National archives

February 29th, 2008








National archives

Second royal visit in a fortnight - This is Wiltshire
County local studies librarian Mike Marshman shows Princess Anne some of the maps, prints and photographs held by the history centre. A ROYAL visitor was back in Wiltshire on Friday, just two weeks after her last visit to the county. Princess Anne ... (more...)

Vets give oral histories for state archives - Telegraph
ALTON - A handful of local veterans gathered Tuesday at the Alton VFW to give their oral histories to be filed in the Illinois Digital Archives as part of an ongoing project. Joe Natale of the Illinois State Library interviewed the five or so ... (more...)

GENEALOGY: Get started at library Web sites - Atlanta Journal Constitution
A recent column about how to go to your local public library to use computers and find other free genealogy help has prompted Laura W. Carter, genealogy librarian at the Athens-Clarke County Public Library in Athens, to offer some suggestions. She ... (more...)

Saturday, May 10 - News.com.au
THE disappearance of a 23-year-old Mansfield Park man has been declared a major crime by police investigators today. A SHIPMENT of high-energy biscuits that could feed 95,000 survivors of Burma's Cyclone Nargis remains impounded by customs at the ... (more...)

British historians call for report on archive forgeries - Houston Chronicle
LONDON ? British historians called last week for a public report on the inquiry into 29 forged documents found at the National Archives that falsely accuse Winston Churchill's government of having a secret, cordial relationship with Nazi SS chief ... (more...)

Airfares: Is a Consumer Pushback Coming? - BusinessWeek
The latest airfare fuel surcharge, $20 from Delta, may well be another that sticks. American, Continental and United have matched as of late on May 8, according to the blogger-guru of fare-watching, Rick Seaney . How many more can there be before ... (more...)

Racine detective honored 90 years after death - Chicago Tribune
RACINE, Wis. - A Racine police detective who died in the line of duty 90 years ago will finally be honored for his sacrifice on Monday. A plaque honoring Detective John Harms will be added to the Racine County memorial as part of county's annual ... (more...)

The 1783 Treaty of Paris comes to the Library and Archives - Hill Times
OTTAWA?The 1783 Treaty of Paris, that "redefined North America and opened Canada to loyalist settlement," was seen in Canada for the first time ever on Tuesday evening at the Library and Archives Canada in an exhibit titled, '1783: Subject or ... (more...)

Tuesday, May 6 - News.com.au
AN Australian couple has been tied up and robbed aboard their yacht in Fiji, highlighting the growing number of crimes against tourists in the country. TWO-TIME Oscar nominee Judy Davis today said she was "frightened"of a Sydney newspaper and would ... (more...)

Bangsa Moro century-old photo exhibit at Davao Museum - The Journal Group Online
THE Mindanao public will witness for the first time the unveiling of century-old photographs of Maguindanao royalty taken during the early days of American rule in the Philippines in a photo exhibit at the Davao Museum starting today until May 31 ... (more...)

U.S. Newswire - Statement from National Archives Inspector General
November 8, 2007 -- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Inspector General's Hotline, +1-301-837-3500 WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a statementissued on... (more...)

U.S. Newswire - The National Archives Celebrates Constitution Day
July 25, 2007 -- To: FAMILY EDITORS Contact: Miriam Kleiman of the National Archives, +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The... (more...)

U.S. Newswire - National Archives Names New Director of the Clinton Library
October 12, 2007 -- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: National Archives Office of Public Affairs, +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Archivist of... (more...)

U.S. Newswire - National Archives Budget Increased for FY08
December 28, 2007 -- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: National Archives Public Affairs Staff , +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The... (more...)

U.S. Newswire - Lincoln Message Discovered at the National Archives
June 7, 2007 -- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: National Archives Public Affairs Staff, +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the... (more...)

U.S. Newswire - National Archives Hosts Internet Pioneers Cerf and Kahn
September 28, 2007 -- To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: National Archives Public Affairs Staff, +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On... (more...)

Information Management Journal - Flooding Damages National Archives
September 1, 2006 -- Record flooding in the Northeast in late June forced the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) building in Washington, D.C., to close... (more...)

U.S. Newswire - National Archives Announces Extended Research Room Hours
February 1, 2008 -- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Archivist of theUnited... (more...)

Info-Prod Research (Middle East) - NATIONAL ARCHIVE PROJECT / WORKSHOP
February 13, 2007 -- According to Oman News: A workshop was held today at the culturalclub to introduce the national archive project and what is needed interms of... (more...)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute - Anthropologists in the National Archives.
June 1, 2006 -- Unpublished material preserved in the National Archives at Kew provides some interesting sidelights on the history of anthropological studies in... (more...)

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