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What’s the difference between the National Archives and the Library of Congress? Stephanie Greenhut at the National Archives and Stephen Wesson at the Library of Congress
What’s the difference between the National Archives and the Library of Congress? Stephanie Greenhut at the National Archives and Stephen Wesson at the Library of Congress
https://education.blogs.archives.gov/2013/04/18/difference-library-of-congress-and-national-archives Apr 18, 2013 "The Library of Congress and the National Archives exist to preserve pieces of history and culture. As part of its mission to serve the U.S. Congress and the American people, a top priority of the Library is to “acquire, organize, preserve, secure and sustain for the present and future use of Congress and the nation a comprehensive record of American history.” The mission of the National Archives is to safeguard and preserve “the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage.” So we both store and protect documents, photographs, posters, moving images, audio, and more. And what’s really great is that we both make these accessible to the public." National Archives Blogs
https://www.americanacorner.com May 24, 2023 "Rediscover America’s incredible founding and first century of expansion, and remember why we all should be grateful for the blessings of this wonderful country. Here at Americana Corner, you’ll find informative stories of the great events, founding documents, and inspirational leaders who helped create and shape our country. From the American Revolution to the settlement of the American West, from the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, and from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, rekindle your love for American history in all its splendor. Ducit Amor Patriae - Love of Country Leads Me." Americana Corner Blog
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/archived-projects/living-facts Mar 1, 2019 "The Pew Charitable Trusts created the Living Facts initiative in March 2019 to share facts about America and Americans today, with the goal of informing and inspiring people eager to learn about and understand the country and its citizens. Living Facts disseminated nonpartisan data, quizzes, articles, and videos on its own website and through social media accounts until June 2022, when we concluded the project. Below, find a portion of the content on topics ranging from health to American democracy." Pew Trusts
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2022/04/21/americas-defining-documents Apr 21, 2022 "The data behind the documents that define American democracy...The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution. The Bill of Rights. America’s founding documents were the result of debates and compromises that created a new nation unlike any other. Learn more about the history and content of America’s defining documents. Table of Contents 13 Facts About the US Constitution Little-Known Facts About the Declaration of Independence How Did the Bill of Rights Come to Be?" Pew Trusts
https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/08012/movie.html Jan 30, 2024 "The Library’s Main Reading Room, book stacks and other areas of the Thomas Jefferson Building provide a backdrop for several scenes while Gates and crew search for the “Book of Secrets.” This fictional tome, for presidents’ eyes only, holds the nation’s top secrets. All told, the Library appears on screen for approximately 10 minutes." The Library of Congress Information Bulletin
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline Nov 26, 2022 "Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline | Colonial Settlement, 1600s - 1763 | The American Revolution, 1763 - 1783 | The New Nation, 1783 - 1815 | National Expansion and Reform, 1815 - 1880 | Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877 | Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900 | Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929 | Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 | The Post War United States, 1945-1968" Library of Congress Classroom Materials
https://www.battlefields.org/search?period%5B0%5D=71&resource%5B0%5D=biography provides biographical briefs about people from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War Historical Periods. https://www.battlefields.org/search?period%5B0%5D=71&resource%5B0%5D=biography
http://www.rareflags.com is devoted to providing information about one of the most fascinating and growing areas of collecting: historic American flags.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/invention-and-patent-model has a glimpse into some 19th century patents.
https://www.nps.gov/jame/index.htm contains a lot of biographical and historical information about Jamestown, A Place of Many Beginnings. The First Legislative Assembly, A Short History of Jamestown, The Powhatan Indian World, Why Settle on Jamestown? Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend, and Captain John Smith.
http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/teaching/jamestown/jobs_1.html has a list of professions in the first colony.
https://doinghistorypodcast.com is a podcast by the Omohundro Institute that explores how history is (really) made.
https://www.pergamena.net/historic-documents May 8, 2025 "A little-known fact about the Meyer family is that we are relatives of John and Samuel Adams. When you couple our 500-year family tradition of leather and, in recent years parchment making, with our proud heritage, our historic documents line was born. It is a great honor as a relative of signers of the Declaration of Independence to recreate these documents on parchment as they were originally printed. We produce these documents in small batches and only start production when we have enough orders. All the parchment is handcrafted from start to finish and then sent to a local printer who has perfected the art of printing on parchment, which is no small task. Our documents are giclee prints, the highest quality print available, surpassing traditional art prints in color, resolution, and sharpness." Pergamena Parchments & Leathers
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/treasures_of_congress/site.html provides digital exhibits of these historic events:
United States History Links
United States History Links
https://www.space.com/17547-jfk-moon-speech-50years-anniversary.html Sep 12, 2012 article explains how the "moon speech" delivered by President John F. Kennedy at Rice University in Houston on Sept. 12, 1962 still resonates with Americans 50 years later.
United States Cultural Links
United States Cultural Links
https://library.unc.edu is consistently ranked among the top university libraries in North America and is one of the premier libraries in the South.
https://www.bauer.uh.edu/parks/genealogy/parks_washington_letters.htm April 2021 While one may think that the word "Yours" is a type of possessive form, it doesn't mean that at all. It actually is an abbreviation of "Your Servant" -- typically written: yours and abbreviated today as "yours". So both "Sincerely Yours" and "Yours Truly" actually mean "Sincerely your servant" and "Your servant truly", respectively.
https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/dc/minipage " Betty Debnam "Each week, The Mini Page covers a different topic. The Mini Page will teach your readers about that week's topic using word puzzles, connect the dots, recipes, drawings and pictures." University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries
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