FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2008 National Archivist Allen Weinstein Resigns Washington, D.C. . . On December 7, historian Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States, submitted his resignation to the President, effective December 19, 2008. Professor Weinstein, who has Parkinson’s disease, cited health reasons for his decision. Deputy Archivist of the United States, Adrienne […]
I received this press release from the U.S. National Archives. It sounds interesting. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2008 NATIONAL ARCHIVES CREATES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN GENEALOGYTwo awards to be granted for articles based on National Archives records Washington, DC* In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the National Archives announces two awards to recognize significant […]
Ouch. During discussion of the proposed budget for the National Archives and Records Administration, Archivist Allen Weinstein admitted that the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2009 did not include funding to keep the restored evening and Saturday open hours [in Washington DC and College Park, Maryland]. This was in a hearing before the House Appropriations […]
The following is from a Press Release received from the National Archives. It’s a free, all day event and you don’t even need to preregister! Be sure to click on the link below to see the lecture titles and more about each speaker. NATIONAL ARCHIVES HOSTS FREE GENEALOGY FAIR APRIL 23, 2008 WHAT: The National […]
I love to post something positive that will benefit genealogists. I opened my e-mail today and found just such a thing. Effective April 14, 2008, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration locations in Washington, DC and College Park, MD will again have extended research hours. In 2006 the evening and Saturday hours were cut […]
In its “Off the Beaten Career Path” series, The Washington Post of Sunday, January 27th had an article about a person known to many genealogists. It featured Connie Potter, an archivist at the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration’s Washington DC site. Click on the series title to see the full article about a friend […]