Extremely under staffed, only 1-2 agents are working. Security guard is very rude, he pick and…read morechoose to help you or ignore you! Be prepared to wait 3+ hours if you don't have an appointment!!

Yes- the police officer/security guard was helpful as he realized my son and I were deaf. I asked…read morehow long it would take and he gestured- 45m to one hour. Sure enough it was 45m and the man working with us was very friendly and helpful. We had the same experience twice so the office is our go-to, not any other office!

Great service, great snack food and cold drinks! What else could you ask for!? Top it all off with…read morea great crowd who is super welcoming. I love hanging out here.

Newly Renovated, RESPECTFUL to our SERVICE MEN and WOMEN!…read more Barmaids GREAT People !! Polite and Efficient !! Regulars weekly always GOOD People to talk and relax with! -- Everybody knows "Steve-O"

My review for National Archives is solely based on digitalized search records as ulterior motive…read morefor genealogy research or ancestry records retainment. I personally find familial history and records fascinating including oral history. I plan to sustained these military records perpetually. I sorrowfully wished I have driving skills enabling car ownership to make the long-haul trek to this federal archival material data files record keeper office at 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740 from New York City as I would search deeper obtaining more information. National Archives' website has painstaking digitalized and categorized military personnel records by all military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is all personal to me as a next of kin seeking my beloved family member who was a U.S. Army veteran. Searches are further categorized by war periods dating back 250 years American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II including later wars and conflicts Korean War and Vietnam War. Oh! I am highly impressed that U.S. military personnel records dating 250 years are maintained and retained perpetually because my search is dating 83 years ago as it is not in recent years. My online search is very gruesome, daunting, extensive time consuming with high level of patience tolerance as there are many, many layered links and sub-links in a national centralized database. Links take users to more links and further complicated specified links. The records or biographical information are mostly abbreviated as "19" for birth year rather than year 1919 and does not explain rank, title, grade, grade code military jargon or military codes in everyday ordinary civilian language. The DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or "Discharge from Active Duty," is the official discharge paper and Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) which can also be obtained either online or mail. My data search encountered United States, Army Enlistment Records and Flexoline Index Database, by Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) under Department of Justice originated the Alien Registration Act of 1940 which I did successfully achieved basic biographical results from both file units. Further document requests can be obtain by submitting requests either online or U.S. mail for fees as draft registration cards and Records of the Selective Service. National Archives is a federal government official record keeper. These were service members who have names. They are significantly more than Army Serial Number. They lived and served. They have narratives. They are still loved, honored, celebrated and remembered.

Knowing history gives us a sense of perspective. If you think you have it tough, read history…read morebooks. We'd obtained the necessary advance tickets when I was last there in 2013 for further family research. I've done virtual visits there since then. This College Park, Maryland location is Archives II, which is solely a research facility. Archive I is in Washington, DC, which I'd previously reviewed at https://www.yelp.com/biz/national-archives-and-records-administration-washington. I have no complaints. The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent Federal agency of the United States government within the Executive Branch. It's charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. Employees here certainly try to be helpful. Be aware that there are "millions of records, documents, photographs, maps, decrees, charters, videos" so impossible for employees to be an expert on all of them. So, do as much research before visiting so you have something to help you to find what you're looking for. If you are a History Addict such as myself, resist the temptation to read all that cool history that passes before your eyes here or you will never find out what you specifically came to find. The security procedures are different at each National Archives location based on many factors, including function and size of the facility, and are subject to change without notice. Rules can even change from floor to floor and employee to employee. Resistance is futile. When entering National Archives facilities, you must provide valid photographic identification and are subject to inspection upon entering, anytime while there and exiting. Just like at most IRS building, your id may be scanned as you travel from floor to floor. You are very limited on what you can bring in with you, Weapons are prohibited. There are a lot of security guards. If you have a heart pacemaker or other medical device that might be disrupted by the magnetometer (or give a false reading), ask to be screened with a hand-held wand. Surgical implants set off the security machines. If you have surgical implants, bring documentation of them from your doctor with you. On-site parking is limited. Any papers you are allowed to bring in are required to be first approved and then stamped / Permitted. Phones, their cases, and computers cases are prohibited. Computers require a previously obtained Permit. Recommend putting your stuff in clear plastic bags. Large or bulky clothes, hats, even some boots, prohibited due to previous thefts, hence why some requests come back as "unavailable". Has a cafeteria on the ground floor. Has specific times you can make a request to "Pull" an item. Be prepared that it can take a while to fulfill your request, it may be fulfilled damaged, and that it may not even be fulfilled due to previous thefts. There is a cost to get copies of anything. On this day in history 31 December: 1775 - George Washington ordered his recruiters to accept Blacks into the Army. Standing shoulder to shoulder, an ethnically diverse soldiery formed. From free and enslaved Blacks, to Native Americans, native born colonists, to foreign recruits, to women, Washington's integrated Army was a diverse fighting force for the long and grueling eight-year war. One of the most famous units was the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. The Rhode Island Assembly decreed on 14 February 1778, to allow, "every slave, so enlisting, shall upon his passing muster before Col. Christopher Greene, be immediately discharged from the service of his master or mistress; and be absolutely FREE, as though he had never been encumbered with any Kind of Servitude or Slavery." The integrated Army in the American War For Independence was shamefully the last integrated American military until 26 July 1948 (WWII ended 2 September 1945), when President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order banning segregation in the US Armed Forces. For it is essential that there be maintained in the Armed Services of the United States the highest standards of democracy, with equality of treatment and opportunity for all those who Serve in our country's defense. During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt had responded to complaints about discrimination at home against African Americans by issuing Executive Order 8802 in June 1941. It directed that Black Americans be accepted into job-training programs in defense plants, forbid discrimination by defense contractors and established a Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) to enforce the policy. Truman had previously appointed the first African-American judge to the Federal bench, and named several other African-Americans to high-ranking administration positions.

