On April 22, 2024, as America250 commissioner, Dr. Shogan posted an invite for students to submit art, prose, and videos for a chance to win America's Field Trip as part of the America250 celebrations. On April 22, 2024, Dr. Shogan posted an #EarthDay post on her social media channels, reminding people of the original Earth … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: April 22-April 26, 2024
On April 16, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan spent an insightful day at the George W. Bush Presidential Library. On April 17, 2024, Dr. Shogan continued her Texas visit with a trip to the National Archives at Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Federal Records Center. On social media, Dr. Shogan … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: April 15-April 19, 2024
On April 8, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan stepped outside with staff to view the solar eclipse. Pictured from left to right are Executive Assistant to the Archivist of the United States Andrew Denham, Dr. Shogan, Director of Public Programs and Special Events Grace McCaffery, and Director of Executive Secretariat Merrily … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: April 8-April 12, 2024
On April 1, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan shared an image of military aircraft nose art on her X account celebrating April Fools Day. The image is of two ground crew members of the 94th Fighter Squadron beside "The Joker" somewhere in Italy. National Archives Catalog image NAID 204909773. On April … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: April 1-April 5, 2024
This week, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan joined the celebration of Women's History Month by sharing relevant holdings from our collections and utilizing hashtags #WHM and #MoreThanFirstLadies from her X account. On March 25, Dr. Shogan shared the 1844 petition signed by 65 Philadelphia women urging the abolition of slavery. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595408. On … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: March 25-March 29, 2024
On March 18, 2024, Dr. Shogan ran into Lynda Carter, the actress known for playing Wonder Woman, while attending a Women's History Month celebration at the White House. She also posted about the #MoreThanFirstLadies social media campaign across her social media channels. That same day, Dr. Shogan met with Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham, a Cokie … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: 18–22, 2024
On March 11, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan had a conversation with Executive Director of the Modern Language Association Paula Krebs at the National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting. She also posted about the #MoreThanFirstLadies social media campaign across her social media channels. Later that evening, Dr. Shogan made remarks at the … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: March 11-March 15, 2024
On March 1, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan welcomed Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to the National Archives. Pictured from left to right are Acting Chief of Staff John Valceanu, Digital Asset Management Specialist Susana Raab, Dr. Shogan, Secretary Raimondo, Supervisory Archivist Trevor Plante, Senior Advisor Ellis Brachman, and Special Assistant … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: March 4-March 8, 2024
On February 27, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan traveled to St. Louis to congratulate the National Personnel Records Center staff on clearing a backlog of over 600,000 veterans records requests accumulated over the pandemic. Dr. Shogan gave remarks as part of the backlog elimination ceremony. "This was my top priority as … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: February 26-March 1, 2024
On February 20, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced that registration for the next Archives Sleepover is now open. Dr. Shogan also stated that she will be working on her pancake flipping between now and then. On February 21, 2024, Dr. Shogan engaged in a conversation at the University of Virginia’s … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: February 20-February 23, 2024
