"Hispanics and the Formation of the American People"
Oct 1-2, D.C.
Attached (at the end of this email) is the latest
schedule of workshops and speakers for the
Hispanic/Latino heritage conference to be held at the
National Archives in Washington, D.C., Oct 1-2. I have
been assisting Sam Anthony, Director of Program
Lectures in setting it up.
Although the Archives have been in existence for 70
years (since 1934), this is the first conference ever
held at the National Archives dedicated specifically
to Hispanic family history. Most other minority and
special interest groups have at some time had a
conference which included their research interest, but
Hispanic researchers have not been served. I think the
event deserves special recognition. Sam has really be
our champion in getting the conference approved.
Please help get the word out, especially among friends
that live in the D.C. area.
We would like the efforts of all Hispanic genealogy
and historical societies to be recognized. Outside of
the theater is a long, extremely wide (about 30 feet)
hallway where tables will be set up for organizations
to distribute brochures, flyers and/or displays.
Please contact Sam Anthony indicating what your
organization will be mailing. Materials will not be
returned. Organization's brochures will be kept for
the benefit of future researchers visiting the
Archives. Posters, as appropriate, will most likely
be distributed to local schools.
Sam Anthony < Sam.Anthony(a)nara.gov >
Director of Lecture Programs
National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Room G-7
Washington, DC 20408
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National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001
Oct. 1 & 2 at 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
William G. McGowan Theater and Conference Rooms
Genealogy Conference and Book Signing
�Hispanics and the Formation of the American People�
Authors, archivists and genealogists will gather to
discuss the primary and secondary sources available to
trace family history. Guest speakers include
professors George Ryskamp, Carolina Crimm, Carlos Vega
and Barbara Mujica; NARA archivists Constance Potter,
Michael Hussey and Claire Kluskens; genealogists Marie
Melchiori and Claire Bettag; Federal Historian Marian
Smith of the USCIS, and members of the Society of
Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research.
This event will take place at the National Archives
and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC, 20408. The lectures, panel
discussions, and book signings are free and open to
the public, and reservations are recommended. Five
sessions of workshops are offered for $15 per session;
each session will have three or four separate
workshops, and paying patrons will have access to the
notes for all workshops in that particular session.
Registration for these workshops is strongly
recommended.
Contact for more information and for reservations:
Sam Anthony, Director of Lecture Programs, (202)
208-7345 phone; sam.anthony(a)nara.gov E-mail.
Patrons are asked to enter through our Constitution
Avenue entrance for all of these events � a schedule
of events is listed below.
Friday, October 1
10:30 a.m. to Noon - keynote address and panel
discussion in the William McGowan Theater
Welcome and introductions: Sam Anthony of NARA, Mimi
Lozano of SHHAR
Keynote address: George R. Ryskamp, Associate
Professor of History at Brigham Young University in
Provo, Utah and an Accredited Genealogist specializing
in Spanish language research and United States probate
and legal systems, and author of three books: Finding
Your Hispanic Roots, Tracing your Hispanic Heritage,
and A Student�s Guide to Mexican American Genealogy.
Panel discussion includes the following guest
speakers:
Prof. Ryskamp
Arthur Cresce, Chief of the Ethnic and Hispanic Branch
in the Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
Peter E. Carr, author of Guide to Cuban Genealogical
Research (Publisher: Clearfield Co; Reprint edition,
August 18, 2000)
Question and Answer session with the audience
12:15 to 1:15 p.m. � First Workshop Session: patrons
pay $15 to attend any and all three workshops offered.
Patrons will receive the notes for all three events
4 workshops (in Adams, Washington, and Jefferson
Rooms)
Claire Bettag, Certified Genealogical Records
Specialists [CGRS] and Certified Genealogical
Lecturers [CGL]. Land Entry Papers at the National
Archives: An Overview
Marie Melchiori, CGRS, Certified Genealogical Records
Specialist and CGL, Certified Genealogical Lecturer,
Starting Your Genealogical Research
Marian Smith, INS Historian, presents "Hispanic
Immigrant Records, 1893-2004." A broad overview of
INS records with emphasis on Hispanic immigrants.
Records discussed include arrival manifests, visas,
border crossing cards, imported laborer documentation,
A-Files, naturalizations, and more.
Mimi Lozano and John Inclan, present First steps in
Hispanic Family History Research, Si se pude!!
