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"Buses Are a Comin'" author program


Original Freedom Rider Charles Person describes what it was like to challenge segregation in the 1960's. Find an Event

Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Enterprise-wide FOIA Searches at CDC


The Office of Goverment Information Services (OGIS) will host the FOIA office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a look at the search process for agency-wide electronic records. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: Civil War Union Noncombatant Personnel: Teamsters, Laundresses, Nurses, Sutlers, and More


Session 5 of our Genealogy Series introduces you to records about noncombatant civilians connected with the Union Army during the American Civil War. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: Merchant Marine Records at the National Archives at St. Louis


Session 6 of our Genealogy Series will introduce you to Merchant Marine Licensing Files and other connected Merchant Marine records. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: From Here to There: Researching Office of Indian Affairs Employees


Session 4 of our Genealogy Series demonstrates how to search for personnel files of Bureau of Indian Affairs employees. Find an Event

Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting


This virtual meeting is open to the public. Find an Event

Brainstorms and Mindfarts: The Best and Brightest, Dumbest and Dimmest Inventions in American History


In "Brainstorms and Mindfarts," Jim Downey presents a collection of the brightest and most innovative American inventions along with the frivolous and utterly useless ones lost to history. Find an Event

Young Learner’s Program—Meet Madam C. J. Walker


In this National Archives Comes Alive program, meet Madam C. J. Walker, entrepreneur and civil rights advocate for African Americans. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: Tips and Tools for Engaging Family with Your Research Finds


Session 3 of our Genealogy Series offers "Tips and Tools for Engaging Family with Your Research Finds." Find an Event

Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790–1870


In "Democracy by Petition," Daniel Carpenter discusses the power of the petition in transforming democracy in America.
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