Researching Your House History

Mar 15, 2014

Sponsored by the Washingtoniana Division of the DC Public Library. Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Northeast Branch Library, 330 7th St., NE 

Join Washingtoniana Librarian Michele Castro for this introduction to discovering the hidden stories of your District home, using resources available in Washintoniana and online.Anne McDonnough of the Historical Society will present strategies for using photograph collections in your research. Learn how to research the physical building as well as the people associated with it over time using maps, photographs, building permits, city directories, newspapers and other resources.

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