Using Draft Registration Cards in Genealogy Research - In-person

Veterans Day is November 11, 2025

Chiquita Sorrels, President of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter will discuss how to use records like these in your genealogy research.

Draft Registration cards are rich in detail and can provide birth, marriage, and death information that is essential in genealogy research. Learn how to use it. More info about the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Montgomery County, Maryland: http://www.aahgsmocomd.org/

Questions about this program? Call the Wheaton Library at 240-777-0678. The program will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room, on the first floor, off the building lobby. 

Looking for more genealogy resources? Check out HeritageQuest Online, linked on our website here within the 'Genealogy' heading: https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList?utm_campaign=mm-r-aor

You will need an active MCPL card account to use this resource  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD, INC.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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