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One of our favorite #ArchivesSignatures is from CT's 1917 Military Manpower Census. President William H. Taft, who was teaching at Yale, signed his census form & indicated that he could ride a horse - but it was "hard on the horse"! #ArchivesHashtagParty #taft #autographs
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It is a common modern belief that colonial women were deemed chattel under the law. More accurately, they were treated like children. Read about the legal status of Connecticut women here:
tinyurl.com/WomenColonialCT
#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory
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#CTSHRAB #CoSA #CTDA The Connecticut State Historical Records Advisory Board (CT SHRAB) is the 2021 recipient of the Council of State Archivists – National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s State Historical Advisory Board Award of Merit. ctstatelibrary.org/cosa-reco…
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Connecticut Becomes First State in Nation To Require High Schools Provide Courses on Black and Latino Studies untdwy.org/3dgy604
#LiveUnited #BlackHistoryMonth @govnedlamont
They found the register of Civil War Soldiers applying for absentee ballots in the State Archives. – at Hartford, CT
Great Story by NBC Connecticut about the history of voting by absentee ballots, in Connecticut @LenBesthoffNBC #Vote #nbcct nbcconnecticut.com/news/poli…
Absentee Balloting Not a New Concept in Connecticut
nbcconnecticut.com/news/poli…
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What does archival processing of electronic records look like in practice? Get the scoop in "Millions of Messages" youtu.be/piB8ERowlts
#ERecsDay2020 #ERecsDay #DigitalPreservation #KaineEmail #ArchivesMonth #ArchivesMonthVA
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This is a milestone for NARA. COVID-19 is not gone, but we have learned a lot about how to operate safely.
We are delighted to welcome you back to the National Archives Museum!
The safety of our visitors and staff is our top priority. Hours and visitors will be limited through timed tickets. Masks and social distancing will be required.
Learn more: go.usa.gov/xGt4a
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Happy Electronic Records Day! #erecsday #archivesmonth for more details and tips see, ctstatelibrary.org/electroni…
DYK the State Archives has more than 20,000 digital records in the CT Digital Archive, ctdigitalarchive.org/islando…
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It’s Darth Archivist and his minion! #ArchivesOnTheJob gets some dirty jobs like rescuing waterlogged and moldy materials from basements and flooded buildings. Thankfully retired CT State Archivist Mark Jones loved his job! #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesMonth
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#ArchivesOnTheJob just won't be the same without our curator Dave Corrigan who retired yesterday after more than 35 years! Even though he is a curator, his work mirrored that of an archivist in many ways! Good luck & happy retirement Dave! #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesMonth
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Ever wonder how Tinker Toys got invented? Learn about this invention and many others tomorrow as we highlight some #ArchivesInventions with the @USNatArchives @uspto @Hasbro And for more info regarding the Tinker Toy visit ow.ly/f7BT50vWQKz
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It was another busy day for the Digging Into History group! Today was our first day working in the trenches in Seicheprey. Students helped clean out the American trenches and we discovered a French canteen, an… instagram.com/p/BztR98hBV8M/… – at Seicheprey, France
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June 17: Windsor's "Murder Factory" Story Kills at the Box Office todayincthistory.com/2019/06… via @waltwould @CThumanities @nyhumanities @BroadwayHistory @BroadwayHistSoc @WindsorCTLib
The highest risk for a #recordsdisaster is during construction or renovation. Our offsite warehouse is in the process of getting a new roof. The contractor installed new drains last week.
