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Hannah and her Grandparents went to DC to do genealogy at the National Archives. There was a long line going around the block so we decided to see the Archive displays first. Loren dropped us off to stand in line and went to find a parking place. (ever try to find a parking place in DC) We all finally went in and I was surprised at the changes since we were here 10 years ago. It is much darker inside. They are trying very hard to save and protect the great documents of our country. We were told that for years the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were just hanging on the walls in Federal buildings. I guess the sun got to them because these copies are very hard to read. Due to the fact that this is an election year they had a display of political cartoons. When we finally got to the research area we were told that Hannah could not go in because she didn't have student id with her. Loren and I looked around for about 30 minutes while Hannah texted her friends from the foyer. The strange part was: We thought the archives would have some documents we couldn't get anywhere else. When we walked in and asked for help they directed us to the computers and told us to look up ancestry.com. this internet site is based in Orem and we have had a subscription to it for years. After lunch we went to the capitol building and walked around.
