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Sheila Benedict speaks May 26 and 28 at the NGS Conference.

We can hardly wait for this year’s National Genealogical Society conference, “Our American Mosaic,” scheduled for May 24-28 in Sacramento. CGS is the local host society! A number of the speakers are CGS members. Over the next weeks, we will be highlighting each of these speakers. Today:

SHEILA BENEDICT gives two talks this year. On Thursday, May 26, she addresses “Is It Quality Research or Grandma’s Army Boots?” On Saturday, Mary 28, she speaks about “California Historic Missions and Their Records.” Sheila worked as an archivist at Mission Santa Inés from 2001 to 2018. She is the current president of the Association for Professional Genealogists’ Writers’ SIG and the author of the guidebook Research in California.

If you haven’t yet registered, now is the time! Early Bird Discounts apply through this Friday, March 18. Complete schedule and registration details are available at the Conference website, https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

Also: Volunteers wanted! We need lots of help to keep things running smoothly. Even an hour or two makes a difference. Please take a look at the Volunteer Sign-up Sheet and see what slots are open.

Reem Awad-Rashmawi speaks about Arab American genealogy.

The National Genealogical Society conference, “Our American Mosaic,” is scheduled May 24-28 in Sacramento. CGS is the local host society! A number of the speakers are CGS members. Over the next weeks, we will be highlighting each of these speakers. Today:

REEM AWAD-RASHMAWI gives a talk on “Arab American Genealogy Research” Thursday, May 26 and Saturday, May 28. She discusses research techniques for finding recent immigrants as well as those who have been in the U.S. for generations. She also presents “Taking Your Family Oral Histories One Step Further,” on May 25. Reem is an immigration attorney, genealogist, and community historian who has been researching her Arab and European American family for over 30 years.

If you haven’t yet registered, now is the time! Early Bird Discounts available through this Friday, March 18. Complete schedule and registration details are available at the Conference website, https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

Also: Volunteers wanted! We need lots of help to keep things running smoothly. Even an hour or two makes a difference. Please take a look at the Volunteer Sign-up Sheet and see what slots are open.

Women’s Suffrage Parade, New York City, 1912 (National Archives).

March is Women’s History Month, and the U.S. National Archives hosts an abundance of special virtual programs this month on topics including women abolitionists, suffragists, ornithologists, and more! Highlights include:

Thursday, March 17:
KIDS PROGRAM: Meet Girl Scouts Founder Juliette Gordon Low 

Laura Edwards’ book is featured as part of Women’s History Month events.

BOOK TALK: Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the 19th-Century United States

Friday, March 18:
PANEL DISCUSSION: Working for Suffrage: How Class and Race Shaped the U.S. Suffrage Movement

March 19 & 20:
PANEL DISCUSSION: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Extraordinary Life and Legacy (airing on C-SPAN)

Tuesday, March 22:
BOOK TALK: Vesper Flights: A Conversation with Helen Macdonald

Wednesday, March 23:
BOOK TALK: The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

Most programs can be viewed live, or later on NARA’s YouTube channel.

To learn about the complete offerings, and for links to many other NARA resources, visit the National Archives website.