Featured guest speaker Gena Philibert-Ortega was originally scheduled to give this talk back in November, but unfortunately, she became ill and was unable to join us. We are happy to welcome her back this month to share her talk about the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Her talk is titled, “The WPA Historical Records Survey and YOUR Genealogy.”

WHEN: Sunday, 12 March 2023
TIME: 4:30 p.m. SLT (same as Pacific Time)
WHERE: The Barn at the Family History Center  SLurl

Description

Today’s genealogists benefit from digitization projects that provide easier access to records. But President FDR’s WPA (Works Progress Administration) also was instrumental in getting genealogical relevant content to researchers. In this presentation, we will explore the WPA and specifically the Historical Records Survey and what genealogically relevant content you can find in books, archival collections, and online.

A brief business meeting will be held prior to the speaker’s presentation.

Genealogists of all levels are welcome at our meetings. You do not need to be a member of the SLVGS in order to attend, but we’d love it if you’d join!

About The Speaker

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social and women’s history. She holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women’s Studies) and a Master’s degree in Religion. Her published works include two books, numerous articles published in magazines and online, as well as five editions of the Tracing Your Ancestors series from Morsehead Publishing. Her writings can be found on her blogs, Gena’s Genealogy, and Food.Family.Ephemera, as well as the GenealogyBank and Legacy Webinars blogs. She is a course instructor for The National Institute for Genealogical Studies. She has presented to diverse groups worldwide including the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series. Her current research includes women’s repatriation and citizenship in the 20th century, foodways and community in fundraising cookbooks, and women’s material culture.