Novel Records Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/novel-records/ Nonprofit. Secure. Digital Archives. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:42:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.permanent.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Permanent-Icon-512-32x32.png Novel Records Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/novel-records/ 32 32 Government of the People: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel Records https://www.permanent.org/events/leveraging-freedom-of-information-laws-to-procure-novel-records/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:40:37 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6053 Government of the People: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel Records. This lecture will explain Freedom of Information Laws and how genealogists can use them to obtain often inaccessible record sets and to learn about how systems of records are organized. A variety of jurisdictions and case studies will be discussed. About Alec Ferretti: Alec is a New York City-based professional genealogist who has worked for the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center, researching family histories for high-net-worth clients. Alec specializes in the genealogy of 20th-century immigrants to the United States. He is a regular lecturer at genealogical societies and conferences. He serves as the President of the New York Genealogy & ...

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