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Are you interested in preserving family treasures? Special Collections staff will lead a workshop on preserving digital and physical personal archives, including photos, letters, newspapers and other material objects. Participants will receive information that will help them maintain their family records. [email protected] 202-727-1213
This monthly hands-on workshop will teach people how to research the history of their DC house using primary sources in Washingtoniana. Researchers will learn to use building permits, historic maps, city directories, newspapers and other resources to find out about the building and the people associated with it. The class is free; register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-history-workshop-tickets-54099569268
This hands-on workshop teaches people how to research the history of their DC house using primary sources in the DC Public Library's Washingtoniana collection. Researchers will learn to use building permits, historic maps, city directories, newspapers and other resources to find out about the building and the people associated with it. The class is free; […]
Gain skills in reading and transcribing historic materials while working to make the legacy of Mary Church Terrell, civil rights and women’s rights pioneer, discoverable for generations to come. Library of Congress staff will lead a workshop on their new virtual volunteer program. DC Public Library staff will also share items related to Terrell’s life […]
Friends of Peirce Mill is hosting a free tasting of local hard ciders and delicious, homemade treats for its members. This event includes a lecture by Kim Prothro Williams, who will talk about agricultural Washington and her new book, Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, D.C. Not a member? Annual memberships start at $25. To […]
David Jonathan Cohen on Eighty Years of “Adult Development" Hosted by the Cleveland & Woodley Park Village (202-615-5853) at the Cleveland Park Library Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 2 p.m. In 1938, with the Great Depression still gripping much of the nation and Adolf Hitler named TIME's Man of the Year, Harvard University launched a […]
The Rock Creek Morris Women will return to Peirce Mill for dancing in the Mill as they have done for 30 years. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to watch a […]
This hands-on workshop will teach people how to research the history of their D.C. house using primary sources in Washingtoniana. Researchers will learn to use building permits, historic maps, city directories, newspapers and other resources to find out about the building and the people associated with it. Learn more and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/washingtoniana-17493119633
Peirce Mill demonstrates its 19th century grist mill every second and fourth Saturday of the month from April through October from 11am to 2pm. The mill and visitors' center are also open every Friday through Sunday during the season from 10am-4pm. The mill offers free family activities on the second and fourth Saturdays, from 11 […]
Visit friendsofpeircemill.org for information on special tours and events including: Heritage Day Join us for some traditional fun for all ages: –Learn about West-African kente cloth weaving and watch a […]
The author of a new biography of Marjorie Post will speak and sign copies of her book, The Life Behind the Luxury. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/marjorie-merriweather-post-life-behind-luxury
Lecture and book signing by author Douglas Smith. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/russian-job-forgotten-story-how-america-saved-soviet-union-ruin
The 2019 D.C. History Conference explores the theme “Communities and Characters.” Through panel sessions, posters, workshops, tours, and films, presenters will examine some of the major figures and interesting personalities who have shaped Washington, for better or worse, throughout its history. Some will discuss the complex ways communities have responded to changes in their neighborhoods […]
Lecture and book signing by author Francesca Cartier Brickell. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/cartiers
Join the UDC-based Institute of Politics Policy and History and Mayor Bowser as she interviews David Rubenstein about his most recent published book, The American Story: Conversations With Master Historians. Rubenstein will sign copies of his book before the talk. Register here.