Tag: DC history
The Tidal Basin in Yesteryear
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 Elementary Short Lists Four New School Names
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...
Inaugural Peterbug Day 5K and Parade June 17
Expanding on the long-standing tradition of Peterbug Day -- a celebration of community, Juneteenth, and the birthday of John "Peterbug" Matthews -- the Fulcrum...
Overbeck June Lecture: The Last Lincoln Conspirator
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...
175 Anniversary Commemoration of The Pearl
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...
Celebrate 100 Years of Eastern High School
The Story of Our Schools and Eastern High School (1700 East Capitol St. NE) are proud to present "100 Years of Eastern High School"...
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...