A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...08-26-03...A Charming Disaster

8/26/03 | FreeTheHostages

[FreeTheHostages]

"Alexandria retroceded back to Virginia in the 1840's"

I had no idea! Smart little city.

[Pippin]

It weren't me! LOL!

HI Pod!

[Calpernia]

LOL, you are teasing me right?

Countering illegal political influence!

Between Aqua yesterday and you today....this is becoming quite an activist thread this week.

[Pippin]

Thanks Free! :O)

silly hobbit? HUH! (giggle)

[Pippin]

Good Morning, Cal!

Saw your graphic on yesterday's thread

(smarty) LOL!

I should never have told that story ;O0

[ChewedGum]

So do small children play games with the manhole covers? Like - standing on them and getting launched into orbit? (Sounds like somethnin I would have tried!)

Gum

[Pippin]

Hi, Henry!

Glad to meet another history buff! :O)

[Pippin]

Hi, Meekie!

[Calpernia]

Graphic? What graphic? I have NO idea what you are talking about

[Pippin]

No idea?

LOL!!!

[Temple Owl]

What a great post, and amen to school vouchers.

[Pippin]

Sounds like DC, LOL

Or it could be a silly stunt done in Baltimore. :O)

[Calpernia]

Haven't a clue

[tgslTakoma]

So, one small point later, my fingers are worn out and I'm in need of spending a day or two at the National Archives for my history fix.

Speaking of which, The National Archives website has this information regarding its reopening after two long years of renovations/restoration...

www.archives.gov

August 26, 2003

The Rotunda Reopens September 18 2003

Mark your calendars and celebrate history in the making!

Schedule of Events

On September 18, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights (collectively known as the Charters of Freedom), will be back on public display for the first time since July 4, 2001.

For the first time all four pages of the Constitution will be on continuous display. The rededicated hall will contain fourteen new document cases tracing the story of the creation of the Charters and the continuing impact of these fundamental documents on the nation and the world. The new encasements will make the Charters more accessible for younger visitors and those using wheelchairs. The murals of the signers of the Charters, painted by artist Barry Faulkner, have also been restored.

Join us as we open the doors to the newly renovated Rotunda with exciting family activities and entertainment for all ages. We will celebrate the reopening with three days of extended hours for your convenience.

Opening Weekend Hours:

September 18th (Thursday) - September 20th (Saturday)	:	10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. (midnight)
September 21st (Sunday)	:	10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Page URL:

http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/ records_matter.html?page=calendar_2003

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408 • 1-86-NARA-NARA • 1-866-272-6272

And thank you for the history lesson, HenryLeeII!

[lonestar]

Did you do this all by yourself?

I'm impressed.

Kay Bailey Hutchison was talking about her recent trip to Iraq and Yogoslavia on TV last night and how for the entire week she was afraid--like the soldiers who never know when they're in somebody's crossfire.

Are you telling me that they're all safer in Baghdad than they would be in D.C.?

[Calpernia]

"Weinie says no to armed manhole covers"

[Billie]

Sigh, I do believe a great team has been sundered, though.

{{{{Billie}}}} 'Twas a great collaboration!

"If you love someone, sometimes you have to set them free...."

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Excellent job! Thanks.

If that great Washingtonian, Frederick Douglass, were alive today and asked to identify the city’s most pressing civil rights issue, it would surely be the state of the public schools – not the statehood issue that the one-party politicians of this city of 88 percent Democrats keep thrusting upon the populace.

The Mayor; the DC Superintendent of Schools; the City Council and the President of the Board of Education and the Board of Education should be horse whipped in public. The children of DC are held in bondage and few of them will ever be freed.

[tgslTakoma]

I just looked at the schedule of events for the reopening of the National Archives building... this looks like it will be fun for folks who can attend (some or all) the festivities...

(Don't worry, FTH, I'll return to making fun of DC's inept city government after I post this commercial message)...

Special Events!

Celebrate:

		Return of the Charters of Freedom to Public Display and
		Reopening of the National Archives Rotunda

Download a printable Visitor Entrance Map.

Special Hours for Opening Weekend:

Thursday, September 18 – Saturday, September 20		10:00 a.m. – 12:00 midnight
Sunday, September 21		10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Opening Day – Thursday, September 18, 2003:

To celebrate the 216th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, the first 216 guests in line to view the re-dedicated Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom will join the Archivist for a special ceremony at 9:45 a.m. The building opens its doors to the public at 10:00 a.m.

Duane A. Moody, D.C. Native and renowned tenor who has performed internationally since age 4, will perform during the ribbon cutting ceremony.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin will join the Archivist for the ribbon cutting.

Opening weekend activities include:

At theNational Archives Building

• A Celebration of the Musical Holdings of the National Archives
  • The U.S. Navy Commodores will be performing jazz and World War II swing music for the public from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Thursday, September 18.
  • The Hula Monsters, will perform fifties and sixties and hawaiian music styles in addition to swing from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Friday, September 19. The Hula Monsters are an award winning Mid-Atlantic world music group.
  • The New Hots Jazz Orchestra will be performing from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Saturday, September 20. This band recreates the hot dance and swing tunes of the '20s, '30s and '40s. Their repertoire includes vintage ragtime, early Dixieland jazz and classic swing.
• Patriotic Sound and Light Show Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, 8:30-11:30.
• Family Activities in the Special Exhibition Gallery – Saturday and Sunday, 11:00-4:00.
  • Previews of the Public Vaults and Film Corner – patriotic films and exhibits
  • “Ask the Expert” Corner – Talk with experts about work with the Charters of Freedom, preservation of documents, and restoration of the Rotunda.
  • Hands-on/Learning Corner – Featuring children’s book authors, the Patent Puzzler, and games.
  • Present Meets the Past – Visit with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant, Clara Barton, Abigail Adams, Ned Hector, Amelia Earhart, Abraham Lincoln, Dolley Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt and officers with the U.S. Colored Troops and Buffalo Soldiers.

In the Community

• The 11th Annual Arts on Foot Festival featuring Washington, DC’s visual and performing artists and museums (between 4th and 14th Streets, Pennsylvania Avenue and L Street).
• Spirit of America, the MCI Center. A free, two-hour patriotic, live action show presented by the United States Army Military District of Washington.

Education Week, September 22-26, 2003

Special education programs:

• View the rededication ceremony that took place on September 17
• Participate in hands-on activities related to the Constitution
• Visit the newly renovated Rotunda and see the Charters of Freedom.

Available by reservation only, please call 202-501-5205.

Hourly programs will be available for groups of up to 40 students between 10:00 and 2:00 daily, Monday through Friday, September 22-26, 2003.

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[HenryLeeII]

Thanks for the ping...I'll try and work it into my schedule and head up 95 for this...