DC History Conference

📜📣 Calling all history enthusiasts! Are you working on your submission for the 50th Annual DC History Conference? 🎉 Get all the details on the Call for Submissions before the Sunday, November 12 deadline! 👉🏽 conference.dchistory.org/submit ℹ️ @dchistcon (Twitter)

Are you submitting to present at the 50th annual DC History Conference? conference.dchistory.org/submit If DC's history informs your work or you have an appreciation for how the city’s past shapes its present and future, this is the conference for you!

With our final presentation concluding, the 2023 DC History Conference has ended!🎉 While we’re sad to say goodbye to everyone, we’ll keep our spirits high thinking about our own 50th anniversary coming next year. Thank you everyone for another great year!

Good morning, everyone! We hope you’re just excited for day two of the conference as we are, and can’t wait to keep the amazing energy up today! Remember to use #DCHistCon and tag us in your photos/videos!

Attending the @DCHistory @dchistcon to hear Dr. Tamika Nunley! #WomensHistoryMonth

TODAY! Dr. Tamika Nunley opens the 2023 DC History Conference at the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture. The lecture begins at 6PM in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. We hope to see you there!

Quick shoutout to some of our sponsors, who help the conference come to life every year; We appreciate their support and work! Learn more about our sponsors and community at our website (link in bio).

It’s finally time! Registration for the DC History Conference is OPEN! Registration is free, and provides access for the whole weekend. Join the conference for one session, one day, or all weekend. We can’t wait to see everyone! conference.dchistory.org/register

The DC History Center is offering two fellowships! The 2023-2024 Totman Fellowships focus on LGBTQ+ DC and Black Washington, with projects on one or both aspects welcomed. Visit the DC History Center’s website for more details: dchistory.org/research/fello…

🚨This Friday (12/2) is the LAST DAY to submit to the 2023 DC History Conference!🚨 See our website for information on submitting. Email conference@dchistory.org with any questions, and we’ll help as best as we can. We’re excited to see everyone soon! conference.dchistory.org/submit

I hope some of the folks presenting at @HumanitiesDC’s Community Heritage Project Showcase see the deadline to apply for #DCHistCon! 👀

ICYMI: the Call for Submissions is open!🤩 Check our last tweet to see all the information:

The 2023 DC History Conference Call for Submissions is open!🎉 The conference is scheduled for March 23-25, 2023. Visit our website to view the full call, and send any questions to conference@dchistory.org! We’ll see you in March!🤩 conference.dchistory.org/submit

What’s historic about a beer? Senate Beer drinkers already know!🍻🍂 Enjoy these crisp fall temps, sip a #SenateBeer, and learn some local history with us, @heurichhouse, and @RightProperBeer at the #1921Biergarten on Saturday, October 1! Register now👉 DCHC-SenateBeer.eventbrite.com

Celebrating #DCFlagDay with @51stDC! [insert DC flag emoji here 🙃] #DCStatehood #CivicSeason @HistoryMadeByUs

Attention DC History Conference fans! The MLK Library wants to hear your feedback about its 4th floor permanent exhibit. Please fill out this quick survey about your recent visit to "Up from the People" at @dcpl: bit.ly/3vl1HxW #DCHistCon

Attention historians-in-training 📢 Are you researching LGBTQ+ DC or Black Washington? The DC History Center is excited to offer two Research Fellowships for individuals researching these topics! All applications due April 25. Click here to learn more: buff.ly/364rAIC

This podcast was made possible by a grant from @dcoralhistories, a partnership of @HumanitiesDC, @DCHistory, and @dcpl. #DCHistCon

Though #DCHistCon is over, we still have a couple of brilliant ✨project spotlights✨ to share. The Asbury UMC DC Oral Histories podcast features interviews with members of Asbury United Methodist Church, one of Washington’s historic Black churches. → bit.ly/3KpzIlT

Last weekend was the @dchistcon. We are proud sponsors of the event which provides a forum for research on the history of DC. From all levels, our alumni, current students, and faculty were well represented. Want to see how? Head over to our Facebook to see our event album!