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National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Juliette Gordon Low
Meet Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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Vesper Flights: A Conversation with Helen Macdonald
Join Helen Macdonald in a conversation about her newest collection of essays, "Vesper Flights."
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Working for Suffrage: How Class and Race Shaped the U.S. Suffrage Movement
A panel of historians discuss the significant role played by working-class women in the fight for the right to vote.
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"The River" and "The City" Virtual Film Screenings
In partnership with the 2022 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, we will screen two classic documentaries from the motion picture holdings of the National Archives.
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Young Learners Program: Astronaut, Artist, and Earthling Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott shares with why she wanted to become an astronaut, what she learned about our planet by living in space, and how this knowledge inspires her art.
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Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America
Yellowstone National Park is one of the most popular national parks, but few know the fascinating and complex historical context behind its establishment 150 years ago this month.
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The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation
Linda Hirshman will discuss the alliance between Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman—and how its breakup led to the success of an American social movement.
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Genealogy Series: 1950 Census—The Story of the 1950 Census P8 Indian Reservation Schedule
Cody White explains the genesis, creation, and execution of the 1950 P8 Indian Reservation census schedule.
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Genealogy Series: 1950 Census—The 1950 Census Website: Design, Development, and Features to Expect
Michael Knight gives you an overview of the design and development approach used in the creation of the 1950 Census website.
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Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the 19th-Century United States
Laura F. Edwards explains how textiles tell a story of ordinary people and how they made use of their material goods' economic and legal value in the 19th century.