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*'''''Parking.''''' No parking at the building is available for researchers. Several commercial parking lots are located nearby and metered curb parking may be available on nearby streets. | *'''''Parking.''''' No parking at the building is available for researchers. Several commercial parking lots are located nearby and metered curb parking may be available on nearby streets. | ||
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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, newspapers, photographs, maps, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources<br> |
*[http://stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html Castle Garden 1830-1892] and [http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island 1892-1924] have indexes & images to New York City passenger arrivals.<br> | *[http://stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html Castle Garden 1830-1892] and [http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island 1892-1924] have indexes & images to New York City passenger arrivals.<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 10 May 2010
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Contact InformationE-mail: Several e-mail options are available at http://archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html Mailing Address:[1]
National Archives in Washington, D.C. (Archives I) — Street Address:[2]
Telephone:[1] 1-866-272-6272 , or TDD 301-837-0482 Hours:[3] Monday, Tuesday, Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 p.m. For record pull-times, holidays, and other details, click here. Public transportation:[4]
Regional branches of the National Archives Internet sites and databases:
Collection DescriptionThe National Archives has a vast collection of documents created by the United States federal government. The records most often used by genealogists are census, military, land, immigration, and naturalization records. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.[7] Tips
Guides
Substitute RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a record at the National Archives Building (Archives I), a similar record may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
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