Did Grandpa Wear Gray or Blue? Exploring Your Civil War Ancestry

Have you ever wondered if someone in your family fought in the Civil War? Are you interested in finding clues about where they might be buried or which side they fought for? You might be surprised at what you can find!

Join us at Carlyle House in Old Town, Alexandria, as Genealogist Marie Varrelman Melchiori hosts a lecture guiding participants on how to use the National Archives records to uncover their own Civil War ancestry. The lecture will look at the commonly used Union Compiled Military Service Records, Registers of Enlistments, Enlistment Papers, pension files and the War Department Collection of Confederate Records.

Marie Melchiori is a certified genealogist and a certified genealogical lecturer as well as an expert in the use of National Archives (NARA) records-especially military records. She can introduce you to the basic and obscure records at NARA as well as the more frequently used records.

Advanced Reservations: $12

Day of Event: $15

Call 703-549-2997 or e-mail carlyle@nvrpa.org to register