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07/15/11 The Rocky Mountain branch of the National Archives is moving to Broomfield. That means Boulder County researchers will have easier access to thousands of federal records, specialized genealogy classes and high-quality research training.
07/12/11 Debra Steidel Wall was just a young teenager when during an eighth grade trip with her class at Mattituck Junior High School she first set eyes on Washington, D.C. On June 3 she was named the deputy archivist of the National Archives, the No. 2 position in a federal department that has 3,500 employees, 44 [...]
07/07/11 BANDAR TUN ABDUL RAZAK, July 7 (Bernama) -- Stories on Malaysian statesmenwill be featured in a new style to attract the interest of the young generationto understand their struggles so that they will not do anything that can damagethe country. Minister of Information, Communication and Culture Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatimsaid the National Archives had been asked to produce documentaries in the ...
06/28/11 The original Emancipation Proclamation is displayed in the Rotunda of the National Archives building in Washington.
06/16/11 WASHINGTON, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero accepted the final report of the National Archives Forensic Document Examination Team which tested two pages of handwritten notes of H. R. "Bob" Haldeman, a chief of staff to President Richard M. Nixon, 1969-1973.
06/08/11 Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga uncovered the racial prejudice behind the forced relocation of citizens of Japanese descent after Pearl Harbor. Her efforts helped lead to an official government apology and reparations. Every morning, she climbed the wide marble steps of the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
06/07/11 An exhibit at the National Archives shows that, since America's early days, the government has had a lasting effect on how and what Americans eat. read more
04/23/11 Shepherd plans D.C. field trip SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherd University Scarborough Society and Foundation will sponsor a bus tour to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., June 16. The bus will depart from Shepherd University at 9:30 a.m.
04/12/11 A researcher culling through American Civil War-era documents at the National Archives has identified nearly 3,000 letters and papers written by poet Walt Whitman when he worked as a government clerk.
04/12/11 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A researcher culling through Civil War-era documents at the National Archives has identified nearly 3,000 letters and papers written by one of America's greatest poets -- Walt Whitman -- when he worked as a government clerk, officials said on Tuesday.
04/12/11 A scholar who uncovered extensive Civil War records handwritten by Walt Whitman unveiled his findings Tuesday at the National Archives, saying they can reveal how the famous author's work as a government clerk influenced his poetry and life.
04/06/11 WASHINGTON, DC and PROVO, UT--(Marketwire - 04/06/11) - Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM - News ), the world's largest online family history resource, and the National Archives, today launched millions of newly digitized Civil War records that are now available online for the first time. This effort is part of an ongoing partnership between Ancestry.com and the National Archives to make important ...
03/27/11 The Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Archives and the genealogical community have started a project to digitize the War of 1812 pension files.
03/27/11 Colletta -- oh, yeah. What a great time we had with National Archives specialist John Philip Colletta when he was the keynote speaker for the 30th anniversary of the Maine Genealogical Society in 2006. Wouldn't it be great if MGS would bring him to Maine again? You got it! ...
03/14/11 The Clinton-era national security adviser smuggled documents out of the National Archives.
02/26/11 The following businesses are mentioned in today's Business Digest: Technical Communications Corp. (TCC); AlphaGraphics; D.N. Chadha of Hopkinton; Advertising Associates International (AAI); Ameresco Inc. and the National Archives; National Grid; Babson College; and Viking Systems Inc.
01/21/11 DENVER, Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Archives and Records Administration announces that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) selected Oxford Development Company of Pittsburgh, PA, as the developer for its new Rocky Mountain Region facility in Broomfield, CO. The new building will replace current National Archives facility at the Denver Federal Center.
01/20/11 Bully for Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore for ordering the National Archives Gallery in Ottawa to show the film Iranium, after the presentation was cancelled Tuesday following anonymous threats and even a request by the Iranian Embassy.[...]
12/30/10 From jungle beasts to cool Korean ceramics, from artists' confessionals to the Civil War seen through rare documents from the National Archives, the 2011 winter-and-spring season promises surprise and depth across Metro Detroit's museums. At the Detroit Institute of Arts, Nancy Sojka, curator for drawing, prints and photographs, admits her upcoming show was based on a very simple concept, "and ...
12/26/10 Filling in your family tree will get a little easier and cheaper next year when the National Archives at Fort Worth opens a family research center in Montgomery Plaza on West Seventh Street.
12/07/10 On Thursday, December 9, 2010, the National Archives Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California, will open 265 hours of White House Tapes, over 140,000 pages of presidential records and 75 hours of video oral histories. | 
