Archive for July, 2012
Today’s post comes from James Garvin, General Engineer at the National Archives The replacement of the tier 20 upper roof at the National Archives Building (Archives I) began in mid-July. This project is scheduled for completion in mid-October 2012. Each day, part of the old roof will be removed and the exposed area prepared [...]
Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on July 26, 2012, under DC-area Researchers.
Tags: Archives I, construction, Guest blogger, roof Comments: none
I’m happy to announce that the National Archives is partnering with Wikimedia D.C. on Wikimania 2012, which is being held in Washington D.C this year, July 12-14. We are thrilled to be able to work together with Wikimedia D.C. on its conference in order to promote our common values: citizen engagement, collaboration, innovation, and [...]
Posted by Dominic on July 10, 2012, under Events, Open Government, Social Media (Web 2.0), Wikipedian in Residence.
Comments: 4
June 18, 2012–the anniversary of the U.S. declaration of war against Great Britain–marked the official start of the bicentennial of the War of 1812. To help celebrate that anniversary and bring attention to one of America’s lesser known conflicts, let’s take a look at some of the records of that war, starting with an essential [...]
Posted by John on July 6, 2012, under Digitization, Family Tree Fridays, Genealogy / Family History, Online Research, Research, Veterans / Military.
Tags: Pension Applications, Pension Files, War of 1812 Comments: 7
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