BROADCASTS.com

b"The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the official repository of the permanently valuable records of the U.S. Government. \\xa0NARA's vast holdings document the lives and experiences of persons who interacted with the Federal Government. \\xa0The records created by post-Civil War Federal Agencies are perhaps some of\\xa0the most important records available for the study of black family life and genealogy. \\xa0This discussion will focus on NARA's Reference Information Paper 108.\\n\\nThis reference information paper describes three post-Civil War Federal agencies' records: the Bureau of\\xa0Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands; the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company; and the Commissioners of Claims. Case examples will be shared to illustrate the value\\xa0of researching these important records.\\n\\nReginald Washington is a retired archivist/ genealogy specialist with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). He lectures frequently on records and research procedures at the National Archives, and has served as the African-American Genealogy Subject Area Specialist at NARA. He has spoken at conferences of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, National Genealogical Society, Federation of Genealogical Societies, National Institute on Genealogical Research, and numerous local genealogical societies and clubs."