FDCA advocates for a strong D.C. Archives that will preserve and make accessible DC records.

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We have one more program in our Emancipation Day Lecture Series! Please join us! Register here: opr.dc.gov/herbsmith
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Friends DC Archives retweeted
2/4 Let’s not forget t new #DCAcharves at @udc_edu, replacing Bldg. 41 on Van Ness St. NW. @udc_library @FDCArchives @DCArchivesGroup @DCArchivesAAG @SaveDCArchives @SecretaryofDC @DCArchivesOPR @dcstatearchives @drpezster @DCDGS Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff @DanRosZiff
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Join us at our next DC Archives Advisory Group meeting, this Thursday 5/9 at 4pm: bit.ly/AAGMeeting2024
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There will be a Public Roundtable (hybrid) on the DC Archives Building Project on Thursday, Dec 14, 2023, at 2:00 pm ET, organized by the Committee on Executive Administration & Labor (Anita Bonds). Please consider signing up to testify. More details at: dccouncil.gov/event/executiv…
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Gorgeous @udc_edu Sustainability Map! @DCArchivesGroup's hope is that DC's new Archives (slated to replace Bldg. 41) will fit right in as a model of urban sustainability on the Van Ness campus. See our recent comments here 👉bit.ly/AAGCommentsonDRAFTArc…
.@UDC_CAUSES made sustainability map for Van Ness campus: bit.ly/3BHKCRH. Full of green goodies: transit connections, invasive species removal, and nature education. @GreenAU @green_cua @GallaudetU @SustainableGW @SustainableGU @GreenBison1867 @TrinityDC You got one?
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Thursday, January 12th, 4:00 PM. @DCArchivesGroup's first meeting of 2023. Help us plan the year ahead! This is a virtual meeting and you can join us via Zoom here: bit.ly/AAGMeeting Meeting Agenda 👇👇👇
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Please also find us at @friendsofdcarch[email protected] -- as always, you can also subscribe to our listserve at: [email protected]
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For your information, here's a link to the December 2022 Semiannual Report of @DCArchivesGroup to the Council of the District of Columbia: bit.ly/AAGSemiannualReportDe… Follow @DCArchivesGroup for news and information about the development of a new, world-class Archives for DC!
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📢📢📢 Next meeting of @DCArchivesGroup is Thursday, 12/8/22 at 4:00 PM. Join us on-line at bit.ly/AAGMeeting. Meeting agenda here 👇👇👇
The DC Open Government Coalition just posted an excellent summary analysis of the public comments on the Hartman Cox/EYP program of requirements: Fritz Mulhauser, Advocates Welcome Architects’ Initial Work on New Archives Building, But Questions Remain, dcogc.org/blog/advocates-wel…
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📢📢 Next meeting of @DCArchivesGroup is Thursday, 10/13/22 at 4:00 PM. Join us on-line at bit.ly/AAGMeeting. Meeting agenda here 👇👇
The deadline for comment submission is in three hours -- we're hoping that this will be just the beginning of an ongoing robust community engagement process: dc-archives.libwizard.com/f/…
The Friends of the DC Archives just submitted our comments to the New DC Office of Public Record Facility Programming Report: dcarchives.org/uploads/3/7/5…
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Please join our next FDCA meeting on We, 9/28/2022 at 5:00 pm via Zoom. We'll discuss our individual and collective comments on the new facility programming report for the OPR, due by 9/30/22 EOD. For the Zoom link, please email: [email protected].
📢📢You'll find the DRAFT Program of Requirements for DC's new Archives here: dgs.dc.gov/page/dc-archives-… Learn more at this 9/14 public meeting hosted by @dcstatearchives. ** Comment period now extended to September 30, 2022. **
Interested in getting an update on our new facility? Consider joining us virtually for a public meeting to share the program report on September 14th at 6 pm. Register at the link below: tinyurl.com/oprpubmeet2022
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Friends DC Archives retweeted
Interested in getting an update on our new facility? Consider joining us virtually for a public meeting to share the program report on September 14th at 6 pm. Register at the link below: tinyurl.com/oprpubmeet2022
📢 Draft Program of Requirements for DC's new Archives just posted by @DCDGS for public comment. Covers records storage options, space requirements, design, site analysis.
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Next meeting of @DCArchivesGroup is Thursday, 9/8/22 at 4:00 PM. At this virtual meeting, we will discuss Hartman-Cox Architects Draft "Program of Requirements" for the DC Archives. Join us at bit.ly/AAGMeeting.
Enlightening story in this weekend’s WP on the FBI investigation of classified material held by former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago. The development, while unique, highlights the key role of archives and proper records management for democracies, nationally and locally.