“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 3/16/15:
Be a citizen archivist for the National Archives! Help transcribe some of the millions of digitized pages of records in the National Archives Catalog. Transcription is an important way to improve search results and increase accessibility to the Archive’s historical records. Click here to get started!
What is the National Archives?
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation’s record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you. Learn more at the website.