1:15 to 2:30 - Lunch (patrons are on their own during
this time)
2:30 to 3:30 � Second Workshop Session: patrons pay
$15 to attend any and all three workshops offered.
Patrons will receive the notes for all three events
3 workshops (in Adams, Washington, and Jefferson Room)
Constance Potter, NARA archivist, presents Using
Census Records for your Genealogical Research.
Claire Bettag, certified Genealogical Records
Specialists [CGRS] and Certified Genealogical
Lecturers [CGL], presents Private Land Claims in the
West and Southwest: Sources for Genealogical
Information
Marie Melchiori, CGRS, Certified Genealogical Records
Specialist and CGL, Certified Genealogical Lecturer,
presents Civil War Research in the National Archives
3:30 to 4:30 � Third Workshop Session: patrons pay $15
to attend any and all three workshops offered.
Patrons will receive the notes for all three events
3 workshops (in Adams, Madison, and Washington Rooms)
Michael Hussey, NARA archivist, presents From the
State Department: Using Passport and Visa Applications
in your Genealogical Research
Mimi Lozano, President, Society of Hispanic Historical
and Ancestral Research (SHHAR), presents The Black
Latino Connection
Yolanda Ochoa and Stephen Hussey, board members of
SHHAR, present "Family History Research via the
Internet".
Saturday, October 2 - all events will be held in
Conference Rooms:
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. � Fourth Workshop Session:
patrons pay $15 to attend any and all four workshops
offered. Patrons will receive the notes for all three
events
4 workshops (Adams, Washington, and Jefferson Rooms)
Claire Bettag, Certified Genealogical Records
Specialists [CGRS] and Certified Genealogical
Lecturers [CGL], presents Records of Spanish Colonial
Louisiana
Marie Melchiori, CGRS, Certified Genealogical Records
Specialist and CGL, Certified Genealogical Lecturer,
presents Mexican American Claims Commission 1825 �
1938.
Marian Smith, INS Historian, presents "Hispanic
Immigrant Records, 1893-2004." A broad overview of
INS records with emphasis on Hispanic immigrants.
Records discussed include arrival manifests, visas,
border crossing cards, imported laborer documentation,
A-Files, naturalizations, and more.
Mimi Lozano and John Inclan, SHHAR, present First
steps in Hispanic Family History Research, Si se
pude!!
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. � Fifth Workshop Session:
patrons pay $15 to attend any and all three
workshops offered. Patrons will receive the notes for
all three events
3 workshops (see above)
Claire Prechtel Kluskens, J.D., & NARA archivist,
presents �Mexican border crossing (immigration)
records�
Mimi Lozano, Editor, Somos Primos E-magazine, and
President, Society of Hispanic Historical and
Ancestral Research: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month, Tools for Community and Classroom Use
Yolanda Ochoa and Steve Hussey, Resources available
online for Hispanic research
12:30-1:30 p.m. � Lunch (patrons are on their own)
1:30 � 3:30 � Panel discussion and book signing, in
the Jefferson Room:
Books in Print about the Hispanic American Experience:
Caroline Castillo Crimm, Ph.D. Associate Professor of
Latin American History, Sam Houston State University,
author of De Leon, a Tejano Family History (University
of Texas Press, 2004)
Carlos B. Vega, professor of Spanish at Montclair
State University, and author of The Truth Must Be
Told: How Spain And Hispanics Helped Build The United
States (McFarland and Company, 2001) and �America�s
Charters of Freedom in Spanish and English�
(Declaration, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and
Gettysburg Address), Villamel Publishing Company.
Dr. Barbara Mujica, professor at Georgetown
University's Spanish department, is the author of
several books/anthologies of Spanish and Spanish
American literature, including: Milenio: Mil a�os de
literatura espa�ola (2001), Antolog�a de la literatura
espa�ola: Siglos XVIII y XIX (1999), and Premio N�bel:
Once grandes escritores del mundo hisp�nico (1997)
Arthur R. Cresce, Jr. - Chief of the Ethnic and
Hispanic Branch in the Population Division of the U.S.
Census Bureau� Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity in
Census 2000: Analysis of Data Quality for the Question
on Hispanic Origin, by Arthur R. Cresce, Audrey Dianne
Schmidley and Roberto R. Ramirez. Issued July 2004
working paper #75.
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