D.C. Events
The National Archives is celebrating American Archives Month throughout October. Join us to learn more about how our staff make your history accessible to you! Follow us on social media and share your archives stories using the hashtag #ArchivesMonth.
https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/american-archives-month
Virginia Events
Virginia Archives Month is 20! For two decades, every October, the archival and special collections institutions around the commonwealth have been joining together to celebrate and raise awareness about the importance of our shared documentary history. What began modestly as Virginia Archives Week in 2002 has grown into a statewide celebration of the institutions and professionals who safeguard, preserve, and make accessible records of enduring value.
With this milestone in mind, this year’s theme is Twenty Years of Virginia Archives Month and takes a look back to fondly reminisce about our past collective efforts to bring attention to archives. However, we aren’t just looking back, the participating institutions will again be sharing information, videos, programs, tours, and resources to raise awareness about the importance of preserving and sharing cultural and historical documents from families, communities, states, and the country at large.
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/archivesmonth/2022/
Virginia Archives Month Events
First Fridays Tabling
October 7, 2022
Look for archivists from archival institutions tabling at the First Fridays Art Walk near you! This is a great chance to connect with an archivist and find out more about the resources in your community.
Electronic records are crucial to documenting recent history. Follow the hashtag #ERecsDay to learn how archives and archivists are pioneering the preservation of and access to electronic records.
The Shenandoah Valley Archives Fair will be held from 11:00AM-1:00PM on Wednesday, October 12th at Bridgewater College’s John Kenny Forrer’s Learning Commons. It will feature an expo of 12 regional archives sharing information about their institutions, collections, and missions.
On October 12, archivists around the country will take to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. Ask us anything about the collections, careers in archives, or our institutions. Organized by the Society of American Archivists.
Explore an archival institution near you in October for Archives Month, starting with a tour of the Library of Virginia! This tour includes the current exhibition, the Reading Rooms on the second floor, and a selection of unique and rare items in Special Collections. Two tour times are available: noon and 1 PM. Register now to reserve your spot!
For Archives Month, join us at the Library to explore how family histories are preserved by archival institutions throughout the commonwealth and how we encounter and interpret these histories today. These themes will be examined with Memory Wars podcast host Mallory Noe-Payne, Virginia author Timothy Kilby (Gourdvine Black and White: Slavery and the Kilby Families of the Virginia Piedmont) and public historian and genealogist Karice Luck-Brimmer (community initiatives program consultant with Virginia Humanities). A selection of original records will be on display from the Library’s collections, including family bibles, chancery causes and items from Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. Free, registration required.
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