more RE: Hispanic Research Conference @NARA-DC

["Natalie" <nc_coleman@...>]

To read more about the conference to be held at National Archives, 
Washington, DC, see the Somos Primos website - at the bottom, click 
on NARA.  The basics, as I understand them: there will be 4-tracks - 
five sessions each:
1) Basic Concepts; 2) Intermediate/Advanced; 3) Resources - 
Washington, DC and beyond; 4)NARA
Track 1-Basics: getting started; internet resources; "El lugar es 
importante" - finding the place; parish records; civil records
Track 2-Intermediate/Advanced: Immigration & emigration records; 
reconstructing ancestral daily lives; researching in AGN in Mexico 
and from U.S.; Spanish military records; cesuses of Hispanic countries
Track 3-Resources: LOC (Library of Congress)Hispanic Reading Rm; LOC 
local history and genealogy reading rm; resources for Hispanics; 
Hispanic research in LDS Family History Centers; researching in 
National ARchives of Spain from the U.S.
Track 4-NARA:Hispanics in the Civil War; Hispanics in U.S. censuses; 
Mexican border crossing records; Hispanic research in NARA regional 
archives; Hispanic land claim records.
The site directs that for more information you contact George Ryscamp 
at BYU: cfhg-director@...
Hope this helps. Looks like some great presenatations - hard to pick 
just five. The conferece is still in planning- so check Somos Primos 
for updates.
- Natalie