Join Humanities DC , grantees and partners including the DC Office of Planning/Historic Preservation Office at the annual DC Community Heritage Project Showcase and Symposium, Tuesday, December 5 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives (1201 17th St. NW; Farragut North Metro). (more…)
Come learn about your historic home’s masonry and cement/concrete structure with Gary Barnhart, Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 11 am- noon at Jenks & Son Hardware, 910 Bladensburg Rd. (more…)
Capitol Hill Village presents “Sappho was a Lady” with Marcus Kyd, Monday, January 8, 2018, 7-8 p.m. at the Northeast Public Library, 330 Seventh St. NE.
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By Beth Purcell
Photographs of Capitol Hill houses from the past may be available from several sources. This article focuses on photographs of existing buildings.
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
It’s a big universe. You may want to start by searching these collections online, and then visit the libraries and consult librarians for additional help. The box shows contact information for Library of Congress (LOC), Washingtoniana, and Historical Society of Washington, DC (HSW).
ONLINE SEARCHES: (more…)
Back by popular demand, Ruth Trocolli,the DC Historic Preservation Office’s District Archaeologist, and her associates, were the featured speakers on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Northeast Library. Slide show from the event. (more…)
Capitol Hill Village presents “Issues in Policing: Locally and Globally” with Gary Abrecht, Monday, December 11, 2017. (more…)
Capitol Hill Village presents “Talking Turkey With Bonny Wolf” Monday, November 6, 2017. (more…)
Hilloween is an annual free street party outside of Eastern Market. This year, it took place on October 27, and CHRS once again hosted a children’s activity table with beads to string, and an avalanche of CHRS swag -pencils, lip gloss, trick-or-treat bags and safety lights. Photos posted. (more…)