Archive for 'Social Media Guides'
Ford Library participates in Wikimedia’s GLAM project
“As soon as I left the session, I knew that this would be a ground-breaking project for us,” said Bettina Cousineau, Exhibits Specialist at the Gerald Ford Library and Museum. Cousineau was at this summer’s Association of Midwest Museums Conference in Indianapolis, IN, and attended the session “Wikimedia: Commons and GLAM” presented by Lori Phillips, [...]
Posted by Victoria on November 26, 2012, under - Presidents, Social Media Guides.
Tags: Ford Library, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, GLAM, Presidential Library, Wikimedia
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The Crossroads of the Genealogy World
Pennsylvania Avenue is synonymous with iconic destinations and extraordinary events. From the White House to the United States Capitol, the notable institutions that line the street have hosted many of America’s most momentous occasions. Last month, the National Archives Building at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue continued this tradition by holding its Eighth Annual Genealogy Fair. The [...]
Posted by Gregory Marose on May 3, 2012, under Genealogy, News and Events, Social Media Guides.
Tags: 1940 census, Eighth Annual Genealogy Fair, genealogy, indexing, indexing the 1940 census, Pennsylvania Avenue
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Join us for Social Media Week DC!
Our business may be the past, but here at the Archives, we use today’s social media tools to bring history to you. Join us for Social Media Week DC with some exciting events. All events will take place in the William G. McGowan Theater in Archives I in Washington, DC. Thursday, February 16 Want to [...]
Posted by Victoria on February 15, 2012, under Social Media Guides.
Tags: Citizen Archivist Dashboard, social media, Social Media Week DC, tagging, Twitter, William G. McGowan Theater
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NARA, Wikipedia, and the Day of Infamy
No, I’m not talking about January 18, when English Wikipedia went dark in protest of the House’s proposed Stop Online Piracy Act and the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act. (Just 10 years ago, having no Wikipedia would not have fazed me in the least. We still had a dial-up Internet connection, and I regularly visited a brick-and-mortar library [...]
Posted by Victoria on January 20, 2012, under - World War II, preservation, Social Media Guides.
Tags: day of infamy, December 7, Dominic McDevitt-Parks, Pearl Harbor, PROTECT IP Act, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Wikipedia, Wikipedian in Residence
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Inspired by the Archives! Top Ten Tips for Writers
This post was written by Laura Brandt and originally appeared on the Facebook page of the Foundation for the National Archives. Flexing your literary muscles this month but facing writers’ block? Don’t forget that the National Archives has a wealth of information to enhance your tale, whether you are writing a historical novel or are [...]
Posted by Hilary on November 8, 2011, under Letters in the National Archives, Myth or History, petitions, Social Media Guides.
Tags: gunfight, inspiration, intrigue, NaNoWriMo, novel, oleo gang, pigeon, prison, research, romance, wallet, White House Photographer, Wild West, WWI, Yeti
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