Press Release – Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Washington, DC The National Archives Rotunda and galleries in Washington, DC, closed to the public today after two individuals dumped red powder on the encasement protecting the U.S. Constitution at approximately 2:30 pm. They were immediately detained by security personnel. Officials are investigating the incident. The Constitution was …
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Antigonish (Nova Scotia) Heritage Museum Will Launch Newspaper Database
A free newspaper database will be launched on Heritage Day in Antigonish. In a release, museum curator and StFX instructor, Dr. Barry Mackenzie, says historical issues of community newspaper, The Casket-founded in 1852- are only available mostly on microfilm. It has taken about three years to upload and index more than 50 years’ worth of the …
The Australian War Memorial Is Calling on the Public to Assist in Transcribing Thousands of Love Letters Dating Back Almost a Century
Launching on Valentine’s Day, the project will see the digital release of hundreds of thousands of personal letters, diaries and other handwritten documents. That includes the beginning of Dorothy and Mac’s 70-year love story, which was penned in hundreds of love letters spanning five years. Their romance began in 1937, when a 17-year-old Mac met …