The Federalist newsletter prints news of recent activities of the Society, its membership, and of important projects and issues affecting federal history programs. The Second Series of the newsletter commenced with the Spring 2004 issue. As of Winter 2024, the newsletter is now available as an online only publication. 

If you or your organization have news items of interest that you would like printed in The Federalist, or if you have a press release, feature, or profile you would like to contribute, email the editors at shfgfederalist@gmail.com. The Federalist seeks contributors to highlight agency news and write short feature articles. Specific areas of coverage could include the National Records and Publications Commission, Office of Presidential Libraries, National Park Service, U.S. Army, Smithsonian Institution, and Library of Congress.

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