Introduction to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

This lecture  by Dr. Kenneth Heger gives you an overview of the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It identifies which records of each branch of the federal government NARA holds, provides examples, and tells you where those records are housed, differentiating between central office records held in the Washington, D.C. area and those held by NARA’s regional archives facilities. It points to descriptions of NARA holdings, emphasizing those you can access online to guide your research. It suggests research strategies and effective ways to use NARA’s website. The speaker will also discuss some recently digitized records that family historians can use. He will highlight underused records of the Pension Bureau, the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, the Congress, and the General Land Office.

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