White House (Jackson) Magnolia history resources
White House (Jackson) Magnolia history resources View looking northwest at magnolia located on left side of south facade – Andrew Jackson Southern Magnolia , 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, west of south … Continue reading
2017 Washington DC history books
What follows is a list of books on Washington DC history (and biography) published in 2017. A Goodreads link is included for those available to provide more details on each … Continue reading
1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving
In November of 1845 Washington’s newspapers, including the National Intelligencer, and The Union, reported on Mayor William Winston Seaton’s proclamation of November 27 as a “Day of Thanksgiving,” it being the city’s first … Continue reading
Latrobe Chapter Symposium – October 28, 2017 “City and Capital: Building Washington, DC, as Home and Symbol”
City and Capital: Building Washington, DC, as Home and Symbol 12th Biennial Symposium on the Historic Development of Metropolitan Washington, DC The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and … Continue reading
Memories Fade: Washington’s most memorialized (and least known) President
Memories Fade: Washington’s most memorialized (and least known) President By Matthew B. Gilmore* The story might be ripped from today’s headlines: a presidential memorial, delayed for years, caught up in … Continue reading
More service cutbacks at the National Archives
In conjuction with the new fiscal year and Archives month, the National Archives again is cutting hours of service. Consultation room hours at Archives I (downtown Washington) are brought forward … Continue reading
National Archives DC court records followup
For original issue see: http://intowner.com/2017/08/03/national-archives-and-district-of-columbia-records/ Here’s the National Archives response: Statement on Status of DC Records from the National Archives PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2017 The National Archives, our nation’s record … Continue reading
Harewood (historic WW Corcoran) House threatened with destruction by Basilica
Should this historic house be razed? Photo via raze application Location: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9324858,-77.0014591,3a,75y,328.51h,86.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1si5qsOsddXp3Ik05bFE3Q2Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 The former country residence of William Corcoran, one of the founders of Riggs Bank and the Corcoran Gallery of … Continue reading
Online Washington DC history resources – City directories online
A list Link here More: 1822 directory – first Washington directory 1846 – Washington directory an national register — another copy 1846 Hathi 1850 – The Washington directory, and Congressional and executive register, … Continue reading
Washingtoniana re-opens (by appointment) at the Newseum on Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Visit During the three-year modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washingtoniana archival materials are available by appointment at the Library of Congress. Due to renovations of the … Continue reading
Washington DC History Resources