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Foundation for the National Archives Announces Online Giveaway to Attend Sleepover in National Archives Rotunda
May 9, 2014
The Foundation for the National Archives announced today the launch of an online giveaway, providing free tickets to two lucky children (and one grownup chaperone) to attend the “History, Heroes and Treasures” sleepover at the home of the Declaration of Independence,... Read more
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Toyota to Sponsor National Archives Museum’s “Featured Documents”
April 9, 2014
Toyota announced today a $100,000 donation to the Foundation for the National Archives to support the public display of rarely exhibited records, including the House passage of the Bill of Rights, the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, and 200-year-old documents from the War of 1812, at the
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“Making Their Mark” Exhibit Features Lawrence F. O’Brien Pen Collection
April 7, 2014
Featured in the National Archives Museum’s latest exhibition, “Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures,” in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery, these 50 pens were collected by Lawrence F. O’Brien during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, 1961-1965. During that time, 221... Read more
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National Archives Offers Special Family Programs
April 4, 2014
The National Archives presents special family programming including exhibit-themed Family Days, “Constitution in Action” interactive workshops, the first-ever Archives Genealogy Camp, and two Rotunda sleepovers! These events are free and open to the public, with the exception of the sleepovers, and will be held at the... Read more
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National Archives to Host Summer, Fall Sleepovers in Rotunda
April 3, 2014
The National Archives and the Foundation for the National Archives announced today that they will partner to host summer and fall sleepovers for children 8 to 12 years old in the home of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
The sleepovers,... Read more