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2011_DC_DCHist_OpenRec_111103	125	38th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Conference Reception @ Goethe-Institut 38th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- November 3-6, 2011 The mission of the Annual Conference on Washington D.C. Historical Studies is to bring together the community interested and engaged in documenting the many varied aspects of the history of the Washington D.C. area and its...
2013_DC_DCHist_Masur_131114	90	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Formal Program All-Conference Reception and Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture Formal Program: Welcome: * Dr. Steven Knapp, President of the George Washington University Introductions: * Matthew Gilmore, Conference Chair * Jane Freundel Levey * Dr. Christopher Klemek, GW History...
2013_DC_DCHist_OpenRec_131114	83	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Opening Reception All-Conference Reception and Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture Opening Reception. Catering provided by Ben’s Chili Bowl Reception Remarks: * Dr. Bernard Demczuk, GW Assistant Vice President for DC Relations * Jennifer King, Interim Director of Special Collections, GW Libraries
2013_DC_DCHist_Other_131116	15	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Other shots from Saturday
2013_DC_DCHist_P01_131116	22	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 01: A Century of Federal Workers A Century of Federal Workers Moderator: Kate Masur, Northwestern University * “‘The Picked Prostitutes of the Land’: National Perceptions and Local Realities”, I. Jessica Ziparo, Salem State University * “Public Work, Social Mobility, and Racism: Swan Marshall Kendrick and Black Federal Employment...
2013_DC_DCHist_P02_131116	12	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 02: Campus and Complex in the Nation's Capital Campus and Complex in the Nation’s Capital Sponsored by the Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Moderator: Kim Hoagland, Michigan Technological University, emerita * “Ministering to a Mind Diseased: Landscape, Architecture, and Moral Treatment at St. Elizabeths Hospital”,...
2013_DC_DCHist_P03_131116	9	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 03: Public Facilities and Racial Equity Public Facilities and Racial Equity Moderator Kimberly Springle, Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives: * “‘Central for Cardozo!’ School Transfers and the Fight for Educational Equity in D.C. in the pre-Brown Era”, Tikia K. Hamilton, Princeton University * “Exercising One’s Civil Rights: The...
2013_DC_DCHist_P04_131116	13	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 04: Washington Food Matters Washington Food Matters Moderator: Garrett Peck * “Why Isn’t Washington a Culinary Capital? Inventing Food Traditions for D.C.”, Warren Belasco, Boston University * “Historic Restaurants of Washington”, John deFerrari, Independent Historian * “The First Beery Renaissance”, Michael V. M....
2013_DC_DCHist_P05_131116	9	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 05: Prince Hall Freemasonry Prince Hall Freemasonry This session honors the memory of Howard University librarian Donna M. Wells, 1953-2009. * “The Origins of Prince Hall Freemasonry in the District of Columbia”, Alton G. Roundtree, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia * “Prince Hall...
2013_DC_DCHist_P06_131116	35	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 06: Alexandrian Retrocession Alexandrian Retrocession and Regional Progress Moderator: John Richardson, Arlington Historical Society * “New Perspectives on the Alexandrian Retrocession of 1846”, Richard A. Balas, College of Charleston and the Citadel * “A Little R&R: How Retrocession and the Railroad Determined the Future of...
2013_DC_DCHist_P07_131116	11	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 07: HGIS: Digitally Mapping History in DC HGIS: Digitally Mapping History in D.C. and Beyond Bring your lunch and learn how Historical Geographic Information Systems create interactive online maps of historical data that show geographic patterns that otherwise might not be detectable and lead to fresh interpretations of the past. * Brian...
2013_DC_DCHist_P08_131116	34	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 08: A Crying Need "A Crying Need”: 100 Years of Regulating Washington’s Public Utilities Moderator: Betty Ann Kane, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia * “A Photographic History of the D.C. Public Service Commission’s First Century”, Mara Cherkasky and Bill Rice, RCR Associates * “Bringing the...
2013_DC_DCHist_P09_131116	9	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 09: War of 1812 War of 1812 Moderator: Aaron Marcavitch, Maryland Milestones/ATHA Inc. Panelists: * Christopher T. George, independent historian * Patrick O'Neil, independent archaeologist and historian * Christine Hughes, Naval History and Heritage Command In anticipation of the guided bus tour “Bladensburg...
