Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS
Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, is an academic librarian, college educator, and tech nerd who has been researching her family history since 1997. She is the Digital Scholarship Librarian at California State University, Fullerton. Colleen has also taught a graduate-level genealogical research methods and librarianship course for San Jose State University since 2016. She is a nationally recognized genealogy educator and speaker who specializing in teaching about methodology; Mexican, Chicano & broader Hispanic research; libraries and archives; and technology.
February 3, 2024 - LIVE Webinar!
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OCCGS-02-03-24
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10:10 AM - After the Fire: Reconstructing a World War I or II Military Service Record
Many individuals who research World War I and World War II U.S. military ancestors encounter a significant roadblock, due to record loss from the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri. So how does one hurdle this research obstacle? This methodology lecture will use two case studies to demonstrate strategies and alternative types of record collections that can help piece together a World War I or World War II service member's history despite a destroyed personnel file.
11:15 am - Essential Immigration Records for Researching Your Mexican Ancestors
Did your Mexican ancestors immigrate to the United States in the late 19th or 20th centuries? This period of history witnessed significant waves of Mexican immigration to the U.S., both permanent and temporary. The types of immigration records introduced or refined during this era provide a wealth of biographical and kinship information for tracing individuals and families on both sides of the border.
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