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Finding What You Need at the National Archives, Part I: Navigating the NARA Website

Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL
Jun 18, 2019
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Introduction
4m 26s
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Why Are You Here?
5m 16s
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Search/Contact Us
1m 55s
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Research Our Records
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Archival Databases
6m 38s
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Microfilm
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Let's Go Live
18m 26s

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Amazing records can be accessed on the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) website, by ordering records from NARA facilities, and by researching onsite, but navigating through the labyrinth to locate them requires knowledge of the available resources. This webinar demonstrates use of online NARA tools to find what is needed.  

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Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL
Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, is a professional researcher, educator, author, and lecturer. She has developed, coordinated, and taught courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research since 2007. She co-coordinates and teaches
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