Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor Lecture

Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial by finding out about your Civil War ancestors! Archives specialists Constance Potter and Katherine Vollen will review some of the many Union and Confederate records and resources for researching Civil War ancestors, and provide guidelines for how to get started. In their illustrated presentation, the speakers will cover record searches for Civil War servicemen in the army and navy, including military service and pension records, enlistment registers, rendezvous reports, and cartographic records. Constance Potter is a reference archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Katherine Vollen is an Archives Specialist in the Research Support Branch of the National Archives. Both speakers specialize in Federal records of interest to genealogists. Reservations are suggested due to limited seating.
Title:Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor Lecture
Date & Time:Saturday, March 10, 2012 • 1-2 p.m.
Location:Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. (Map This)
Event Details:Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial by finding out about your Civil War ancestors! Archives specialists Constance Potter and Katherine Vollen will review some of the many Union and Confederate records and resources for researching Civil War ancestors, and provide guidelines for how to get started. In their illustrated presentation, the speakers will cover record searches for Civil War servicemen in the army and navy, including military service and pension records, enlistment registers, rendezvous reports, and cartographic records. Constance Potter is a reference archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Katherine Vollen is an Archives Specialist in the Research Support Branch of the National Archives. Both speakers specialize in Federal records of interest to genealogists. Reservations are suggested due to limited seating.
Trace your Civil War ancestor!
Trace your Civil War ancestor!
Contact Phone No.:703.746.4848
Fees:$10
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Fort Ward Park, Lecture, Museums, West End


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/2987
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