Tag: DC history
The Literary Hill: Three Reads for Local History Buffs
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...
LeDroit Park: Small in Size, Large in History
In Small in Size: LeDroit Park: A History & A Guide, Canden Schwantes’ (now Arciniega) demonstrates her ability as a storyteller, honed through years...
Telling Our Story, in Our Own Words
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...
Screening of Barry Farm Documentary at St. Mark’s
You are invited to an open invitation to the screening of the film “Barry Farm: Community, Land and Justice in Washington, DC” Feb. 1...
Story Behind Our Schools Preservation Café
With more than 200 years of history, DC Public Schools are the anchors and reflections of the communities they serve. Join the Capitol Hill...
Memories of Hugh Kelly, Who Loomed Larger Than Life
One of our oldest, dearest friends was Hugh Kelly, founder of Kelly’s Irish Times, 14 F Street NW. He died December 13, 2022, at his...
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Celebrates 55 Years
With over a half a century of community-based programming under its belt, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (1901 Fort Place SE) continues to produce vanguard...
Rounding Up Farm Animals on Capitol Hill
Farm animals – pigs, cows, geese – found pleasant pasturage in the parks, streets, empty lots and front yards of Capitol Hill until about...
Local History Center Stage at DC History Conference
This weekend, get the backstory on the District.
Local history, art and culture will take center stage at the 48th Annual DC History Conference, Thursday...
‘Capitol’ Crimes and Misdemeanors
“Never shall I forget my tortured feelings when I beheld that noble edifice wrapt in flames,” wrote a horrified Dr. James Ewell in 1814....
