As previously noted in “Goodbye History Hub,” the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ended its “History Hub” experiment on 13 February 2026.

Someone (not me) has resurrected the site as the “Open History Hub” at https://openhistoryhub.com/.

To participate in “Open History Hub” you first create a new user account. This means that new users can join – not just those who used the old History Hub!

A user of the old History Hub first creates a new user account then follows a procedure described on that page to “reclaim” their old account. Reclaiming one’s account allows you to edit your previous content and be shown as an active member on the new website. If you want to know if a previous user is active on the new site, you can find out by clicking on their name. The notice “This user is no longer active” pops up if they are not. If they are active, a different message will appear.

Although “Open History Hub” has preserved NARA-created content from the old History Hub, it’s important to note that “Open History Hub” is not a NARA project, so do not expect NARA staff to answer your questions! (Send questions to NARA at inquire@nara.gov.) Instead, both questions and answers on this site will be entirely researcher-driven.

Since there are so many forums on the web for asking and discussing genealogy questions, it will be interesting to see how this website develops and thrives (or not). Kudos to the Open History Hub’s creator(s) for giving it a shot.