DC History Center

We’re jetting out of here! The DC History Center has made the decision to sunset the use of our Twitter account. The account will stay active but we will no longer tweet or respond. Thanks for the memories! You can still find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Laura Brower Hagood, ex dir @DCHistory, bids farewell to Jane Levey at event for Levey’s retirement as editor of Washington History Magazine, in Carnegie Library, K St, NW. A big #ThankYou, Jane.

Had a great time yesterday celebrating the release of the latest Washington History magazine & honoring Jane Levey’s extraordinary career at @DCHistory!

The @DCHistory & #RubellMuseum are looking for students who went to Randall Jr High to share their stories. Certainly some Go-Go musicians went there and have stories to tell. Link in comment @TonyPerkinsFMTV @Killa_Cal @REWickedestBand @SugarBearEU @BelaDonaBand @wcp PlsShare!

We're back on Instagram!

#instagramdown impacted DC History Center's instagram page. We are working to get this platform back, but please check Facebook, Twitter, or our website for information until the issue is resolved.

👻 Happy Halloween! 📷 Advertisement of the Woodward & Lothrop Department Store, October 1929. General photograph collection, CHS 15366.

📣 Stop the presses! The latest edition of Washington History magazine is here! Get your copy today! 👉 bit.ly/WashingtonHist… 📷 Grocer Shea Chasen holds his daughter Clarice in front of his store at 331 H Street SW, 1934. Clarice Smith Collection, DC History Center.

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

Our Latino/a/x Advisory Group seeks 2 more members to join and serve a one-year term. Members will be provided with a stipend for their participation and collaboration in the group's activities. Please fill out the application below if interested! 👉 bit.ly/3DADkRr

(🧵 3/3) Please consider giving to our Collecting the City Campaign! All contributions will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000, for a total potential impact of $100,000. 👉 bit.ly/CollectingTheC…

(🧵 1/3) As part of our Collecting the City fundraising campaign, we invite you to take a behind-the-scenes look at the DC History Center’s collections!

(🧵 2/3) From the hidden stacks to the Kiplinger Research Library, where you can come to see our collections by appointment, our organization is dedicated to preserving, storing, and making accessible collections that bring our city's history to life.

A successful Open Day with @DCHistory! Events DC is proud to support our neighbors and learn about our city’s history.

DC authors spotted @DCHistory hello @PyChip

Make sure to visit @TheEventsDC at Open Day until 4 PM at Mount Vernon Square!

A beautiful day for ⁦@DCHistory⁩ Open Day! Join us at the Carnegie Library until 4 PM. Tours | Music | Family Storytime | Hands-on Exhibit Activities and more!

Stop by Open Day @DCHistory on Saturday! I'll be there with fellow local history authors for a lighting book talk at 3 pm. You can also meet me before the author event at 2 pm. I'll have a table set up to chat, sign books, and tell you about my Black history walking tours.

Perspective | @DCHistory is throwing open its doors this Saturday. So are some of its neighbors. Time to make some some D.C. history of your own washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/…

Happy to announce that I will be one of the Featured Authors at Saturday's Open House at The DC History Center. If you can't make it my book "DC Go-Go: Ten Years Backstage" is always available at ChipPyPhotographer.com @DCHistory @entertain_dc @TheDCArts @thepugdc Pls share