I see that the 2007 National Institute on Genealogical Research will be taking place in Washington D.C. July 15 to 21 this next summer. In looking at the date, I realized that this next session will be the 25th anniversary of my own graduation from the program. It’s terrific. I loved it and I know […]
I just found out that Stephen Morse will be speaking at the Pittsfield branch of the National Archives on October 23. I also note that seating is limited. I know that to be true, for I’ve spoken there a couple times - getting out maybe 100 people - and many were sitting on the floor! […]
We’ve seen this coming and did what we could to reduce the damage. It looks like our petitions had some effect. We can thank Dick Eastman for leading the charge in attempting to get NARA to stop the reduction of hours at the National Archives. In the long run however, hours were shortened dramatically - […]
Our historic memory is vanishing as I write this blog. For decades our records have been kept on media that only stays technologically current for a decade or so. Sure - the media may last 50 years if kept under perfect conditions, but can we find a machine that will read the media?
Thinking of my […]
Dr. Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States, spoke at the opening session of the FGS Confernence. Following his remarks, he was presented with a letter by the Chair of the Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) addressing Genealogists’ concerns about the proposed changes in the hours of operation for the Research Rooms at the […]
The National Archives and Records Administrations effort to establish an electronic records archive is largely compliant with congressional requirements, although the agency needs to provide more detail about how it is spending money on the project, congressional auditors said.
In a new report, the Government Accountability Office said NARA must give Congress more details on its […]
My friend, Jean Nudd, Archivst at the NARA Northeast Region in Pittsfield, gave me a heads-up on two groups of digital online records for all 50 States that deal with WWII casualties. As I noted in my blog a few days ago, there must be more of the WWII casuaty booklets available. Sure enough, the […]
As I member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, I just got the following email from our President, Sharon Tate Moody. It looks like plans to cut the reading room hours at the National Archives is moving ahead. This is a concern for many genealogists - for it’s genealogists that make up the bulk of […]
It seems that the flooding in the nation’s capital has knocked out the National Archives’ Air conditioning units, placing documents in jepardy. They brought in massive dehumidifiers to alleviate the problem. Water covered part of the theatre area, causing damage. It’s said that the Archives will be closed at least through Monday. Developing…
WASHINGTON - The […]