Beautiful library. Lately since I started working in PG I've wanted to visit more libraries. As a…read moreformer librarian I have a deep love and appreciation for libraries. The work they do is irreplaceable and so impactful. The renovation they did on this library is astounding! The libraries in Baltimore are really great but none are this modern. Shout out to the cool fireplace, never seen that in a library before. Such a chill vibe, I would def visit again and look forward to doing so. #Supportalllibraries

This update is simply to correct a typo. Instead of "smoke, free parking" it should say AMPLE,…read morefree parking!! yelp, please bring back the ability to edit and not just update reviews!!!

I hate to give only 4 stars to the Howard County District Court…read more First and foremost, I always had a great experience with the Howard County District Court Security located at 3451 Court House Drive (always warm and welcoming), the Sheriffs (willing to assist without hesitation), an absolutely friendly female Clerk (the person with a Jamaican Accent who is highly knowledgeable and a professional), and others who take the time to assist the general public in need. Even the cashier was very friendly and went above and beyond to assist me, even though she was unfamiliar with that particular subject (she called someone else (the lady with the Jamaican Accent) who provided me proper guidance, which I am grateful for. However, there is a male clerk who sits behind the window, and he feels that either he is unhappy with his job, or he appears to simply not want to be there. I had a terrible experience because he would not answer all the questions, and he would make people wait for no reason. When he answers, he is rude and disrespectful, and he has a nonchalant attitude. When I was there, I thought he might have had a bad day, which we all encounter here and there. However, when my son went to the courthouse on a different day, precisely a week or two later, he had the same attitude. Not only that, but my son also witnessed that others have complained about that particular individual as well. In my line of work, I provide service to the general public all the time, and it's very important to take pride in what we do and the care we deliver to the people. Moreover, I completely understand that it is a high-stress job, working in the courthouse. However, if the negativity continues, it destroys the team morale, and it makes it difficult for others who strive to deliver the best care possible. The saying goes, "all it takes is one apple to spoil the whole cart". I am not here to get anyone in trouble because life is difficult as it is. With that being said, I believe in "Just Culture". Perhaps an actual training, genuine mentoring, and working closely with the individual to help change his negative attitude to being positive one and guide him to become an expert in customer care. This will be great for not only the team but the overall success of everyone, especially the General Public!

I had the pleasure of being able to take a day off work to attend a meeting of one of the Boards…read morethat I serve on for the MSFA at the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company yesterday. We held our meeting in their Hall upstairs at their Fire Station. The volunteers did an awesome job with having to "order in" since Jonathan Atkinson and Former Chief Kenny Hyde's daughter from nearby Baltimore (who apparently now own or run t/a "Coastal Construction") So excited to hear that while I was on that side of the draw-bridge that this construction company is NOW just about to honor the correct completion without questions of their renovation of the Hall Kitchen and bathrooms and bring them up to code before they finish the job at the nearby restaurant they are currently working on. It will be great to see their comapny be able to get back to their fund raising efforts. Look forward to attending BINGO one Friday night in the near future and hearing that this Career Baltimore County Firefighter and Fireman's Daughter are doing the right thing in the name of public service. It is great that they will even be removing the old bathroom fixtures and replacing them with new ones just to be kind. ...WOW!

Today, our air conditioner caused the outlet to smoke up. The house was full of smelly thin smoke…read moreand the outlet was covered in black stuff. I called the fire department (this one obviously) and explained that it wasn't a huge situation. I explained that it smelled like chlorine and that there was smoke. Three fire trucks showed up. Me and my mother and brother were standing on the sidewalk when one of the fire men, dragging the fire hose into the house, rudely shouted at us to move. Only one of the fire men actually told us what was going on. And what's worse, they went to go check out the basement and ended up RIPPING THE ENTIRE DOOR OFF OF THE HINGES! I don't understand why people don't know how to open doors. They ended up leaning the door back on the frame and they turned all of our power off. They left without telling us about the door. My father almost fell down the steep stone stairs to the basement. I understand it most likely was protocol but I don't think they had to be rude about it. I also don't think they should've ripped our door off. -Logan

The Howard County Police Department is absolutely wonderful! ! I had the pleasure of working…read moreclosely with the Howard County Police Department when I was a Lead Loss Prevention Agent at Nordstrom in Columbia Mall. The assistance I received from your Dispatchers and Police Officers was truly outstanding and amazing. The HCPD knows how to perfectly handle criminal matters while displaying high intelligence and empathy for people. I miss working with you and you have my highest respect! Thank you for all the incredible work you do keeping everyone safe!

It seems that men aren't treated fairly compared to women when it comes to domestic violence cases…read more I wanted to petition for a peace/protective order and was basically being investigated and talked down to by Commissioner Redmond. She told me she wouldn't treat my petition fairly because I had an attitude. I was overwhelmed and uncomfortable by Redmond's approach. I didn't have attitude. How are men supposed to advocate for themselves when we're always being treated like the problem, and have to deal with women in positions of power who create barrier for us? Fortunately, a male commissioner who just got to the office helped me with my concern.

I had a really positive experience at the Prince George's County District Court in Hyattsville. I…read morewas nervous about handling my situation, but Raymond at the front desk was incredibly kind, patient, and helpful. He took the time to guide me through the process and made something stressful feel manageable. I truly appreciate his professionalism and support.