The National Archives Building in Washington DC at night: This view from Pennsylvania Avenue shows two statues titled "The Past" and "The Future."
To bring together the records of the past and to house them in a building where they will be preserved for the use of men and women in the future, a Nation must believe in three things. It must believe in the past. It must believe in the future. It must, above all, believe in the capacity of its own people so to learn from the past that they can gain judgment in creating their own future.”
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941
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Excellence in Genealogy Research Award Applications Being Accepted
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST March 1, 2009
Entries should include an original, unpublished work between 1,000 and 3,000 words that demonstrates the use of National Archives holdings to conduct genealogical research. The awards are $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place.
This Month's Featured Story
Archivist Confirmed that U-Boat Captain Learned of Daughter's Birth Just Before His Death.
