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July 4th at the National Archives!
Learn how John Dunlap printed his famous copies of the Declaration of Independence—now known as the Dunlap broadside.
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Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: Congress Adopts the Declaration
John Adams shares his thoughts on government on the date when Congress reconvened and prepared to officially adopt the Declaration of Independence.
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Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: Writing the Declaration
Learn how Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five decided that the “expression of the American Mind” required a new document – the Declaration of Independence.
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Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: The Initial Move Toward Independence
Learn how Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense influenced the second Continental Congress and prompted Richard Henry Lee’s writing of the Lee Resolution.
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Finding Family: Finding Your Female Ancestors on Naturalization Records
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services historian, Zack Wilske will discuss the many ways to locate women in naturalization records.
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Young Learners Program: Meet Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Meet suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton in this live event from our Young Learners Program.
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Young Learners Program: Meet Amelia Earhart
Meet Amelia Earhart in this live event from our Young Learners Program.
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Lunch & Learn: The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In
Guest speaker: Prisca Barnes
Topic: The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In
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Evenings at Ease Series
Erin Miller presents her book Final Flight, Final Fight:My grandmother, the WASP, and Arlington National Cemetery
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Lunch & Learn: Life at the Farm
Held the 4th Thursday every month except for November and December. The 2020 Lunch & Learn series is made possible courtesy of the Eisenhower Foundation and the Union Pacific Foundation.