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 […]
Just received this press release from the National Archives. Note that you can click on the link to get a preview. I think that the overall look is less cluttered. I can’t wait to work on the full website next week! December 6, 2010 National Archives Web Site Gets New Look Archives.gov Site Transformation […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2010 National Archives Launches “Inside the Vaults” Video Short Commemorating Veterans Day Video highlights National Personnel Records Center and military records requests Washington, DC. . . How does a veteran apply for a copy of his military service records? Can this be done online? How does the National Military Personnel […]
This press release was just received from the U.S. National Archives: September 1, 2010 Alien Files Find New Home at National Archives Kansas City, (MO)… For the first time, more than 300,000 case files on alien residents of the United States who were born 1909 and prior are now open to the public at the […]
This press release is from the U.S. National Archives. Oh, how I wished for this service during the years I spent much of my time there. These record pulls are for the textual records that must be retrieved for you to view. Please note this is for July but if used may become a regular […]
I received this press release from the U.S. National Archives today. I was at the National 4th of July parade several years ago and it was rather neat to be in the nation’s capitol on Independence Day! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 30, 2010 National Archives Celebrates July 4 with New Logo and 1st Ever Parade Float! […]