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Making Their Mark

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Making their mark: Signatures, famous and ordinary, set America's course and revealed their owners. (2014). Prologue (Washington), 46(1), 6. 

Enjoy a private viewing of the “Making Their Mark” exhibit before learning the basics of calligraphy!

Wednesday, December 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Boeing Learning Center Making Their Mark Adult Education Workshop Series: Calligraphy Basics

Workshop attendees will get to compare their new skills to examples from the holdings of the National Archives.

To register, email [email protected] with “MTM Workshops” as the subject.

Making Their Mark Adult Education Workshop Series: From Quill to Rollerball

Combine a special evening viewing of the “Making Their Mark” exhibit with a hands-on exploration of the history of pens with Geoff Parker, great-grandson of George S. Parker, founder of the Parker Pen Company. Discover how pens and writing have changed over time. To register, email [email protected] with MTM Workshops as the subject.

Wednesday, September 10, 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Boeing Learning Center.

“Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures” is made possible in part by the Foundation for the National Archives with generous support of Lead Sponsor AT&T. Major additional support provided by the Lawrence F. O’Brien Family and members of the Board of the Foundation for the National Archives.

Family and educational programming related to “Making Their Mark” is sponsored in part by Fahrney’s Pens, Cross, and Parker Pen Company—Newell Rubbermaid.

Making Their Mark Adult Education Workshop Series Join us for a special evening viewing of the "Making Their Mark" exhibit and learn the basics of Handwriting Analysis.

Marilyn Maze, a certified graphologist, opens up the world of handwriting with an interactive demonstration and analysis of historical figures handwriting. Covering the history of graphology and making connections to current uses of graphology, Ms. Maze will be leading an in-depth demonstration about how personality traits are tied to our handwriting and what we can learn from it. Examples from the National Archives stacks will be used. Participants will also have the opportunity to give Ms. Maze a sample of their handwriting to be analyzed. Come see what you can discover about a person from the mark they make!

This is the first of four in a series of hands-on workshops for adults in conjunctions with the "Making Their Mark" exhibit. To register or for more information please send an e-mail to [email protected] with "MTM Workshops" in the subject line.

Wednesday, August 13, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Boeing Learning Center

"Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures" is made possible in part by the Foundation for the National Archives with the generous support of Lead Sponsor AT&T. Major additional support provided by the Lawrence F. O’Brien Family and members of the Board of the Foundation for the National Archives.

Family and educational programming related to "Making Their Mark" is sponsored in part by Fahrney’s Pens, Cross, and Parker Pen Company – Newell Rubbermaid

Come one, come all! Come make your mark during our Making Their Mark Family Day! Friday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Explore the Making Their Mark exhibit: see the different ways that people have left their mark on history, from signature styles to signing revolutionary documents. Then, try your hand at make-and-take projects, hands-on activities, games, and more, all related to the exhibit.  All of these exciting family day activities take place in the Boeing Learning Center.

“Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures” is made possible in part by the Foundation for the National Archives with the generous support of Lead Sponsor AT&T. Major additional support provided by the Lawrence F. O’Brien Family and members of the Board of the Foundation for the National Archives.