Genealogical Workshops
at NARA's Northeast Region (Pittsfield, MA)
See also NARA's workshops nationwide
Winter, 2008
The National Archives-Northeast Region in Pittsfield is offering free genealogical workshops during the fall of 2007.
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 on the following schedule.
| Date | Time | Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| March 6 | 6:00 PM | Beginning Your Genealogy Research at the National Archives* |
| April 8 | 2:00 PM | |
| February 15 | 11:00 AM | Using Federal Census Records |
| March 13 | 6:00 PM | |
| April 15 | 2:00 PM | |
| February 22 | 11:00 AM | Using Military Records at NARA |
| March 18 | 5:00 PM | Using Pre-1850 Census to Find Family Relationships |
| April 22 | 2:00 PM | Finding Family Information in Military Pensions |
| February 29 | 11:00 AM | Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors at the National Archives |
| March 27 | 6:00 PM | Finding Family Migrations in Federal Records |
| April 29 | 2:00 PM | |
| March 28 | 10:30 AM | Finding Italian Ancestors |
| April 4 | 10:30 AM | |
| April 24 | 2:00 PM | Freedmen's Bureau Records |
* Note: The first workshop (Beginning Your Genealogy Research at the National Archives) includes a tour and is limited for the purpose of safety to 20 participants. Call (413) 236-3600 to register and for more details. Saturday workshops require pre-registration as well.
Location: The workshops will be offered at the Regional Archives building, located at 10 Conte Drive in Pittsfield MA.
Registration: The workshops are free and are approximately one hour in length. Call (413) 236-3600 to register and for more details.
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;
- 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., 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month (from June to August) from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More
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.
