The Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region are pleased
to sponsor the presentation "Records of the Works Project
Administration (WPA)" with Paula Stuart-Warren, cg, on May 14th, 2013.
Summary: The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of
the national programs that was a part of the "New Deal." The WPA
operated its own projects in cooperation with state and local governments.
Paula will discuss the voluminous records that were a result of the WPA,
particularly those rich with genealogical data
Presenter: Paula
Stuart-Warren, CG, is a professional genealogist specializing in genealogical
and historical research, lecturing, consulting, and writing. Her base of operation
is in Minnesota, but she frequently travels to repositories in other states and
loves searching for WPA related material. She spent many hours researching in
RG 69 (Records of the Work Projects Administration [WPA]). She is a Course
Coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the Genealogical
Research Institute of Pittsburgh, has lectured at National Genealogical Society
and Federation of Genealogical Societies conferences and in many states and
Canada. A former officer of the Association of Professional Genealogists and
former board member of the Minnesota Genealogical Society, she serves on the
Board of Directors of FGS. She has written for Ancestry Magazine, FGS Forum,
NGS Magazine, and has her own blog Paula’s Genealogical Eclectica.
www.PaulaStuartWarren.blogspot.com. Her interests focus on working one-on-one
with clients needing assistance, unusual resources, manuscripts, methodology,
analyzing records, the Midwest, and Native Americans. Paula is currently
National Conference Co-Chair of the 2013 FGS Conference which will be held
August 21-24 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
This presentation
will be broadcast live on May 14th, 2013:
· 2:00 pm Eastern
· 1:00 pm Central
· 12:00 pm Mountain
· 11:00 am Pacific
After registering you will receive a confirmation email
containing information
about joining the
Webinar. You will use your unique URL in your confirmation email to logon to
the live broadcast on the 14th of May.
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