Buried deep inside an article about many different (and unrelated) things, there is this brief mention: After more than a decade, the head of the National Archives and Records Administration retires. April 30 was David Ferreiro’s last day as archivist of the United States. He led NARA since being confirmed in late 2009 during President …
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David Ferreiro is Gone. Deputy Archivist Debra Wall to Serve as Temporary Replacement.
Buried deep inside an article about many different (and unrelated) things, there is this brief mention: After more than a decade, the head of the National Archives and Records Administration retires. April 30 was David Ferreiro’s last day as archivist of the United States. He led NARA since being confirmed in late 2009 during President …
Our Obsession with Ancestry Has Some Twisted Roots
You may be interested in an article by Maya Jasanoff and published in The New Yorker magazine. It describes the “history of genealogy.” That is, how we got to where we are today. and how genealogy purposes have changed over the years Quoting from the article: “You hardly meet an American who does not want …