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The Delaware Public Archives (DPA) is commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of World War I by offering a new reference guide to resources that can be found at the Archives relating to the “war to end all wars.” Continue reading Delaware Public Archives Produces Online Guide to WWI Records
The following teaser is from an article posted in the August 4, 2014 edition of ibj.com: [Indiana] State officials are investigating creating a $17 million headquarters for the state archives on downtown’s American Legion Mall as part of Indiana’s bicentennial Continue reading Indiana Considers Downtown Indianapolis Site for State Archives
The following excerpt is from an article by Joshua Miller, posted in the July 29, 2014 edition of bostonglobe.com A top [Massachusetts] state official today defended the $6.2 million the Legislature has set aside to be spent for the engineering, Continue reading Massachusetts to Install New Vault at the Archives
The following news release from IBISWorld was published on PRWeb.com: The Libraries and Archives industry has suffered from declining government funding over the past five years. According to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, state and local governments account Continue reading Declining Funding of Libraries & Archives in the USA Directly Tied to the Recession
On Friday, the Alaska State Archives took official ownership of about 3000 cubic feet of records from the now-closed National Archives branch in Anchorage. This was done in a signing ceremony attended by court officials, judges, lawmakers, state historians, and Continue reading The Alaska State Archives Has Accepted the Alaska Railroad and Territorial Court Records from NARA
The following excerpt is from Joan Griffis’ Illinois Ancestors column posted in the May 14, 2014 edition of the News-Gazette. According to the most recent issue of the Illinois State Archives Newsletter, “For the Record” (Spring 2014), the Illinois State Continue reading Illinois Archivists & Volunteers Offered a Chance at Scholarships
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the April 25, 2014 edition of The Olympian. An employee discovered a flood that started in a break room at the Washington State Archives about 7 a.m. Friday, and state officials Continue reading Washington State Archives Flood Found “Just in time.”
I’ve blogged previously about the planned North Dakota Hertiage Center. The following excerpt is from an article posted in the Bismarck Tribune. North Dakotans will be able to get a look at two new galleries at North Dakota Heritage Center Continue reading New North Dakota Heritage Center to Open Two Galleries April 28, 2014
A few days ago, I blogged about the closing of several National Archives branches. One of those included the branch in Anchorage, Alaska. Now it looks like some of the records will be staying in Alaska. The following teaser is Continue reading Alaska Will be Keeping Some of Its Federal Records After All
The following is from the Library and Archives Canada website: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is launching a single portal to provide access to photos related to Residential Schools, taken between 1885 and 1996. Some 150,000 Aboriginal children attended over Continue reading Library and Archives Canada Launches Portal for Residental Schools 1885-1996
David S. Ferriero today announced the closure or consolidation of three of the National Archives Facilities. Those facilities are in Anchorage, Alaska; Philadelphia, PA; and Fort Worth, Texas. The facilities in Alaska and Pennsylvania will close, while two facilities in Continue reading Archivist of the USA David S. Ferriero Announces Closure/Consolidations of Three National Archives Facilities
The following teaser is from an AP article posted March 4, 2014 at oregonlive.com: OLYMPIA, Wash. …Washington is running out of space to store its history. The three-floor repository filled up in 2005, forcing archival documents to be shelved in Continue reading Washington State Archives is Out of Space
The following easer is from an excellent article by Michel E. Ruane, published in the February 27, 2014 edition of the Washington Post. The slave manifest for the brig Orleans, bound from Richmond that Tuesday in 1841, included one Plat Continue reading The Document Behind “12 Years a Slave”
The following teaser is from the Feb. 28, 2014 edition of abc.net.au: An historic prisoner record missing for decades is in the hands of Tasmania’s Archives and Heritage Office. Inside the weathered exterior of the leather-bound book are 525 previously Continue reading Historic Prisoner Record Book Surfaces and is Given to the Tasmanian Archives
The following excerpt is from an article posted at the February 19, 2014 edition of straitstimes.com. Colleagues and relatives paid tribute to Mrs Lily Tan yesterday, recalling how the former director of the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) had a Continue reading Singapore’s Former Director of the National Archives, Lily Tan, Passes