2013_DC_DCHist_P10_131116	6	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 10: Citizens on the Front Lines of Place Making Citizens on the Front Lines of Place Making Moderator: Matthew Gilmore, H-DC www.h-net.org/~dclist * “Life Inside a Monument and Monuments to Real Life: The Making of a Historic Landscape in Inner City Washington, D.C. Cameron Logan, University of Melbourne * “Hope and Fear at 14th & U: The Frank...
2013_DC_DCHist_P11_131116	11	40th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies @ Carnegie Lib -- Panel 11: Archaeology of DC Parks The Archaeology of D.C. Parks Moderator: Ruth Trocolli * "A Park, a Playground, and a Problem: The Urban Archeology Corps at Fort Mahan in 2013”, Teresa Moyer, NPS Archeology Program, Mary Furlong, University of Maryland, Kathryn Birmingham, NPS, National Capital Parks East * “Reviving and...
2014_DC_DCHist_Books_141121	18	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Books (Friday) History Network – visit with organizations engaged in history and preservation Friday Book Talks * Julia King -- George Hadfield: Architect of the Federal City * Scott Einberger -- The History of Rock Creek Park: Wilderness and Washington, D.C. * Michael Lisicky -- Woodward & Lothrop: A Store...
2014_DC_DCHist_Books_141122	19	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Books (Saturday) Saturday Book Talks * Nathania Branch Miles -- Prince George's County and the Civil War: Life on the Border * Stephen McKevitt -- Meridian Hill: A History * Charles Clark -- The American Nazi Party in Arlington * Rohulamin Quander -- Omega - 50+ Inspired Years; Nellie Quander, Alpha Kappa Alpha...
2014_DC_DCHist_Broadway_141122	53	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Film: Black Broadway on U Black Broadway on U Run time: 5 minute/trailer * Executive Producer/Creator Shellée Haynesworth Description: This production is (multi-platform) project sheds light on the under-told story and rich heritage of African American community within Washington, D.C.'s U Street Corridor, aka "Black...
2014_DC_DCHist_Striner_141120	49	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Opening Lecture w/Richard Striner Letitia Woods Brown Lecture: "Reflections on Historic Preservation in Washington." History professor, author, and veteran Washington preservationist Richard Striner -- co-author of the newly-published book Washington and Baltimore Art Deco (Johns Hopkins University Press) -- looks back upon his...
2014_DC_DCHist_OpenRec_141120	75	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Opening Reception
2014_DC_DCHist_Other_1411	165	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Other images
2014_DC_DCHist_P01_141121	76	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 01: Penary Session w/Stephen Fuller Plenary Session – Washington D.C.: From Company Town to Global Business Center Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D. (Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and University Professor, Director, Center for Regional Analysis, School of Public Policy, George Mason University) Fuller looks at the economic history of the District...
2014_DC_DCHist_P02_141121	26	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 02: Deciding What and How to Preserve Deciding What and How to Preserve: A Century of Historic Site Designation This roundtable will be led by Tom Luebke, Secretary of the Commission of Fine Arts, and author of the recent book A Century of Design: The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1910 – 2010. Richard Williams, the grandson of David...
2014_DC_DCHist_P03_141121	5	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 03: Gallaudet University and Washington, D.C. Gallaudet University and Washington, D.C.: Celebrating 150 Years of A Deaf Community in A Hearing City Gallaudet University has experienced institutional growth, social change, and economic challenges in its 150 years of existence in the District of Columbia. Its graduates have overcome racial...
2014_DC_DCHist_P04_141121	11	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 04: Home Rule and Gentrification Home Rule and Gentrification * Freedom's Long Journey: The Legislative Path to Home Rule for the District of Columbia. Christopher Anglim * Home Rule & Who Shall Rule At Home. Jerome Paige * Gentrification and Inequitable Opportunity in the Nation's Capital. Nora Wiseman
2014_DC_DCHist_P05_141121	33	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 05: Mapping Segregation Mapping Segregation: How Racially Restricted Housing Shaped Washington, D.C., 1900-1948 * Researching Racially Restrictive Covenants in Washington, D.C. Amina Ndiaye * Setting the Context for Housing Segregation in Washington. Amanda Huron * Mapping Legal Challenges to Restrictive Covenants in...
