happening in part (a large part) because of “thousands of volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.” You will see links asking for volunteer “Indexers” on the Pilot site. I imagine many of Treasure Maps readers are involved with this already. The FamilySearch, Record Search – Pilot Site, is only going to get better and better. And bless all of you volunteers. Good luck 
Robert