Happy Valentine's Day! FDR was sent this adorable, handmade Valentine in 1942 from Ethel Angeline Cook.

Happy #ValentinesDay! 💕 📷 Cecil Stoughton | 05/29/1964 | #LBJ & #LadyBird holding hands 👫

King Kong co-director Merian Cooper was a real life pilot and hero. Read this account of saving Edmund Leonard’s life from a burning, falling aircraft! #ArchivesHandwriting #ArchivesHashtagParty

Medal of Honor recipient William Corry’s mother penned a beautiful letter thanking the Navy for the medal and recognizing her son’s heroism. #ArchivesHandwriting #ArchivesHashtagParty

Mrs. Myrtle Free Waterman sent this letter to the Navy a month after the USS Arizona was bombed, asking for the status of her son and ex-husband. Unfortunately, both men were lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor. #ArchivesHandwriting #ArchivesHashtagParty

In this letter, Mrs. Alice March requests that the body of her son remain overseas. George March is buried in Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem, Belgium. #ArchivesHandwriting #ArchivesHashtagParty

Happy #StPatricksDay! WWII soldier Richard Baumgardner kept a four leaf clover secured to his dog tags. Except that Baumgardner was actually the German spy - Otto Struller!

Check out our latest blog post about the incredible story of the USS Muskogee and the effort to honor the sailors of this WWII merchant ship. text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2025/03/20/fac…

Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. See his Selective Service Registration Card from 1973!

Whether you are new to #genealogy research or an expert of many years, #GenealogySeries2025 has opportunities to learn about resources, records, and research tools!

Our research room will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27. Image at catalog.archives.gov/id/554450

Join us online on May 21 at 1 p.m. ET as Kayla Dawkins, Cody White, Rose Buchanan, and Leo Belleville share records highlighting the long and distinguished history of Native Americans serving in the United States Armed Forces. loom.ly/ORA9e38 #GenealogySeries2025

Tune in on June 3 as M Marie Maxwell presents on DC Police Department personnel & criminal cases spanning from 1861 to 1991. archives.gov/calendar/genea… #GenealogySeries2025

Join us online on June 11 at 1 p.m. ET as conservation experts Sara Leonowitz (U.S. National Archives) and Sara Holmes (StLouisArchives) share tips for protecting your family heirlooms from natural disasters. archives.gov/calendar/genea… #GenealogySeries2025

Our research room will be closed Thursday, June 19, for Juneteenth National Independence Day. Regular hours will resume on Friday, June 20. Image at catalog.archives.gov/id/182778372

Tune in for our final #GenealogySeries2025 session on researching immigrant ancestors. Participants will learn about AR-2 forms and online search methods for locating and requesting records from the National Archives. archives.gov/calendar/genea…

Our research room will be closed Monday, September 1, for Labor Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 2. Image at catalog.archives.gov/id/522890

We’re sorry, but we will not be able to post updates to our social media channels during the government shutdown. All National Archives events–virtual or in person–are canceled until further notice. We will be unable to reply to messages or emails until the government reopens.

Congress has restored funding of appropriated activities, and the National Archives has begun to restore normal operations. We are working to open to the public as soon as possible. Please check archives.gov for updates.