Smoke! — Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance” (repost)
In of December 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt’s annual message to Congress contained a passage which would seem rather extraordinary to us today. In that day, the President sent his annual … Continue reading
Decoration Day, 1869, Washington DC
The Grand Army of the Republic, in 1868, inaugurated the tradition which would lead to our modern Memorial Day holiday. In 1869 (with more notice) the commemoration really took off. … Continue reading
History cycles – Airships return!
This was a fun column to research when I wrote it for The InTowner back in 2016. Today (May 14, 2023) the Fluctus channel on YouTube published a video on … Continue reading
Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years – Preservation Cafe
Image: Eastern Market in 1943 (loc.gov)
Robert Pohl, local historian, author, and tour guide, will present “Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years” at an in-person Preservation Café, Thursday, March 30, 2023.
Irish Washington, D.C. history 2023
Irish Washington, D.C. (it wasn’t just Swampoodle) sources on the history originally here: https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/bibliography-irish-washington-dc/ Swampoodle history blog post-Feb 4th, 2018: Making Washington’s “Swampoodle”: Irish Neighborhood in the Tiber Valley Swampoodle history blog post resources: What … Continue reading
Diana Parsell – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington’s Cherry Trees”
Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington’s Cherry Trees. By Diana P. Parsell. Oxford University Press, 2023. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/eliza-scidmore-9780198869429?cc=us&lang=en& 1. Tell us about the book. It’s a biography of Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore … Continue reading
Population of the District of Columbia update
I’ve started updating the data, tables, links, and charts here: https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/district-of-columbia-population-history/ to reflect the latest data from the Census Bureau. An extensive profile is here: https://data.census.gov/profile?g=0500000US11001 The District’s population did … Continue reading
Merry Christmas, Washington: Evolution of the Holiday in the Nation’s Capital
Merry Christmas, Washington: Evolution of the Holiday in the Nation’s Capital orginally PUBLISHED: DECEMBER 30TH, 2018 By Matthew B. Gilmore* During December of 1923 a 48-foot balsam fir tree arrived in … Continue reading
1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving
To continue what is now a tradition I am republishing one of my holidaqy origin blog posts. There’s so much to know, learn, understand about the past and how it … Continue reading
Irish Washington, D.C. 2022
sources on the history originally here: https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/bibliography-irish-washington-dc/ Swampoodle history blog post-Feb 4th, 2018: Making Washington’s “Swampoodle”: Irish Neighborhood in the Tiber Valley Swampoodle history blog post resources: What Once Was–Making Washington’s “Swampoodle”: Irish Neighborhood in … Continue reading
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