By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, February 13 — Founding Father Thomas Jefferson had three daughters, but they led very different lives in the newly-colonized America, according to author Catherine Kerrison in her recent book, Jefferson’s Daughters: Three Sisters, White and...
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On the third Monday in February, we honor our first President, George Washington, whose birthday is February 22. We also traditionally honor President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12. Records in the National Archives relate to all our Presidents, and the Presidential Libraries...
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En Español By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 9, 2018 — Ever wonder if we are alone in this universe? Over the years, many researchers and scientists have scoured government documents at the National Archives in search of proof that life...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 7, 2018 — When people think of the Winter Olympics, the National Archives and Records Administration might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But did you know that the agency is custodian of several patents related to...
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The first Winter Olympic Games were held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France in 1924. The original six sports—divided into 14 different events—included ski jump, bobsled, curling, ice hockey, skiing, and skating. Today, it has become a major...
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The year 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, one of the largest military campaigns and a turning point of the Vietnam War. In late January 1968, during the lunar new year (or “Tet”) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a...
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When President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he said, “I never in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper. . . . If my name ever goes into history it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.”...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, January 19, 2018 — The National Archives held a Citizen Archivist Week of Service this week in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. The goal was to have citizens “tag” and transcribe primary source documents—2,018 pages...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 15, 2017 — The National Archives and Records Administration recently hosted a panel discussion on the role of the television journalist during the Vietnam War and how it influenced subsequent conflicts. Journalist and former...