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‘Tis the Season for #ArchivesGIFgiving

by lbarber, posted in Catalog, GLAMs, Social Media (Web 2.0), Uncategorized

It’s almost time for the December Archives Hashtag Party on Friday, December 14! Pour yourself some eggnog and get in the festive mood with #ArchivesGIFgiving. In the spirit of the season, we’ll  be “giving” GIFs to other GLAM institutions. We hope you’ll share a GIF from your holdings, tag a fellow organization with a GIF … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for #ArchivesGIFgiving

@ThisisArchives staff Twitter account

by mdoviak, posted in Social Media (Web 2.0), What Are You Working On Wednesdays

Are you interested in learning more about the many different projects and employees at the National Archives? We are excited to introduce a new staff-run Twitter account: @ThisisArchives! Each week, a different National Archives employee will take a turn on Twitter, sharing details about our profession, projects we are working on, and what it’s like to … Continue reading @ThisisArchives staff Twitter account

Ask Away on #Ask Archivists Day!

by dferriero, posted in Education, Events, Miscellaneous, Online Research, Open Government, Questions, Research, Social Media (Web 2.0)

The National Archives will be here to answer all your archival questions on June 9th!  Known as Ask Archivists Day, this worldwide event on Twitter will bring together the people who collect, care for, and research archival records in one space where questions from general research practices to whether a repository has your ancestor's information … Continue reading Ask Away on #Ask Archivists Day!

Keep Up with the National Archives and Follow @USNatArchives!

by dferriero, posted in DC-area Researchers, Social Media (Web 2.0)

If you've ever wished you could make it to a National Archives event, but couldn't quite get there, we now have a solution for you!  The National Archives is launching a new Twitter feed that will feature live tweets from National Archives events, like our annual Genealogy Fair.  @USNatArchives will be the go to source … Continue reading Keep Up with the National Archives and Follow @USNatArchives!