2014_DC_DCHist_P06_141121	19	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 06: Early Washington, D.C.: War, Politics, and Brewing Early Washington, D.C.: War, Politics, and Brewing * The 1814 Removal Debate. Kenneth Bowling * The British are Coming! How the Declaration of Independence and Federal Constitution were saved by an Ox Cart. Peter Aschenbrenner * The Washington Brewery at Navy Yard. Garrett Peck
2014_DC_DCHist_P07_141121	8	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 07: Activism for Youth in the Nation's Capital Activism for Youth in the Nation's Capital * Total Involvement Approach to Teen Age Problems: The Bakers Dozen Solution. Dr. Ida Jones * Shaping Social Welfare: The Washington City Orphan Asylum and the Development of Dependent Child Care in the District of Columbia. Jamalin Harp * When Parents...
2014_DC_DCHist_P08_141121	53	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 08: D.C. Murals: Spectacle and Story D.C. Murals: Spectacle and Story The contemporary outdoor mural cycle came to Washington in the early 1970s when artists picked up on the vibrant energy that changed the urban landscape throughout the country and brought art out of the galleries and into the streets. From early depictions of ethnic...
2014_DC_DCHist_P09_141121	5	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 09: History Writing with Public Housing Residents History Writing with Public Housing Residents This panel brings together three community scholars who have worked with public housing residents to write their histories. These three community scholars have all worked specifically in the Potomac Gardens public housing project located at 13th and...
2014_DC_DCHist_P10_141121	6	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 10: Vision for a Digital D.C. Vision for a Digital D.C.: Documenting D.C.’s cultural history through online resources This panel bring s together practitioners creating digital vehicles for navigating and learning about the city’s r i ch cultural history. Cultural institutions are working to increase visibility of their...
2014_DC_DCHist_P11_141121	32	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 11: The Legacy of Marion Barry ROUNDTABLE: The Legacy of Marion Barry * Steven Diner, author of “Washington, The Black Majority: Race and Politics in the Nation’s Capital,” in Snowbelt Cities: Metropolitan Politics in the Northeast and Midwest since World War II. 1990. (chair) * Jonetta Rose Barras, journalist, author of The Last...
2014_DC_DCHist_P13_141122	29	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 13: Capturing and Celebrating Heritage in a Transforming Community: Southwest Washington D.C. Capturing and Celebrating Heritage in a Transforming Community: Southwest Washington D.C. The largest development [or what?] is the $1.5 billion Wharf project. Extending along Washington’s historic waterfront, this 27-acre mixed-use development is activating the currently underutilized waterfront and...
2014_DC_DCHist_P14_141122	38	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 14: Renovation plans Renovation plans for the D.C. Archives, the MLK Jr. Memorial Library, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.: A roundtable discussion The D.C. Archives, Washingtoniana Division of the Martin Luther King Library, and the Historical Society of Washington will be moving into newly-designed...
2014_DC_DCHist_P15_141122	18	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 15: Preserving Spaces, Preserving Legacies Preserving Spaces, Preserving Legacies: Oral Histories of Long-term D.C. Residents Four panelists, each of whom will give presentation based on oral history research conducted in the spring of 2014 with long-term Washingtonians as part of Dr. Amanda Huron’s class, The History of the District of...
2014_DC_DCHist_P16_141122	6	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 16: Youthful Takes on D.C. Neighborhood History Youthful Takes on D.C. Neighborhood History For the past eight years, the DC Community Heritage Project has funded citizen groups exploring and documenting the heritage and history of their communities. Recognizing the need for preserving the history and heritage through youth, DCCHP projects have...
2014_DC_DCHist_P17_141122	4	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 17: Combining Public Data and Public Engagement to Map D.C.'s Past Combining Public Data and Public Engagement to Map D.C.'s Past A conversation based on a pilot effort at the MLK Library to empower citizens to map local history, visualize their work globally via mapstory.org, and build vital STEM and civic literacy s kills along the way. The MLK Library spatial...
2014_DC_DCHist_P18_141122	11	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 18: Activism and Public Works Activism and Public Works * The Role of Howard University, through its Faculty and Graduates, in the Integration of the Public Utility Industry in the District of Columbia. Phylicia Bowman * Cleaner Water during the Environmental Decade: Social Action to Protect the Potomac in the 1970s. John...
