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"The River" and "The City" Virtual Film Screenings


In partnership with the 2022 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, we will screen two classic documentaries from the motion picture holdings of the National Archives. Find an Event

Young Learners Program: Astronaut, Artist, and Earthling Nicole Stott


Nicole Stott shares with why she wanted to become an astronaut, what she learned about our planet by living in space, and how this knowledge inspires her art. Find an Event

Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America


Yellowstone National Park is one of the most popular national parks, but few know the fascinating and complex historical context behind its establishment 150 years ago this month. Find an Event

The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation


Linda Hirshman will discuss the alliance between Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman—and how its breakup led to the success of an American social movement. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: 1950 Census—The Story of the 1950 Census P8 Indian Reservation Schedule


Cody White explains the genesis, creation, and execution of the 1950 P8 Indian Reservation census schedule. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: 1950 Census—The 1950 Census Website: Design, Development, and Features to Expect


Michael Knight gives you an overview of the design and development approach used in the creation of the 1950 Census website. Find an Event

Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the 19th-Century United States


Laura F. Edwards explains how textiles tell a story of ordinary people and how they made use of their material goods' economic and legal value in the 19th century. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: 1950 Census—Mapping the 1950 Census: Census Enumeration District Maps


Cartographic archivist Brandi Oswald will focus on locating and using census enumeration district maps, with an emphasis on maps from the 1950 census. Find an Event

Female Genius: Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the Dawn of the Constitution


Mary Sarah Bilder looks to the 1780s—the age of the Constitution—to investigate the rise of a radical new idea in the English-speaking world: female genius. Find an Event

Genealogy Series: 1950 Census—Overview of What's on the 1950 Census


Genealogy/Census Subject Matter Expert Claire Kluskens will provide an overview of what’s available in the 1950 Census, which will be released to the public on April 1.
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