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=== [[National Genealogical Society]] === | === [[National Genealogical Society]] === | ||
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300<br>Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA<br>Telephone: 703-525-0050 or 800-473-0060<br>Fax 703-525-0052<br>E-mail: [mailto:ngs@ngsgenealogy.org ngs@ngsgenealogy.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Genealogical Society] | 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300<br>Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA<br>Telephone: 703-525-0050 or 800-473-0060<br>Fax 703-525-0052<br>E-mail: [mailto:ngs@ngsgenealogy.org ngs@ngsgenealogy.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Genealogical Society] | ||
:The [[National Genealogical Society]] (NGS) aims to serve and grow the genealogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of genealogical records.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/mission NGS Mission] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> It is the ''premier'' American national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.<ref name="Trifold''>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/galleries/aboutngs/NGS_Membership_Trifold_PDF042515.pdf NGS Membership Trifold] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> In conjunction with a sponsoring local genealogical society, it stages an annual '''[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info NGS Conference]'''. They also provide genealogical education courses, publications and videos.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Home] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> Their [[National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection|NGS Book Loan Collection]] is now housed at the [[St. Louis County Library]] in Missouri. Their online collections include ''The National Intelligencer'' (Washington, DC) newspaper index 1800-1850, indexed Bible records and family groups from NGS members.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/individual_member_benefits Individual Member Benefits] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref><br><br> | :The [[National Genealogical Society]] (NGS) aims to serve and grow the genealogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of genealogical records.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/mission NGS Mission] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> It is the ''premier'' American national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.<ref name="Trifold''>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/galleries/aboutngs/NGS_Membership_Trifold_PDF042515.pdf NGS Membership Trifold] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> In conjunction with a sponsoring local genealogical society, it stages an annual '''[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info NGS Conference]'''. They also provide genealogical education courses, publications and videos.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Home] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> Their [[National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection|NGS Book Loan Collection]] is now housed at the [[St. Louis County Library]] in Missouri. Their online collections include ''The National Intelligencer'' (Washington, DC) newspaper index 1800-1850, indexed Bible records and family groups from NGS members.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/individual_member_benefits Individual Member Benefits] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref><br><br> | ||
[[File:Washington National Records Center Stack Area with Employee Servicing Records.jpg|thumb|right|246px|WNRC stack area in Suitland, MD]] | |||
=== Washington National Records Center === | |||
WNRC<br>4205 Suitland Road<br>Suitland, MD 20746-8001<br>NARA telephone: 866-272-6272<br>NARA E-mail: [https://www.archives.gov/contact Contact Us] form<br>Internet: [https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/public Services for the Public] | |||
:Older than 15-years federal criminal court, federal civil court, and federal bankruptcy court records, and the federal agency records from the District of Columbia, Maryland, '''Virginia''', and West Virginia.<ref name="DB29">Dollarhide and Bremer, 29.</ref><br><br> | |||
== State Repositories == | == State Repositories == | ||