Tag: DC history

With spring’s warmth come the tourist crowds to admire the Tidal Basin’s iconic monuments and cherry blossoms. Nothing says Washington like a photo of...

Tyler parent Aaron Kershaw grew up in Newport News, VA, not far from William and Mary College. So, growing up, he’d heard all about...

Expanding on the long-standing tradition of Peterbug Day -- a celebration of community, Juneteenth, and the birthday of John "Peterbug" Matthews -- the Fulcrum...

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater on the evening of April 14, 1865, is a well-known and pivotal event in American...

On April 15, 1848, 77 enslaved people climbed aboard the Pearl, a schooner docked in Southwest DC, hoping to sail to freedom. Theirs was the...

The Story of Our Schools and Eastern High School (1700 East Capitol St. NE) are proud to present "100 Years of Eastern High School"...

Indigenous DC: Native People’s and the Nation’s Capital, by Elizabeth Rule Forthcoming 2023. Dr. Elizabeth Rule begins her extensively researched and fascinating mapping of the indigenous...

In Small in Size: LeDroit Park: A History & A Guide, Canden Schwantes’ (now Arciniega) demonstrates her ability as a storyteller, honed through years...

There’s an old saying in our neighborhood: You don’t move to Capitol Hill. You join Capitol Hill. But what does that really mean? How...

You are invited to an open invitation to the screening of the film “Barry Farm: Community, Land and Justice in Washington, DC” Feb. 1...