Cultural Programs
The Mid Atlantic Region offers an array of cultural programming, including events for the public such as family history workshops; research in archives; teaching history using archival documents; facility tours; exhibits; and lectures. The archives facility can accommodate groups and educators and students by special arrangement. The Mid Atlantic Region features an exhibit space with a permanent exhibit and rotating exhibits.
If you have not visited the Mid Atlantic Region archival facility before or it has been a long time since you were in, please be sure to stop by!
Programs
On-site Programs
The Mid Atlantic Region provides on-site public programming each year. The programming includes Family History Workshops, Open Houses, lectures, tours, and other activities. Workshop topics include census records, naturalization records, immigration records, and military service records.
Programs are usually scheduled during the week and on our second and fourth Saturday openings. For a full list of current offerings check our Regional Archives calendar.
Off-site Programs
Can't make it to the archives facility for a workshop? The Mid Atlantic Region may be able to send a speaker to your event or program.
Mid Atlantic Region speakers present off-site talks on many topics and can custom-tailor presentation content to meet the specific interests of the group. Current offerings cover such topic as:
Genealogical Topics:- An Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives
- An Overview of the Census, 1790 - 1930
- Immigration and Passenger List Records
- Naturalization Records
- Immigration and Naturalization
- Military Records
- Using Federal Court Records for Family History
- What Else is Here? Original Records Available for Genealogy
- Preservation
- Historical House Research
- Diversity
Presentations are usually one hour. Shorter or longer talks are available, as are other topics.
There is no charge for speakers but donations to our Gift Fund are appreciated. Travel costs and staff schedules may affect speaker availability.
Reservations are required at least 4 weeks in advance.
Contact Our Public Programs Coordinator
For more information about our on-site and off-site programs, please contact Leslie Simon, Regional Archives Director, at 215-606-0101 or leslie.simon@nara.gov.
Exhibits
The Mid Atlantic Region exhibit gallery features a permanent exhibit and rotating exhibits. The exhibit gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and the second Saturday of each month, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission is free.
Onsite Exhibits
Our exhibit gallery is open to the public, free of charge. Our hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the second Saturday of each month from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Discover
Your Past! at the Mid Atlantic Archives Gallery. Use interactive kiosks
to explore historical events and documents from Mid Atlantic that are part
of our national experience. Learn how to trace your family history.
- Constitutional Treasures from National Archives Regional Offices.
See documents that speak to the American democracy at work. Exhibit features
records from around the country.
- The Constitution at Ground Level: Philadelphia 1790-1805. Learn about Philadelphia as our nation's first capitol.
Offsite Exhibits
- See treasures from the National Archives on display at the National
Constitution Center exhibit hall.
Web Exhibits
From Slavery to Freedom and Civil Rights
Federal records document the history of American slavery and freedom from the founding period of our federal government in the late eighteenth-century through the modern Civil Rights era.
Finding Franklin
Uncover Benjamin Franklin's legacy with regard to the creation and operation of the Federal government from its inception through the Civil War.
The Deadly Virus
The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed more people than died in World War I.
