Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
The year was 1862, and war was raging in the United States. Union and Confederate soldiers were mopping up after the Battle of Antietam on
Can you believe we are a quarter of the way through 2025 and a quarter of the way through the 21st Century? Times go fast,
World War II dessert recipes offer a unique window into daily life in the United States during food rationing. As Americans adapted to shortages and
On March 2, 1819, Congress passed the first federal law devoted explicitly to immigration. It was known as the Steerage Act and required, among other
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March is Women’s History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the lives and achievements of women throughout history. While we love to share stories of our
We are thrilled to announce that we’ve added 542 new papers from 21 states, the District of Columbia, Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, and Wales! Have
Some called it a Meat Shower. Others dubbed it the Rain of Flesh or Flesh Fall. The names were weird, but the event that inspired
Valentine’s Day. It’s a modern phenomenon, right? Our ancestors didn’t get involved in all that lovey-dovey stuff? They didn’t swap cards containing declarations of love,
Harriet Tubman was an iconic freedom fighter known for her work as an abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad. But did you know that
