Archive for June, 2012
Descendants of the signers to read the Declaration of Independence on July 4
With Independence Day around the corner, we caught up with a few of this year’s speakers to get their thoughts on the Declaration of Independence, their connection to history, and celebrating at the National Archives. Four descendants from the original signers will read the Declaration of Independence this year. Three are members of the Society of the Descendants [...]
Posted by Victoria on June 29, 2012, under - Revolutionary War, News and Events.
Tags: declaration of independence, Fourth of July, genealogy, Independence Day, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Thursday Photo Caption Contest: June 28
We waded into your captions like a man driving a car into a lake! How to choose between splashy captions that referenced Secret Service men wearing floaties, the Aflac duck, James Bond, or water taxis? Waterlogged with indecision, we turned to Liza Talbot, who in turn turned to the crew of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. [...]
Posted by Hilary on June 28, 2012, under Photo Caption Contest.
Tags: amphicar, LBJ, Lyndon Johnson, Stonewall, texas
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In their own words: John Adams and Ben Franklin, Part IIa
This is part of a series, written by Jim Zeender, devoted to letters written by the Founding Fathers in their own words and often in their own hand. Jim is a senior registrar in Exhibits. The leadership of John Adams in the independence movement and the publication of his “Thoughts on Government” in the same [...]
Posted by Hilary on June 27, 2012, under - Presidents, Letters in the National Archives.
Tags: Founding Fathers, france, Franklin, Jim Zeender, John adams, Revolution, Sam Adams, Vergennes
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Thursday Photo Caption Contest: June 21
Nothing is sweeter than a girl and her dog . . . competing for treats? We enjoyed your captions suggesting the competition between a girl and her same-size canine companion, but like this little girl, the winner seemed just out of our grasp. So we turned to guest judge Sarah Malcolm, who writes for the [...]
Posted by Hilary on June 21, 2012, under Photo Caption Contest.
Tags: anna Roosevelt, dog, Fala, FDR, In Roosevelt History, Roosevelt, Sarah Malcolm
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In their own words: John Adams and Ben Franklin, Part I
This is part of a series, written by Jim Zeender, devoted to letters written by the Founding Fathers in their own words and often in their own hand. Jim is a senior registrar in National Archives Exhibits. John Adams of Massachusetts and Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania crossed paths during “critical moments” in the earliest days [...]
Posted by Hilary on June 20, 2012, under - Presidents, - Revolutionary War, Letters in the National Archives.
Tags: Benjamin Franklin, declaration of independence, First Continental Congress, george washington, Jim Zeender, John adams, Lord Howe, Massachusetts Historical Society, Philadelphia, revolutionary war, Thomas Paine
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