Northeast National Archives in Waltham Offers Additional Genealogical Workshops For Immediate Release For Further Information: (781) 647-8100 National Archives in Waltham Offers Additional Genealogical Workshops The National Archives-Northeast Region is offering genealogical workshops on the second Thursday of each month from June through September. The workshops, titled "Genealogical Treasures in Federal Records: Resources at the National Archives", will be presented by Mr. Walter V. Hickey, Archives Specialist, at the National Archives-Northeast Region. The workshops will be offered at the Regional Archives building, located at 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham, from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM on June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 12. Workshop space is limited to 20 participants. Please register in person or call (781) 647-8100 to register. There is no fee. For the experienced genealogist as well as the novice, these workshops will be an overview of the records available at the Regional Archives in Waltham. These records include Federal Census, Naturalizations, Passenger Arrival lists (including Canadian Border Crossing records), Military Draft Registrations, and more. 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 NARA facility in Waltham has extensive microfilm holdings and some collections of original records for genealogy research. These collections include Federal population censuses, 1790-1930; Revolutionary War military and pension records; 19th century passenger records for most East Coast United States and Gulf of Mexico ports; some 20th century records for Boston, New York, and Canadian Border Crossings; World War I draft registration records (New England states only); and naturalization records (New England states only). 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., excluding 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. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com