Christopher Zarr

Saturday, March 17, at 2 p.m.

This event is co-sponsored by the Middlesex Genealogical Society.

The 1940 Census will be made publicly available on April 2, 2012. Taken during the Great Depression and the New Deal and on the brink of U.S. involvement in World War II, the 1940 Census documents Americans during a time of national struggle. There is not currently a 1940 census index, but this presentation will describe how you can uncover genealogical information without an index.

Christopher Zarr is an Education Specialist at the National Archives facility on Varick Street in New York City. He has made a number of presentations recently in the New York area on the 1940 Census. For the past 3 years, Chris has provided workshops for teachers, students, and the general public about the resources of the National Archives. He has spoken at local, regional and national conferences on topics concerning primary sources, teaching strategies, and technology. Prior to joining the National Archives, Chris taught high school history in New Jersey.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s).