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  • National Archives Hosts 'Puzzling' Event

    By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 18, 2019 — For just a couple of hours last evening after closing to the public, the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, was the scene of a couple dozen clue-gathering, mystery-solving, puzzle-decoding adult sleuths. ...

  • The National Archives Celebrates the 19th Amendment

    By Kerri Lawrence  | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 17, 2019 — This May, the National Archives will unveil a new major exhibit to mark the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment and its impact on our nation’s history. Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote will be the...

  • Finding an Elephant at the National Archives

    By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 16, 2019 — The National Archives and Records Administration is home to more than 15 billion pages of documents. From the Charters of Freedom—the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution—to the records...

  • Archives Hosts Annual DC National History Day

    By Kerri Lawrence  | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 12, 2019 — Each year, the National Archives and Records Administration hosts middle and high school students from the nation’s capital for National History Day. This year, more than 325 middle and high school students from the District...

  • Emancipation Proclamation and DC Emancipation Exhibits Celebrate Freedom

    By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 8, 2019 — The National Archives will display two historically significant documents and offer other special related programs this April to celebrate DC Emancipation Day and honor President Abraham Lincoln’s life. The National Archives...

  • Irish American Heritage Month

      In March, during Irish American Heritage Month, the National Archives celebrates the contributions of Irish Americans in our nation’s history.    Enlarge President Kennedy visits the Kennedy ancestral home in Dunganstown, Ireland, June 27,...

  • National Archives Presents Rare Chance to View NATO Treaty

    By Kerri Lawrence |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 26, 2019 — In honor of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty and the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, DC, the National Archives will display the landmark document in its...

  • Celebrating Mr. Rogers at the National Archives

    By Kerri Lawrence |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 20, 2019 — Fred McFeely Rogers, more fondly known as Mr. Rogers by several generations of children and their parents, became an American icon through his long-running television show. Born on this day in 1928, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania,...

  • Visitor Makes Last-Minute Trek Across Country to See ‘Remembering Vietnam’ Exhibit

    By Kerri Lawrence |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 18, 2019 — More than a quarter of a million visitors toured the “Remembering Vietnam“ exhibit at the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, during its recent 15-month run. One visitor, Caitlin Merrell from Denver, Colorado, made...

  • National Archives Celebrates Open Government During Sunshine Week

    By Kerri Lawrence |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 12, 2019 — The National Archives and Records Administration kicked off its Sunshine Week celebration on March 11, 2019, with an afternoon of speakers and panel discussions focusing on the role of open government and electronic...
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