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Archive for 'DC-area Researchers'Legislative Archives FellowshipToday’s post comes from Peter A. Shulman, Assistant Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. In 2011 he held the inaugural Legislative Archives Fellowship at the National Archives. The National Archives is now accepting applications for the 2012 Fellowship position. For an application and more information, please visit the Center for Legislative Archives. I’d [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on April 11, 2012, under DC-area Researchers, Research. Family Tree Friday: More 1940 Census Workshop SessionsDue to popular demand, we’re offering additional 1940 Census workshops at the National Archives Building in DC next week. Join us every day at 3 pm in Room G-25. We’ll discuss various ways you can get started with the 1940 Census. Each session will be approximately 30 minutes long. Monday April 9 3:00 pm: Tips [...] Posted by Katherine on April 6, 2012, under 1940 Census, DC-area Researchers, Family Tree Fridays. 1940 Census Release Workshop ScheduleJust one week until the 1940 Census Release! We know you’ve been counting down (so have we!), and some of you may still be wondering how best to use these records once they are available. The National Archives will host a series of workshops during the first week of the 1940 Census release, April 2 [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on March 26, 2012, under 1940 Census, DC-area Researchers, Events, Research. DC-Area Researcher Forum to be held on May 18We hope that you will be able to join us for the next meeting of the National Archives Researcher Forum. It will be held on Friday, May 18, at 1:00 p.m. in G-25, the new classroom in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I). NARA’s digitization partners will return for continued discussion of [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on March 23, 2012, under DC-area Researchers, Digitization. Research Changes Coming Your WayToday’s post comes from Senior Archivist Bob Coren. There are some recent and upcoming changes that impact both National Archives researchers and staff. The Help Us Protect the Records – Orientation for Researchers at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) presentation is now available on the Archives.gov website. This online presentation is identical to [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on March 21, 2012, under 1940 Census, DC-area Researchers, Research. Putting Women on the Map: New Women’s History Collections on HistorypinToday’s post comes from Stephanie Greenhut, Education Technology Specialist, in the Education and Public Programs division. March is Women’s History Month! To celebrate, we’ve created four new collections focusing on women of the past in the National Archives’ profile on Historypin. We began partnering with Historypin back in November, and have since been pinning historic [...] Posted by Kristen (admin) on March 7, 2012, under DC-area Researchers, Digitization, Education, Miscellaneous, Online Research, Photographs, Social Media (Web 2.0). Help us strengthen open government at the National Archives!Starting today, we need your ideas, comments, and votes to help us revise the Open Government Plan of the National Archives. Please visit the Open Government Idea Forum and take a few minutes to let us know what you think we should be doing to strengthen transparency, participation, and collaboration at the National Archives. Two [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on February 22, 2012, under Archives.gov Redesign, DC-area Researchers, Digitization, Open Government, Records Management, Social Media (Web 2.0), Wikipedian in Residence. The Official 1940 Census Web Site…Bookmark it now!The 1940 Census is almost here! When it opens on April 2nd at 9:00 AM (Eastern), the place to be is the National Archives’ 1940 Census web site. We are excited to announce that our home on the web will be: 1940Census.archives.gov We invite you to visit today to watch the video featuring National Archives’ [...] Posted by Rebecca on February 21, 2012, under 1940 Census, DC-area Researchers, Digitization, Genealogy / Family History, Online Research, Open Government, Research. The move of the Finding Aids Room at the National Archives BuildingToday’s guest blog is from Trevor Plante, Chief of Archives I Reference, National Archives in Washington, DC In late September 2011, the first phase of construction began in the ground floor research area of the National Archives Building. The construction resulted in the temporary relocation of the Finding Aids Room and Consultation staff to the [...] Posted by Dawn on February 17, 2012, under DC-area Researchers, Miscellaneous, Research. New Digital Scanner/Copier FAQsARCHIVES I and ARCHIVES II research rooms will shortly be getting new self-service digital scanner/copiers and a new copy card system. What kind of scanner/copiers have been purchased? The scanner/copiers are the Sharp Model MX-M363, modified to use platen covers in place of document feeders, which are not permitted in copying original records. The paper [...] Posted by Dawn on February 10, 2012, under DC-area Researchers, Digitization, Miscellaneous, Questions, Research. |
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