Historians and the Government Shutdown

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The National Archives is Closed

David Austin Walsh at History News Network has provided an informative list of what is closed and what is open. Here is a small taste:

  • 1000s of federal historians are out of work
  • All National Archives facilities are closed
  • Library Congress and its websites are closed
  • National Parks are closed
  • All Smithsonian museums are closed
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities is closed and will not be processing grant applications
  • Arlington National Cemetary is open
  • Mount Vernon is open because it is a privately owned National Historic Landmark
I should also add that two of my colleagues in the Messiah College History Department had to postpone a history field trip to D.C. because all the museums they hoped to visit were closed, including the National Museum of American History.

 

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