I am proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and also to be a contributor the the Stern-NARA Gift Fund and the Preserve the Pensions Project. Have you donated? Our donations are vital to making records available for all of us. This is last week’s FGS Press […]
Just received this Press Release from the National Archives: March 26, 2012 National Archives Launches 1940 Census April 2 Online at 1940census.archives.gov Live webcast of Opening Event, 8:30 A.M. EDT Follow the 1940 Census on Twitter (using hashtag #1940census), Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, and YouTube, and subscribe to our blogs: NARAtions and Prologue: Pieces of History. The […]
One of today’s press releases from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration tells about a short video that takes us behind the scenes at NARA. March 21, 2012 New National Archives Video Short Peeks Inside Archives State-of-the-Art Preservation Lab Washington, DC… The National Archives today is releasing its latest Inside the Vaults video short, […]
From the National Archives blog NARAtions I just learned that The U.S. National Archives is replacing “copiers and the copy card system in the research rooms of College Park, MD (Archives II) and Washington, DC (Archives I) in early 2012. The new copiers/scanners will have more features than the current copiers. The new machines produce […]
Several times this past week I drove by Fort Snelling National Cemetery. My father and mother, father-in-law and mother-in-law, and some other relatives are buried there. Seeing all those rows of stark white stones against the vibrant green grass is both sobering and exquisite. I have U.S. ancestors and family that participated in the Civil […]
I emailed the National Archives Southeast Region in regard to access to the Railroad Retirement Board records mentioned in my earlier post and received this almost immediate reply: “This is in reply to your inquiry regarding researching the records of the Railroad Retirement Board in person at the National Archives at Atlanta. The simple answer […]
In his 3 May 2011, column Ken Thomas reports that the great records from the Railroad Retirement Board have been moved from Chicago to the National Archives Southeast Region in Morrow, Georgia. Morrow is just outside Atlanta. This is FANTASTIC news. I will do some further checking to see if this means we are now […]
This press release from the U.S. National Archives arrived yesterday. It is worth watching the video! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2011 National Archives Launches New “Inside the Vaults” Video Short Just in time for Valentine’s Day, video features restoration of personal family heirlooms Washington, DC. . . To celebrate Mary Tomlin’s 220th birthday, and […]
Tomorrow, Thursday, 27 January 2011, David S. Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States will be online via the Washington Post‘s website. This will take place at noon Eastern Time. Click here for details or to leave a question. Then at noon EST check back to see the questions and answers. This appearance is in […]
This press release was sent by the U.S. National Archives. As I read this I stood up in my office and yelled “it wasn’t a genealogist!” So often those researching their family history are blamed for things that happen in repositories. The Washington Post had a lengthy and informative article on the matter. Part of […]