“The New Deal: Putting Our Ancestors to Work”
Michael L. Strauss
2/8/20
Categories: RT, IR
Talk Abstract:
Out of the New Deal programs of the 1930’s Great Depression came an abundance of records used by genealogists today as part of the 3-Rs”, Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Many documents recorded the personal experiences of our ancestors who lived then and sought help from the Federal Government.
Speaker Bio:
Michael L. Strauss, AG, is a forensic investigator and qualified expert witness in the courts in NY, NJ, PA, and VA, in addition to lecturing nationally. He has a BA in History and is a United States Coast Guard veteran. Strauss is a faculty member of the genealogy institutes IGHR, SLIG, and GRIP and is featured regularly on the Genealogy Gems Podcasts with Lisa Louise Cooke. He and his family live in Utah Valley.
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