Friends Webinars

The Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region, Inc., are proud to have presented a series of monthly webinars during the past three years.

Past Webinars


9 Dec

Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL

Inventing America - Records of the U.S. Patent Office


11 Nov

Craig Scott, CG, FUGA

Civil War Medical Records


14 Oct

Angela McGhie

Mining for Family History in Federal Land Records


9 Sep

Nathan Jordan

WW II Home Front Record


12 Aug

Shane Bell

Atomic Energy Commission Awards


8 Jul

Tessa Keough

E-learning: In the 21st Century, Class Is Always In Session


3 Jun

Jennifer Dondero

Reporting to Yourself: Keeping Track of What You've Already Done


13 May

John Deeben

Introduction to Military Records at the National Archives


8 Apr

Amy Johnson Crow, CG

Farms, Factories & Defectives: The "other" Census Schedules

Recording and syllabus material available on Friends "Members Only Page"


11 Mar

Elizabeth Burnes

Alien Files (A-Files)

Recording and syllabus material available on Friends "Members Only Page"e


11 Feb

Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL

Have You Really Done the Census? A close look at the population schedules

Recording not available


14 Jan

Moderator, Linda Woodward Geiger

Online Planning Workshop

Recording not available


10 Dec

Selma Blackmon & Vicki Evans

Treasures at the National Archives at Atlanta

Recording and Powerpoint presentaion available on Friends "Members Only Page"


News Release 11/12/2013. Nathan Jordan was not be able to join us for his webinar today.

12 Nov

Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL

Documenting Online Images

Recording available on Friends "Members Only Page"


8 Oct

Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL

Documenting Cherokee Heritage

Recording and syllabus available on Friends "Members Only Page"


10 Sep

Maureen Hill

Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority

Recording available on Friends "Members Only Page"


13 Aug

J Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

Mining the Records of the Federal District Courts

Recording and syllabus available on Friends "Members Only Page"


9 Jul

Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL

DNA and Genetic Genealogy in 2013

Recording and syllabus available on Friends "Members Only Page"


4 Jun

Shane Bell

Finding Records of the Atomic Energy Commission


14 May

Paula Stuart-Warren, CG

The Records of the Work Progress Administration

Recording and syllabus available on Friends "Members Only Page"


9 Apr

Guy Hall

The National Pastime at the National Archives

Syllabus available on Friends "Members Only Page"


12 Mar

Laura Prescott

loc.gov: Using Our Nation's Library Online

Syllabus available on Friends "Members Only Page"


12 Feb

Angela Walton-Raji

Exploring the Records of the Freedmen's Bureau

Recording is available on Friends "Members Only Page"


8 Jan

Sandra Crowley

Lights, Camera, Action! Turning Your Photos and Movies into a Family Story

We regret that technical difficulties occured


10 Dec

Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL

Jump Start a New Year's Resolution: Using Spreadsheets to Help Organize Your Research

Recording (made 13 December) is available on Friends "Members Only Page"


12 Nov

Nathan Jordan

From Bunker Hill to Kabul: The Search for Family Stories in the National Archives

Recording is available on Friends "Members Only Page"


8 Oct

Kathy Huber

Doing the Dawes: Locating Ancestors on the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


10 Sep

Sara Brewer

Maritime Records at the National Archives at Atlanta

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


13 Aug

Michael Hait, CG

Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


9 Jul

Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL

I Swear Allegiance: Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1950

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


11 Jun

Maureen Hill

Records of the Railroad Retirement Board
Records of the Civil Conservation Corps

Recordings are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


14 May

Thomas MacEntee

Social Networking - New Horizons for Genealogists

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


9 Apr

Shane Bell

Records of the War of 1812

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


12 Mar

Donna Moughty

Using U.S. Federal Records to Locate the Townland of Your Irish Ancestors

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


13 Feb 2012

Michael Hait, CG*

Using Civil War Records to Research African American Ancestors

Recording & handout are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


9 Jan 2012

Constance Potter, staff archivist and genealogy specialist,

1940 Census

Recording is available on Friends "Members Only Page"


12 Dec 2011

Mary Evelyn Tomlin, Public Programs, National Archives at Atlanta

Using the National Archives Website

Recording is available on Friends "Members Only Page"


14 Nov 2011

Kevin Pratt, Manager of Reference Core Two

Military Personnel Records

Recording is available on Friends "Members Only Page"


10 Oct 2011

Meg Hacker

Researching Records Relating to the Five Tribes of Oklahoma... made a little bit easier

Handouts are available on Friends "Members Only Page"


12 Sep 2011

Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL

"World War I Selective Service Records"

Handout and recording are available on the Friends "Members Only Page"


8 Aug 2011

J. Mark Lowe, CG

"Using Federal Records Without Visiting the Castle"

Handout and recording are available on the Friends "Members Only Page"