Courteous Readers

Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanack in 1732 and proved an immediate success. The 1734 edition opens with a thank you to all its readers, and we share the same with you: Courteous Readers,Your kind and charitable Assistance last Year, in purchasing so large an Impression of my Almanacks, has made my Circumstances much … Continue reading Courteous Readers

Jefferson’s Notes of the Seasons

Where are the snows of yesteryear? Right here in the records. On the night of December 10, 1802, we had our first taste of winter in Washington. So notes President Thomas Jefferson: “the 1st snow fell last night, just covers the ground.” Jefferson began keeping daily observations of the weather when he was in Philadelphia attending … Continue reading Jefferson’s Notes of the Seasons

New Funding Opportunities

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission is now open for applications for five programs in 2021. Archives CollaborativesFor projects to plan and develop a working collaborative designed to enhance the capacity of small and diverse organizations with historical records collections.Final Deadline: June 9, 2021 Access to Historical Records: Major InitiativesFor projects that will significantly … Continue reading New Funding Opportunities

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AWARDS $2.9 MILLION FOR HISTORICAL RECORDS PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2020 –Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will award 36 grants totaling $2,947,836 to projects in 28 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, pending appropriations of a final budget for FY 2021. The National Archives grants program is carried out with the advice and recommendations of the National … Continue reading NATIONAL ARCHIVES AWARDS $2.9 MILLION FOR HISTORICAL RECORDS PROJECTS

The Japanese American Digitization Project

A National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to California State University, Dominguez Hills is supporting a project to digitize and make accessible 10,400 archival records relating to 20th century Japanese-American history from 19 collections, including photographs, organization and family manuscript collections, and oral histories held at eight institutions throughout California. While spanning the 1920s … Continue reading The Japanese American Digitization Project

They Also Served

From 1914 to 1919, women all over America rallied to the aid of their country and volunteered for overseas service with the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces of World War I. Over 11,000 Red Cross nurses served with the Army and Navy Nurse Corps. Others were assigned duties in the Ordnance, Quartermaster and Signal Corps, and … Continue reading They Also Served