On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan visited the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and met with staff.
Also on May 21, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared a historic recipe in our Catalog. Strawberries and cream are a classic American dessert, whether served as a parfait, or as part of a cake, like this Carter family favorite!
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6784085
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Dr. Shogan’s episode of Rendezvous with History, the Ronald Reagan Institute podcast, titled Archiving American History with Hon. Colleen Shogan aired.
On May 23, 2024, Dr. Shogan shared that the head inventor of Wi-Fi was a famous Hollywood actress. In 1942, Hedy Lamarr filed a patent for the Secret Communication System, which significantly contributed to the development of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. http://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2020/05/26/the-world-war-ii-era-actress-that-invented-wi-fi-hedy-lamarr/
Later that day, Dr. Shogan shared a photograph of a packed National Archives Rotunda with people there to see America’s foundational documents. Plan your own visit today!
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