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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Happy second day of #DCHistCon 2026! Today’s Highlights: ⭐ 4 Panel Sessions with 20 Panelists ⭐ 60+ Partners to Meet at the Research Showcase

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy first day of #DCHistCon 2026! Today’s Highlights: ⭐ 4 Panel Sessions with 15 Panelists ⭐ 50+ Partners to Meet at the History Network ⭐ 2 Coffee Chats: "How can neighbors build community and honor their history?" and "Why and how do we write Latinx immigrant histories in dangerous times?"

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We want to make your #DCHistCon experience the best that it can be. To make the most of your weekend, we gathered the answers to your frequently asked questions, as well as recommendations to help you feel prepared!

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Last year we launched the “Neighborhood History Project” in with DC Public Library and the DC Public Library Foundation, aimed at studying and documenting the history of overlooked neighborhoods. Our current focus is on Woodridge (Ward 5) & Hillcrest (Ward 7). dchistory.org/neighborhood...

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Neighborhood History Projects

These projects were created to study and document the history of two DC neighborhoods and to engage community members from the neighborhoods to co-create a vision for celebrating their unique…

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

DC History comes alive in less than ONE WEEK! Join your neighbors on May 1st & 2nd at the 52nd Annual #DCHistCon!

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Join us on Thursday, May 14 at 6 pm for a book talk with our exhibit curator Erica Sterling and historian Kate Masur on how Black Americans educated their children after the Civil War. dchistory.org/events/book-...

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Introducing our #DCHistCon Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture! “The Undesirable Many: Black Women and Their Struggles Against Displacement and Housing Insecurity in the Nation’s Capital.”

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Have you mapped out your #DCHistCon 2026 experience? Check out the schedule-at-a-glance, plus the full program to plan your experience at the 52nd annual conference at the MLK Library (901 G St NW): conference.dchistory.org/programs

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

On March 28, students, families, and educators came together for a celebration of historical research and creativity. The National History Day in DC citywide competition highlighted months of student work with participants presenting and discussing their projects with judges throughout the day.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We’re excited to announce a series of walking tours this spring and summer with Joe Himali, storyteller, real estate agent, and the voice behind Best Address on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Check out the first two tours:

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Purchase tickets to the walking tours!

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This Thursday, April 9th at 6pm, celebrate the voices shaping health in DC—from organizational leaders to residents sharing their everyday experiences through collected oral histories. 🧑‍⚕️ dchistory.org/events/dc-he...

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An Evening of DC Voices of Health and Care

Celebrate the voices shaping health in DC—from organizational leaders to residents sharing their everyday experiences through oral histories.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Last week Tikia K. Hamilton led a talk on her new book, “Nothing Less Than Equality: The Battle over Segregated Education in the Nation’s Capital,” released on March 31, 2026.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Before an integrated audience, Marion Anderson, an African American contralto, performed on Easter Sunday 1939 in front of over 75,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

"Jumping or swinging on this bridge positively prohibited." 🌊⚠️ A Sunday adventure at Great Falls never looked so mischievous. 📷 Footbridge at Great Falls, C&O Canal, c. 1900-1909 (General Photograph Collection, CHS 06677)

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Our collection bloomed with newly digitized photos from the 1960 Cherry Blossom Festival! 🌸 The first annual festival was held in 1934 and celebrated the 1912 gift from Japan of 3,000 trees. In 1915, the US reciprocated the gift with flowering Dogwood trees.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A sixties spring Saturday 🌸 Fresh blooms and neighbors stopping to chat under the shed on K Street NW. Western Market in full spring swing. 🌼🥬 📷 Western Market, 2000 block of K Street NW, c. 1960s (Emil A. Press Collection, PR 0096B)

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Registration for #DCHistCon is now open! Join us May 1-2 at the largest annual gathering for history and humanities-minded Washingtonians. ⭐⭐⭐ Register here: conference.dchistory.org

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DC History Conference

DC History Conference happening now through Sunday, April 6th at the MLK Library! (901 G St NW)

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

History often focuses on the legacy of desegregation, but the lesser-known history of strong, well-developed schools for Black students before integration complicates that narrative. It challenges us to rethink what “equality” means — historically and in schools today. dchistory.org/events/book-...

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March 31st: Class Action Reads! Nothing Less Than Equality

Join the DC History Center for a highly anticipated lecture from historian Tikia K. Hamilton about her new book Nothing Less Than Equality.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Check out these TWO professional development opportunities for educators coming up this summer!

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

On March 15, 1820, City of Washington residents got the right to vote for their own mayor for the first time. Under the Act of 1820, Congress amended the City of Washington's charter to allow a popular election of the mayor to a two-year term.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

For many artists, teaching is a livelihood and a meaningful way to spark a love of art in the next generation. 📽️ Tomorrow learn about two such artists, Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell, both African American and native Washingtonians. dchistory.org/events/docum...

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RSVP to documentary screening of “Kindred Spirits.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Calling all organizations and individuals doing humanities-based work across the DMV! 🤝 Be part of the History Network at #DCHistCon on May 1st!

