By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News
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Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface Extravehicular Activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site.
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Issue #33, July 13, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero As we have begun reopening to the public, creating increased opportunities to visit our facilities in person, we have made the decision to cease the publication of this newsletter. We...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge "Wilbur Wright Flying Over a Field of Sheep Near Rome," from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads, is one of the records in the National Archives Catalog tagged in a surge of online work during the COVID-19 pandemic. View...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge Officer Kenyetta Pringle, left, points out details on the Faulkner Mural to National Archives visitors on June 25, 2021, while standing in front of the temporary display of General Order No. 3. The Rotunda recently reopened after being...
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Issue #32, June 29, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero This year, we will celebrate the 245th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with our traditional Fourth of July program both online and in person. Join us for a variety of family...
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Issue #31, June 15, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero We have exciting news: Starting on June 18, the National Archives Museum will be open Friday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to view our nation's founding documents. Beginning Friday,...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge A section of the Essex County, Massachusetts, 1810 census records recently turned over to the National Archives documented the residents of Salem during what was only the third census. A note in the margin of one section...
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Michael Davis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, June 9, 2021 — On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were...
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Issue #30, June 1, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero I am pleased to report that the National Archives is now allowing a limited number of visitors into the Rotunda on weekends to view our nation’s founding documents. Please see our...
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May 24, 2021 [The information on this page has been superseded by the Frequently Asked Questions posted on October 18, 2021.] Dear Researchers, Enlarge The National Archives Building in Washington, DC. (National Archives file photo) It has been too long since we have been...