2014_DC_DCHist_P19_141122	7	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 19: Honoring the History before Us Honoring the History before Us: I Saw! DC Student Research Presentation on African American Communities in Early Washington Presentation of research project on Early African American 19th century communities in Georgetown (including Tudor Place) and extended areas of Washington, D.C. * Khari Eyen...
2014_DC_DCHist_P20_141122	11	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 20: Digitization and Social media for D.C. 's History Digitization and Social media for D.C. 's History * Mapping the City of Words. Jonathan Marino * Digitizing for Access. Karen Needles * Building a Local History Community Online: Old Time D.C., Facebook, and Public History Through Social Media. Ryan Shepard, Tim MacKinnon, Jon Wilson
2014_DC_DCHist_P21_141122	5	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 21: The 1960s: Protest and Cultural Politics The 1960s: Protest and Cultural Politics * Cosmopolitan Folk: The Cultural Politics of the North American Folk Music Revival in Washington, D.C.. Stephen Lorenz * To Show the World We Have No Fear: The Howard University Student Takeover of 1968 and its Impact on Washington, D.C.. Jocelyn Imani *...
2014_DC_DCHist_P22_141122	4	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 22: Transforming Parks for the New Washingtonians Transforming Parks for the New Washingtonians Perhaps more than most other urban centers in the United States, Washington D.C. has an abundance of parks and green space. They are used by both residents of the city as we ll as visitors for a variety of reasons, such as commemoration, recreation,...
2014_DC_DCHist_P23_141122	18	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 23: War and Consequences War and Consequences * Washingtonians Marooned In Europe at the Outbreak of World War I. Sandra Schmidt * Commemoration through Community Action: The Memorial Building to the Women of the World War. Allison Finkelstein * Washington Women at War: How World War II Government Girls Transformed the...
2014_DC_DCHist_P24_141122	29	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 24: Remembering Arlington ROUNDTABLE: Remembering Arlington: Historical Consciousness in a Changing Community This roundtable tackles the conference theme, "Historical Consciousness in a Changing City," by bringing together various experts on and stakeholders in the history of Arlington County. Originally part of the 100...
2014_DC_DCHist_P25_141122	26	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 25: Social Issues and Social Control Social Issues and Social Control * Mangy Curs and Stoned Horses: Animal Control in the District of Columbia from the Beginnings to the 1930s. Hayden Wetzel * Schools under Siege: Reactions to the Crack Epidemic in Washington, D.C., Schools. Kathryn Gillon * The United Order of Dope Fiends – Opium...
2014_DC_DCHist_P26_141122	7	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 26: Women's Work: Shaping the mid-19th century National Capital Women's Work: Shaping the mid-19th century National Capital * Myrtilla Miner (1815 - 1864): Her Vision and Legacy. Christopher Anglim * Mary Ann Shadd Cary: A New Washingtonian. Jenny Masur * “Practical Clubwork”: A History of the Women's Bindery Union in Washington, D.C.. Jessica French
2014_DC_DCHist_P27_141122	12	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 27: Civil War and Aftermath Civil War and Aftermath * “An Odious Discrimination”: Ecclesiastical Disputes and the Military’s Requisition of Episcopal Churches in Civil War Washington. Sean Scott * Alexander T. Augusta - The Life of an African American Civil War Surgeon in Washington, D.C.. Heather Butts * Making the March...
2014_DC_DCHist_P28_141122	5	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 28: Exploring Howard University's Cultural Impact Exploring Howard University's Cultural Impact: Donna Wells Memorial Session * Laying Foundations: Rev. Jesse Moorland and African American Washington in the Progressive Era. Kenvi Phillips * What Kind of Man is this? The Life and Times of Andrew Fowler. John Fowler, II * Dorothy Porter Wesley at...
2014_DC_DCHist_P29_141122	70	41st Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 29: Public Archaeology in Washington, D.C. Public Archaeology in Washington, D.C. The current building boom in the District has increased the number of projects requiring compliance archaeology. Construction at parks, schools, and for infrastructure resulted in the identification of new sites from nearly every prehistoric and historic time...
2016_DC_DCHist_Other_161104	56	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Other (Friday) Including History Network Participants: * 1882 Project Foundation * Arlington Historical Society * Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives * Cleveland Park Historical Society * DC By Foot * DC Council for History Education & the African American Civil War Memorial Museum * DC...
