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National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Thomas Edison
Meet Thomas Edison, American inventor, scientist and businessman as portrayed by Bob Gleason.
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Juneteenth: A Celebration
In commemoration of Juneteenth, we join with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) for a discussion with a musical performance.
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Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
In "Rebels at Sea," Eric Jay Dolin contends that privateers were critical to the American victory in the Revoltionary War.
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The Education of Betsey Stockton: An Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom
Gregory Nobles tells the remarkable story of a Black woman’s journey from slavery to emancipation, from antebellum New Jersey to the Hawaiian Islands, and from her own self-education to a lifetime of teaching.
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The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning
Ben Raines recounts the perilous journey of the last ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States. the story of its rediscovery, and its complex legacy.
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The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy: Weak Power, Great Power, Superpower, Hyperpower
Author Michael Mandelbaum offers a new framework for understanding the evolution of the foreign policy of the United States.
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Office of Government Information Services Annual Meeting
Learn about the Federal FOIA Ombudsman's work in the last year and share your thoughts.
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Young Learners Children’s Book Program: Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial
Meet Linda Booth Sweeney, author of "Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial," and a National Park Service Ranger.
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Historic Census Bureau Sources for Filipino, Guamanian & Chamorro, American Samoan & Native Hawaiian Research
Christopher Martin, a historian with the U.S. Census Bureau, focuses on historic Census Bureau resources for Filipinos, Guamanians and Chamorros, American Samoans, and Native Hawaiians.
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Black Suffrage: Lincoln’s Last Goal
As the Civil War came to a close, Abraham Lincoln announced his support for voting rights for at least some of the newly freed enslaved people. Paul D. Escott explores the vigorous national debates on this issue.