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The online tool for teaching with documents from the @USNatArchives. Create interactive lessons with primary sources to foster historical thinking.
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RT @archivesfdn: Some American docs changed more than *just* America. They changed the globe!. 🌍 The UN Charter.🕊️ The Truman Doctrine.🧠T….
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RT @archivesfdn: We were honored to welcome our first cohort of educators to the #ArchivesInstitute this week! These incredible teachers ex….
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RT @USNatArchives: John Trumbull, often referred to as "Painter of the Revolution," used his talents in service of the American cause, prod….
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RT @USNatArchives: Wishing a happy #FathersDay to all the dads out there!. The National Archives holds numerous records highlighting the me….
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RT @USNatArchives: In this #ArchivesRoadtoRevolution highlight, curator Corinne Porter discusses British and American casualties in the Bat….
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RT @USNatArchives: 🇺🇸 Flag Day is tomorrow, Saturday, June 14! We honor the adoption of the #StarsAndStripes as the official flag of the Un….
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RT @USNatArchives: Save the date! 🧵The National Archives is unveiling a brand-new interactive museum on October 23, 2025. The renovation ai….
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RT @USNatArchives: 🇺🇸 "The American Story," opening this October, invites visitors to engage with 250 years of American history by getting….
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Discover hundreds of primary sources and document based activities on DocsTeach!
The @WhiteHouse has issued a proclamation for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: The National Archives holds a wealth of resources on the topic. Discover historic images, videos, articles, and educational activities:
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RT @USNatArchives: Now on view, Opening the Vault is a new exhibition series displaying some of the most historically valuable and iconic a….
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RT @USNatArchives: On Victory Day for World War II, we are pleased to announce our newest Featured Document Display honoring the 80th Anniv….
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RT @USNatArchives: Blink and you'll miss it! Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how our museum curators change the displays for our rotatin….
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RT @USNatArchives: The National Archives holds numerous patent records in our Catalog—documents that showcase American creativity and ingen….
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RT @USNatArchives: View George Washington's handwritten first inaugural address in the National Archives Catalog: h….
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RT @USNatArchives: Happy #EarthDay! 🌏. In 1941 the @NatlParkService commissioned photographer Ansel Adams to create a nature themed photo m….
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RT @USNatArchives: It's #WorldBookDay and we're highlighting a page-turner in the holdings of the National Archives: George Washington's Re….
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Explore hundreds of Mathew Brady photographs on DocsTeach's Civil War special topic page: And your students can analyze them to uncover details about life as a soldier in our activity The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady.
Well before the era of smartphones, Mathew Brady and his team pioneered war photography. Brady (1820s–1896) organized dozens of photographers to document the Civil War, from bloody battlefields to stoic portraits of soldiers.
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RT @jenbrown986: You might be a social studies teacher if you have the Preamble to the Constitution on a t-shirt from @USNatArchives! Start….
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RT @USNatArchives: Victory gardens, rationing, safety at sea—during #WWII, the U.S. government plastered messages on posters nationwide. Th….
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RT @archivesfdn: We were happy to host over 50 Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence this morning for an exclusive….
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