The snow will have melted (won’t it?) and people can venture to the National Archives locations in the Washington for these events. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2010 Special Programs Highlight National Archives Records in February and March Washington, DC. All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted, […]
This press release just came from the U.S. National Archives. It will be interesting to see how the projects pan out over time. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2009 COMMISSION RECOMMENDS $2.9 MILLION IN GRANTSFOR DOCUMENTARY EDITING AND ARCHIVAL PROJECTS Washington, D.C*. New Archivist of the United States David Ferriero ended his first full week […]
November 25, 2009 THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING “Thanksgiving, like Ambassadors, Cabinet officers and others Smeared with political ointment, Depends for its existence on Presidential appointment.” -Ogden Nash Washington, DC . . . On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789, as an official holiday of “sincere and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2009 DAVID FERRIERO SWORN IN AS 10TH ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES Washington, DC. . . David Ferriero, the former Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries and a leader in the field of research librarianship, was sworn in today as the tenth Archivist of the United […]
This press release was just received from the U.S. National Archives. I hope this bodes well for all types of researchers and the preservation of and true access to the records. David Ferriero Confirmed by U.S. Senate as 10th Archivist of the United States Washington, DC. . . Today, the United States Senate voted to […]
This is a press release from the American Society of Genealogists: FORGOTTEN PATRIOTS wins the Jacobus Award At its meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 10 October 2009, the American Society of Genealogists voted to give their annual Donald Lines Jacobus Award to Forgotten Patriots, African American and American Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary […]
This press release just arrived from the U.S. National Archives. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2009 National Archives and Footnote.com Announce New Digital Holocaust Collection Collection includes Holocaust-related photos and records available online for first time Washington DC and Lindon, UT -September 29, 2009 The National Archives and Records Administration and Footnote.com today announced the […]
This press release was just received from the U.S. National Archives. Oh, do I wish I were in the D.C. area for several of these! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2009 Special Programs Highlight National Archives Records in October Washington, DC. . . In October, the National Archives will feature programs highlighting records from its […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2009 NATIONAL ARCHIVES LAUNCHES NARATIONS BLOGNew blog to focus on online public access to records of the U.S. National Archives Washington, DC . . . On Wednesday, August 12, the National Archives launched the NARAtions blog to begin a discussion with researchers on the future of online public access at […]
I just received this press release from the National Archives. Now I know what a friend at the USCIS has been working one. Thanks to everyone involved in this! June 1, 2009 Signing Ceremony Permits Millions of Alien Files to Become Permanent Records at the National Archives WHO: Adrienne Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United […]