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StoryCorps – Detroit, Michigan – June 29-July 28, 2017

Jun 29, 2017 | From the Reference Desk

Do you have a story to tell that would be beneficial to future generations? StoryCorps will be in the Detroit, Michigan area for a month, in partnership with WDET*, to record interviews with people about their lives, leaving a great legacy to the next generation. How...

National Constitution Center (NCC)

Jul 1, 2015 | From the Reference Desk

Did you know that the U.S. Constitution was first publically printed in The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1787; only two days after the original document was signed? Did you know that more than 11,000 amendments have been proposed in...

100 Milestone Documents from the National Records and Archives Division

Feb 1, 2015 | From the Reference Desk

Ever wonder what the check for the purchase of Alaska looks like? How about Eli Whitney’s patent for the Cotton Gin, or the Instrument of Surrender document used in 1945 when Japan surrendered? All of these documents, and 97 more are available to view from the comfort...

StoryCorps – Detroit, Michigan – June 29-July 28, 2017

National Constitution Center (NCC)

100 Milestone Documents from the National Records and Archives Division

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