2016_DC_DCHist_P01_161104	51	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 01: Once Upon a Time in D.C.: Stories Hiding in the Stacks Once Upon a Time in D.C.: Stories Hiding in the Stacks Moderator: Izetta Autumn Mobley, Historical Society of Washington, D.C. * “From Private Thoughts to the Pilot District Project: Mining Collections for Characters,” Anne McDonough, Historical Society of Washington, D.C. * “Out of Sight, Out of...
2016_DC_DCHist_P02_161104	17	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 02: Mapping D.C. Mapping D.C. Moderator: Lauren Martino, DC Public Library * “DC Buildings Historical Geodatabase,” Brian Kraft, JMT Technology Group * “Wymer’s D.C.: Picturing Washington in the Mid-20th Century,” Jessica Smith, Historical Society of Washington, D.C. * “Mapping Washington, D.C.’s Archaeological...
2016_DC_DCHist_P03_161104	12	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 03: Land, Community and Change: The Barry Farm Post-Civil War Community Land, Community and Change: The Barry Farm Post-Civil War Community Moderator: Ruth Trocolli, DC Historic Preservation Office * “This Old House: Attic Archaeology on Stanton Road SE,” Jennifer Saunders, William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research * “Barry Farm: The Landscape of Community,”...
2016_DC_DCHist_P04_161104	19	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 04: Weathering the Storm: Innovative Flood Management Weathering the Storm: Innovative Flood Management on the National Mall Room 144 A Moderator: Joan M. Brierton, U.S. General Services Administration Panelists: * Nicholas Bonard, National Capital Planning Commission * Jane Passman, Smithsonian Institution * Nancy Witherell, U.S. General Services...
2016_DC_DCHist_P05_161104	30	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 05: D.C.’s Salvadoran Stories: Community, Language, and Belonging D.C.’s Salvadoran Stories: Community, Language, and Belonging Moderator: Ranald Woodaman, Smithsonian Latino Center * “Language and Belonging: A Rationale for Sociolinguistics in Local History,” Amelia Tseng, American University * “Theater, Poetry, and immigrant History in the Nation’s Capital,...
2016_DC_DCHist_P06_161104	12	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 06: Digging Up History Digging Up History Moderator: Christine Ames, Capital City Fellow, DC Historic Preservation Office * “An Architectural and Cultural Analysis of Obscured Slavery Contexts on Elite Properties in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia,” Julianna Jackson, District Leadership Program Intern, DC Historic...
2016_DC_DCHist_P07_161105	28	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 07: “Who Comes Here?” Donna M. Wells Memorial Session Room “Who Comes Here?” African American Fraternal Organizations in the District of Columbia Moderator: Ida E. Jones, Morgan State University * “The Social Impact of Prince Hall Freemasonry in Washington, D.C.,” Tehuti Evans, Prince Hall Masons * “True Reformers: Men...
2016_DC_DCHist_P08_161105	7	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 08: Archaeology Without Digging Archaeology Without Digging Room Moderator: Ruth Trocolli, Ph.D., District Archaeologist, DC HPO * “The Civil War at Fort McNair: Geophysical and Archaeological Investigations of the Washington Arsenal and District of Columbia Penitentiary,” Scott Seibel, AECOM * “Putting Geophysics to Work in D.C....
2016_DC_DCHist_P09_161105	5	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 09: District Lives Matter District Lives Matter Moderator: Samir Meghelli, Anacostia Community Museum * “Police Brutality is a Disgrace to the Nation’s Capital: African American Women and Politics of Interracial Police Violence in Washington, D.C., 1928-1945,” Mary-Elizabeth Murphy, Eastern Michigan University * “Carding...
2016_DC_DCHist_P10_161105	6	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 10: D.C.’s University for the People D.C.’s University for the People Moderator: John Suau, Historical Society of Washington, D.C. * “Andrew Carnegie’s Vision for Libraries,” Alison K. Hoagland, Michigan Technological University * “Changing Spaces to Meet Changing Visions,” Emily Eig, EHT/Traceries * “Current Status of the Library...
