Can you read cursive? Help transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War!

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, the National Archives and the National Park Service are collaborating on a special project to transcribe Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1912. These Revolutionary War Pension Files consist of applications and other records pertaining to claims for pensions and bounty land warrants. 

These records may contain valuable details about Revolutionary War veterans and their families, such as rank, unit, period of service, age, residence, date and place of marriage, and date and place of death of spouse. Also within these records, you may find copies of marriage or other family records, information pertaining to military activities or details about soldier's lives, along with letters, diaries, or family trees. Read more about these records and what you may find from the National Park Service's article Tips and a Guide for the Curious. 

Not interested in transcribing cursive? Join our Revolutionary War Tagging Mission - read the transcriptions by other Citizen Archivists and add tags to enhance searchability.

https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions/revolutionary-war-pension-files

National Archives rejects Trump claim on former presidents' records | Reuters

At a rally in Arizona on Sunday, Trump accused three former presidents - Republicans George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton - of taking millions of documents and storing them in unsecure locations including a Chinese restaurant, a bowling alley and a car dealership...

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/national-archives-rejects-trump-claim-former-presidents-records-2022-10-11/

How Trump Deflected Repeated Demands to Return Documents - The New York Times

Mr. Trump, still determined to show he had been wronged by the F.B.I. investigation into his 2016 campaign's ties to Russia, was angry with the National Archives and Records Administration for its unwillingness to hand over a batch of sensitive documents that he thought proved his claims. In exchange for those documents, Mr. Trump told advisers, he would return to the National Archives the boxes of material he had taken to Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/us/politics/trump-documents-lawyers.html

 

Trump staffers not returning White House records, National Archives says | Reuters

"Former President Trump and his senior staff have shown an utter disregard for the rule of law and our national security by failing to return presidential records as the law requires," Maloney, whose committee shared a copy of the letter with Reuters, said in a statement...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-documents-idUSKBN2QX0EW

Republicans foolishly try to roll out the ‘what about Obama’ tack

…This need not be complicated: Obama worked with the National Archives; Trump worked around the National Archives...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-foolishly-try-roll-obama-tack-rcna42840

National Archives seeks Justice Dept investigation of Trump

The National Archives believes Donald Trump's mishandling of official documents may have risen to the level of criminal misconduct...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/national-archives-seeks-justice-dept-investigation-trump-rcna15614

Archives Found Possible Classified Material in Boxes Returned by Trump - The New York Times

…Legally, Mr. Trump was required to leave the documents, letters and gifts in the custody of the federal government so the National Archives could store them…

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/us/politics/national-archives-trump-classified-material.html

National Archives had to retrieve Trump White House records from Mar-a-Lago - The Washington Post

The recovery of multiple boxes from Trump's Florida resort, including letters from Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un, underscores the previous administration's cavalier handling of presidential records…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/07/trump-records-mar-a-lago/

National Archives Received Fake State Documents Declaring Trump Win in 2020, Report Says

An ill-conceived attempt to trick the National Archives into declaring Donald Trump the winner of both Michigan and Arizona in the 2020 election has been revealed in a new report from Politico...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-archives-received-fake-state-documents-declaring-trump-win-in-2020-report-says

Erasing History: The National Archives is Destroying Records About Victims of Trump's ICE policies

Last month, the National Archives and Records Administration apologized for doctoring a photo of the 2017 Women’s March to remove criticisms of President Trump. The shocking revelation that the agency had altered the image was first reported in The Washington Post. In an exhibit called “Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote,” the National Archives had displayed a large image of the first Women’s March. But signs referencing Trump had been blurred to remove his name — including a poster reading “God Hates Trump” and another reading “Trump & GOP — Hands Off Women.” Other signs in the photo referencing female anatomy were also blurred. The National Archives initially stood by its decision to edit the photo, telling The Washington Post that the changes were made “so as not to engage in current political controversy.” For more, we turn to a historian who says this was only the latest example of “a great and growing threat to our nation’s capacity to protect and learn from history.” The National Archives reportedly is allowing millions of documents, including many related to immigrants’ rights, to be expunged. We speak with Matthew Connelly, professor of history at Columbia University and principal investigator at History Lab. His recent piece for The New York Times is headlined “Why You May Never Learn the Truth About ICE.” ....
Interview:
https://youtu.be/csMc6DS54wU