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  1. I wrote a little more about the government plans to close #NARA facilities at San Bruno and Chicago, and the attempt to close the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, with information links. News about these closures is not getting much press. jeanvengua.substack.com/p/arch #archives #libraries

  2. AsAmNews: Op-Ed: Closure of 2 National Archive offices will hurt families. “Were my sister not able to retrieve these records of our father and hold them in her hands our families would not know nor understand the scope of his journey nor the depth of his courage in grasping the American Dream. He achieved much of it. And may we build upon it and upon his shoulders. We can do so by keeping […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/16/op-ed-closure-of-2-national-archive-offices-will-hurt-families-asamnews/
  3. National Archives and Records Administration ( #NARA ) has announced plans to close its San Bruno, California, and Chicago, Illinois, facilities within 3 years, with transfers potentially beginning as early as August 2026. San Bruno holdings comprise 100,000 cubic feet of records, including Asian and Pacific immigration and naturalization materials. Records [incl. original record of United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)] will be moved to "other locations." (JACL Action Alert)

  4. Slowly sifting through with the photo roll cleanse… 📸🧹

    Photos from coming back from seeing the 🦌 at #Nara and we stumbled upon this awesomely fun mural on a curved wall showing #Osaka city inside the waiting area at Dobutsuen-mae station 🖼️🚈

    #Art #Japan #Photography #WallArt

  5. For over a century, Japan's newest luxury lodging didn't welcome guests — it confined convicts. Now, the Hoshinoya Nara Prison hotel and adjacent museum offer a quiet reflection on incarceration, freedom and hope. japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/08/ #life #travel #hotels #nara #finedining #japaneseprisons #meijiera

  6. Data Rescue Project: Urgent: Oppose NARA Facility Closures. “We recently learned that some regional facilities of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are being targeted for closures, including the ones in San Francisco/San Bruno, CA and Chicago. These facilities hold important records especially to people in those areas.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/06/urgent-oppose-nara-facility-closures-data-rescue-project/
  7. Good morning from Japan!

    Today's photo blog post is some film photography from a quiet side street in Nara, shot on slide film that at the time of shooting had already been expired for 16 years. 😇

    📷 Mamiya 6, 50mm f/4
    🎞️ Fuji Astia 100F

    Blog URL: norbertwoehnl.leaflet.pub/3mr6

    #photography #fotografie #filmphotography #streetphotography #japan #nara #スナップ写真 #mamiya #mediumformat #photographersofmastodon

  8. The possible addition of the Asuka-Fujiwara ancient capitals in Nara Prefecture to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites is generating local excitement in the region. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/ #japan #society #unesco #worldheritage #nara

  9. Ein Feuer beschädigte im Januar 1949 jahrhundertealte Wandgemälde im Tempel Horyuji in #Nara. Für eine Sonderausstellung im Nara National Museum hat das Unternehmen #Fujifilm nun eines der Gemälde digital restauriert. #Japan

    sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-ja

  10. wacoca.com/news/2886130/ 奈良県唯一の地銀・南都銀行の石田頭取が言及、他行との経営統合も「地域のためなら選択肢」…“1エリア1グループ時代”に求められる地銀の役割とは《再配信》 | 今だからこそ読みたい!注目特集 | ダイヤモンド・オンライン #1県1行 #AI #BaaS #nara #ROE #中期経営計画 #南都銀行 #地域金融 #地方銀行 #地銀再編 #大阪 #奈良 #奈良県 #池田泉州・滋賀アライアンス #異業種提携 #石田諭 #経営統合 #金利上昇 #銀行員 #面の営業 #預金調達

  11. Nun auch SA- und SS-Personalakten durchsuchbar

    Die Wochenzeitung DIE ZEIT hat Mitte Juli 2026 auch Teile der Personalakten von Sturmabteilung (SA) und Schutzstaffel (SS) aus der NS-Zeit durchsuchbar gemacht. Zirka 490.000 Namen können den Mitgliedern von SA und SS zugeordnet werden. Nach der im März angebotenen Recherchemöglichkeit zur NSDAP-Mitgliedschaft (wir berichteten hier im CompGen-Blog) bietet die Zeitung ihrer Leserschaft nun eine weitere Quelle an, die für die Familien- und Ahnenforschung besonders interessant ist. Zwar ist […]

    compgen.de/2026/07/nun-auch-sa

  12. I took the nephew to Nara for the morning