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For the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the staff at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO, wanted to try something different. “Instead of doing a straightforward chronological presentation, we also wanted to focus on the personal experiences,” said curator Clay Bauske. The team worked for a year, collecting stories and … Continue reading Memories of Korea in Missouri
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. If you've ever been to Washington, DC, we have a challenge for you! We've found pictures of some of the famous monuments and buildings in the District, and we'd love to compare our old photos with some of your own. … Continue reading Match your photos with ours
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. What is the Archivist's favorite thing about the Federal Register's new website? "Its translation into English, into words that make sense. I think that's the biggest contribution," Archivist Ferriero explains in a video detailing the history of the Federal Register. … Continue reading FR 2.0, now in English
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. The National Archives is a behemoth of information. There are 10 billion or so pages of documents and hundreds of thousands of reels of motion picture footage, all spread out among regional archives, Presidential libraries, and Federal Records Centers to … Continue reading Top 10 National Archives Web Sites
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Each month the National Archives in the Regions puts together a calendar of events that lays out all the great things going on around the country related to our nation's records. At the top of that calendar is always a … Continue reading What’s on in your neck of the woods?
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. When Washington Post reporter Christian Davenport uncovered the headstones of American veterans lying in a murky stream bed at Arlington National Cemetery this month, NARA's National Personnel Records Center was solicited to help identify one of the partially legible grave markers. … Continue reading NPRC helps solve headstone riddle at Arlington National Cemetery
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. The New York Times called it "engrossing and eminently fascinating." The Richmond Times Dispatch said "Discovering the Civil War" "isn't your typical Civil War retrospective." And the Neue Zurcher Zeitung called the National Archives' newest exhibit, "einer grandiosen Ausstellung in … Continue reading Swiss you were here!
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Long before blue Nav'is were defending their home planet Pandora from Colonel Quaritch, another fight was taking place on American soil: the Civil War. Worlds apart they may be, but both conflicts were captured in 3-D. Join us at the … Continue reading Avatar, Clash of the Titans, First Battle of Manassas?
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. The Show Me State is showing its appreciation for the work of the National Archives and Records Administration. Governor Jay Nixon has signed a proclamation declaring June 2 as "National Archives and Records Administration Recognition Day" in the great state … Continue reading Happy NARA Recognition Day, Missouri!
Whenever a member of the Supreme Court announces retirement, and another citizen is nominated to replace one of the most important seats in government, the National Archives gets busy. The nomination of Elena Kagan is no exception. The Clinton Presidential Library has over 160,000 pages of Kagan’s documents to sort through and provide to the … Continue reading 160,000 pages to go