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Some things never change, like the joy of a spring day in the park. 🌱🌼 The Rambler Photograph Collection includes over 1,700 glass plate negatives documenting homes, forts, businesses, schools, clubs, churches, waterways, monuments, roads, and families across DC and nearby Maryland and Virginia.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The impact Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) had in Washington, DC went far beyond national civil rights leadership, he was deeply connected to the city and its fight for representation.

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Heurich House Museum @heurichhouse.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Crossover episode! Heurich House members got a tour of @dchistorycenter.bsky.social at the Carnegie Library last month, which included a look at their “Class Action: Education and Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital” exhibit. (1/2)

Heurich House members in front of the Carnegie Library at dusk

Members inside exhibit space, standing in front of a chalkboard that reads "Class Action" with a map of DC. The wall behind the chalkboard is fully covered by a class photo.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office at the United States Capitol with scaffolding and an unfinished dome rising behind him on March 4, 1861.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

On this day in 1913 more than 5,000 women from across the United States marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in DC, in one of the earliest and most powerful demonstrations for women’s suffrage in the nation’s capital.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Explore DC’s history of community action and equity! Our “Class Action: Education and Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital” exhibit comes alive with two special events this March:

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Reclaiming the Revolution: The People’s Bicentennial 🇺🇸📜✊ Recently processed materials from the People’s Bicentennial Commission (PBC) offer a powerful reminder that the American Revolution has always been contested and continually reinterpreted.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Hot off the press: the 2025 Book Inventory is complete! 📚 🎉 After 11 months, our tiny-but-mighty library team wrapped a full inventory of the Printed Materials collection.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Apply to be a 2026-2027 Totman Fellow! The Totman Fellowships support emerging scholars of Washington, DC history while increasing awareness of the DC History Center’s collections and resources.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Until the 1860s, most children did not attend school. In Washington, only a small number of “common schools” were available to white children whose parents could not afford private education, so Black residents established their own private schools.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Meet James W. Butcher and his wife Jennie Butcher, the creative duo behind Butcher-Built Dollhouses in Washington, DC! 🏡🛠️

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

From foundation stone to “final finial,” how long did it take to construct the Washington National Cathedral? ⁉️ a. 198 years b. 78 years c. 83 years d. 97 years

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Super Bowl who? We’re here for the #BenitoBowl. 🇵🇷🏈 📸 Men sit close together, watching a football game on a small television, c. 1945-1950. Posted with permission of the DC Public Library, Star Collection © Washington Post.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

A documentary that brings the story of Black-led struggle for land and housing into the present. 📽️ On Saturday, February 21 from 1-3pm join EmpowerDC and the DC History Center for a screening of a sequel to the 2023 Barry Farm documentary.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

To do this weekend: Submit your ideas to the DC History Conference! ✅🏃‍➡️ Submissions for the 52nd Annual DC History Conference, happening May 1-2 at the MLK Memorial Library, are due this Monday, February 9 at 9 am!

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Play your way through the city with @transpobingo.bsky.social through February 12th! TranspoBINGO is a week-long game that invites people to use and support public and active transportation while enjoying DC’s public spaces.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Say hello to “Unbound" - our new library and collections newsletter offering you insider glimpses into how we collect, provide access to, and care for these materials, as well as spotlight rare, interesting, or unexpected collections items.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Step back, doors closing (or opening) 😉 #OTD in 1978 the red line reached Maryland for the first time! 🚇🔴

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Snowcrete circa 1899. Wishing you a safe and warm week! 🙃❄️ 📸 Commercial buildings on the north side of H Street NW, west of North Capitol Street, after the blizzard of February 1899 (Joseph E. Bishop photograph collection, BI 270)

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

#OTD in 1922 during a massive snowstorm, the Knickerbocker Theatre, located at 18th and Columbia Road NW collapsed due to a snow load on the glass ceiling, claiming 98 lives and injuring more than 130.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Ready to take your take your genealogy research further? 🌳 We’re hosting a free intermediate workshop on charting, DNA, and practical next steps on Wednesday, February 25 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

There are TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit your proposals for #DCHistCon 2026! Against the backdrop of the nation’s 250th anniversary, we are excited for a new program format for the 52nd Annual DC History Conference happening May 1-2.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Braving the Blizzard of 1899. With winter weather on the way, history feels close again! ❄️ NOTE: Due to the predicted storm, the DC History Center will be closed tomorrow, Sunday, January 25. Snow scene in Hyattsville, Maryland, during blizzard of 1899 (General Photograph Collection, CHS 04851)

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M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska @mjrp.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Ahhhhhh it’s #RainbowHistoryProject and @dchistorycenter.bsky.social on the new queer eye! 😍

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

On #MLKDay we’re joining Mosaic Theater and DC Public Library to celebrate DC’s artistry, identity, and community for “A Celebration of DC Home Rule” as part of the “Young John Lewis reflection series.”

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A Celebration of DC Home Rule

A panel and performance with Mosaic Theater. Event starts at January 19, 2026 2:00 PM EST

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

The 52nd annual DC History Conference is happening May 1-2, 2026 at the MLK Memorial Library! Be part of the conference: submissions are due February 9.

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DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

#OTD in 1903 the Central Public Library (known today as the Carnegie Library) was dedicated in a ceremony with President Theodore Roosevelt and opened to the public.

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