Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures, Washington, D.C.

From Thursday, August 07, 2014 -  10:00am To Sunday, May 24, 2015 - 05:30pm
Daily through Jan. 5, excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas.  A signature can be as routine as a mark on a form or as extraordinary  as a stroke of the pen that changes the course of history.  For example, the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence simultaneously committed the brave act of treason against King  George III and created a new nation. Well-known signatures are found  throughout the records of the National Archives. Equally important are  the multitude of marks by people unknown to history. The documents  signed by these individuals represent fascinating stories to be discovered.  "Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures" features original  signatures from our nationwide holdings. From developing a signature  style to signing groundbreaking policy into law, they illustrate the many  ways people have "made their mark" on history. Free.
Location : Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery, National Archives Museum, Washington, D.C.Contact : www.archives.gov/nae/ Constitution Ave. NW [between 7th & 9th St.] Washington, DC 20408 Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Download the Visitor's Guide