DC History Center @DCHistory
The DC History Center is an educational nonprofit that deepens understanding of our city’s past to connect, empower, and inspire. dchistory.org Washington DC Joined February 2009-
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Laura Brower Hagood, ex dir @DCHistory, bids farewell to Jane Levey at event for Levey’s retirement as editor of Washington History Magazine, in Carnegie Library, K St, NW. A big #ThankYou, Jane.
Had a great time yesterday celebrating the release of the latest Washington History magazine & honoring Jane Levey’s extraordinary career at @DCHistory!
The @DCHistory & #RubellMuseum are looking for students who went to Randall Jr High to share their stories. Certainly some Go-Go musicians went there and have stories to tell. Link in comment @TonyPerkinsFMTV @Killa_Cal @REWickedestBand @SugarBearEU @BelaDonaBand @wcp PlsShare!
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#instagramdown impacted DC History Center's instagram page. We are working to get this platform back, but please check Facebook, Twitter, or our website for information until the issue is resolved.
👻 Happy Halloween! 📷 Advertisement of the Woodward & Lothrop Department Store, October 1929. General photograph collection, CHS 15366.
📣 Stop the presses! The latest edition of Washington History magazine is here! Get your copy today! 👉 bit.ly/WashingtonHist… 📷 Grocer Shea Chasen holds his daughter Clarice in front of his store at 331 H Street SW, 1934. Clarice Smith Collection, DC History Center.
The 2023 DC History Conference Call for Submissions is open!🎉 The conference is scheduled for March 23-25, 2023. Visit our website to view the full call, and send any questions to [email protected]! We’ll see you in March!🤩 conference.dchistory.org/submit
Our Latino/a/x Advisory Group seeks 2 more members to join and serve a one-year term. Members will be provided with a stipend for their participation and collaboration in the group's activities. Please fill out the application below if interested! 👉 bit.ly/3DADkRr
A successful Open Day with @DCHistory! Events DC is proud to support our neighbors and learn about our city’s history.
Thrilled to see Unceasing Militant in good company @DCHistory!
DC authors spotted @DCHistory hello @PyChip
Make sure to visit @TheEventsDC at Open Day until 4 PM at Mount Vernon Square!
I’m glad to be sharing the story of longtime DC resident Mary Church Terrell at the @DCHistory Open Day today!
I’m glad to be sharing the story of longtime DC resident Mary Church Terrell at the @DCHistory Open Day today!
A beautiful day for @DCHistory Open Day! Join us at the Carnegie Library until 4 PM. Tours | Music | Family Storytime | Hands-on Exhibit Activities and more!
Stop by Open Day @DCHistory on Saturday! I'll be there with fellow local history authors for a lighting book talk at 3 pm. You can also meet me before the author event at 2 pm. I'll have a table set up to chat, sign books, and tell you about my Black history walking tours.
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Bob & Jane Levey, co-authors of Washington Album (2009), the must-have picture history of the Nation’s Capital, w great captions❗️
Had a great time yesterday celebrating the release of the latest Washington History magazine & honoring Jane Levey’s extraordinary career at @DCHistory!
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At the bottom of @JohnKelly’s latest you’ll find a bit about the latest project I’m leading for @DCHistory gathering stories about the Randall School in SW. So excited to make sure anyone who visits the new art museum also learns the history of this place washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/…
The @DCHistory & #RubellMuseum are looking for students who went to Randall Jr High to share their stories. Certainly some Go-Go musicians went there and have stories to tell. Link in comment @TonyPerkinsFMTV @Killa_Cal @REWickedestBand @SugarBearEU @BelaDonaBand @wcp PlsShare!
Way back when Marvin Gaye went to Randall Junior High in SW DC. The @DCHistory wants to share stories of those who went there
The @DCHistory & #RubellMuseum are looking for students who went to Randall Jr High to share their stories. Certainly some Go-Go musicians went there and have stories to tell. Link in comment @TonyPerkinsFMTV @Killa_Cal @REWickedestBand @SugarBearEU @BelaDonaBand @wcp PlsShare!
She looks great for her age. 💅 Join us #LiveAtTheLibrary on Thursday for a celebration of the Jefferson Building's 125th anniversary! An evening of food, dancing & tours of rarely-seen spaces 👀 awaits you. Get your free passes. 🎟️👇 go.loc.gov/TKC350LoCnv
Sorry to note Jane Levey leaving as editor of @DCHistory’s Washington History journal. Lots of #DC history in her. You’ll be missed, Jane😢.
I first posted this 6 years ago. Reposting for those who want to see one person’s store of photos of “local” DC buildings from decades ago. Thanks to DC History Center @DCHistory for its continued efforts to bring our history alive. @politicshour wymersdc.com
The 2023 DC History Conference Call for Submissions is open!🎉 The conference is scheduled for March 23-25, 2023. Visit our website to view the full call, and send any questions to [email protected]! We’ll see you in March!🤩 conference.dchistory.org/submit
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(🧵 1/3) As part of our Collecting the City fundraising campaign, we invite you to take a behind-the-scenes look at the DC History Center’s collections!
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(🧵 1/3) As part of our Collecting the City fundraising campaign, we invite you to take a behind-the-scenes look at the DC History Center’s collections!
Today, we honored the Piscataway & Nacotchtank Peoples - native to the Anacostia River & these lands - for the 1666 treaty that guarantees them fishing rights in the rivers. More than 350 years late, but proud to author the law honor that right. Thx @DOEE_DC for the partnership!
A successful Open Day with @DCHistory! Events DC is proud to support our neighbors and learn about our city’s history.
@tomsherwood @DCHistory @politicshour @wcp @LateefMangum Picking his #DC home ward, @tomsherwood drops his token in the #W6 jar. @DCHistory
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