on american history tv, senior archivist randy thompson delivers an illustrated talk showcasing resources available to the public at the national archives branch in riverside, california. items include records and artifacts dating back to 1775. the friends of the north hollywood library hosted this event. we are glad that you are here with us today to learn, maybe for the first time, about the national archives, a unique institution that is our nations recordkeeper. nationals are archivists. they have driven out here from riverside to inspire us to investigate and utilize our nation's archives. we have documents going back to 1775. and

tv, senior archivist randy thompson delivers an illustrated talk showcasing resources available to the public at the national archives branch in riverside, california. items include records and artifacts dating back to 1775. the friends of the north hollywood library hosted this event. we are glad that you are here with us today to learn, maybe for the first time, about the national archives, a unique institution that is our nations recordkeeper. nationals are archivists. they have driven out here from riverside to inspire us to investigate and utilize our nation's archives. we have documents going back to 1775. been handinge have out raffle tickets because we will be giving out friends of looksbrary and that means to lucky winners. please join me at this time welcoming brandi thompson and james -- [applause] >> hi. will introduce myself. randy will be giving most of the presentation. i will be here for questions and answers. just a little background. i volunteered after i got my ba in history from cal state san bernardino in 2010, i began volunteering at the national riverside and in