2016_DC_DCHist_P11_161105	10	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 11: The Man in the Knit Cap The Man in the Knit Cap: The Yarrow Mamout Archaeological Project Moderator: Chardé Reid, DC Historic Preservation Office * “Crowd-Sourcing Archaeology: Creating a New Archaeological Support Network at the Yarrow Mamout Archaeological Site,” Chardé Reid * “Searching for Yarrow in the Archaeological...
2016_DC_DCHist_P12_161105	64	43rd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 12: Washington Free Press 50th Anniversary Reunion Panel Washington Free Press 50th Anniversary Reunion Panel Moderator: Jeff Krulik, independent filmmaker Panelists: * Art Grosman, founder, Washington Free Press * Frank Speltz, founder, Washington Free Press * Pete Novick, aka Fooman Zybar, drug columnist, Washington Free Press * Dick Ochs, former...
2017_DC_DCHist_Author_171104	10	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Author Talks Author Talks Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove D.C.'s massive social transformations are chronicled here--from a sparsely inhabited plantation society into a diverse metropolis, from a center of the slave trade to the...
2017_DC_DCHist_Other_171104	29	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Other (Saturday)
2017_DC_DCHist_P01_171104	29	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 01: Wiping African American Neighborhoods off the Map Wiping African American Neighborhoods off the Map Sanctuary Moderator: G. Derek Musgrove, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland Baltimore County * “The Demise of Ward 4’s Historic African American Communities,” Mara Cherkasky, Historian, Prologue DC, and Co-founder, Mapping...
2017_DC_DCHist_P02_171104	5	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 02: Paper Trails: Self-rule, Emergency Preparedness, and the Legal Language of Riots Paper Trails: Self-rule, Emergency Preparedness, and the Legal Language of Riots Peter Marshall Hall Moderator: Kyla Sommers, History Doctoral Candidate, George Washington University * “1968: Landmark gains for DC Self-Rules,” Christopher Anglim, Reference Librarian/Archivist, University of the...
2017_DC_DCHist_P03_171104	5	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 03: Transition, Migration, and Gathering Places: Immigration & Community Spaces in the District Transition, Migration, and Gathering Places: Immigration & Community Spaces in the District Lincoln Chapel Moderator: Ranald Woodaman, Exhibitions and Public Programs Director, Smithsonian Latino Center * “The Central American Women of D.C.: Immigrants, Mothers, Workers, and Community Builders,”...
2017_DC_DCHist_P04_171104	60	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 04: Howard Theatre’s Crucial Role in the Community Before and After the 1968 Riots Howard Theatre’s Crucial Role in the Community Before and After the 1968 Riots Moderator: Dave Tevelin, Author and Independent Scholar Park Level * “The Howard Theatre's Role in the Community in 1968,” Dave Tevelin, Author * TBD, Blair Ruble, Vice President for Programs, Woodrow Wilson Center *...
2017_DC_DCHist_P05_171104	14	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 05: A Right to the City: Reflections on the History and Legacy of Neighborhood Organizing A Right to the City: Reflections on the History and Legacy of Neighborhood Organizing Sanctuary Moderator: Samir Meghelli, Curator, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum * Samir Meghelli, Ph.D., Curator, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum * Hilary Malson, Research Assistant, Smithsonian...
2017_DC_DCHist_P06_171104	4	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 06: A Complicated Path Toward 1968: History, Corruption, Trauma, and Protest in 19th-century Washington, D.C. A Complicated Path Toward 1968: History, Corruption, Trauma, and Protest in 19th-century Washington, D.C. Lincoln Chapel Moderator: Mark Herlong, Independent Scholar * “The Murtagh Conspiracy: Corruption, Blackmail, and the Press in Gilded Age Washington,” Mark Herlong, Independent Scholar * “The...
2017_DC_DCHist_P07_171104	16	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 07: Race and Redevelopment Race and Redevelopment Peter Marshall Hall Moderator: Ashley Bakelmun, Urban Strategy Consultant * “The Urban Renewal of Columbia Heights: Urban Design, Inequality, and Race,” Ashley Bakelmun, Urban Strategy Consultant * “Anti-Blackness in Chocolate City,” Izetta Autumn Mobley, American Studies...
2017_DC_DCHist_P08_171104	21	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 08: Community Conversation: The Radical Roots of Federal City College Community Conversation: The Radical Roots of Federal City College Sanctuary Moderator: Amanda Huron, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, University of the District of Columbia * Howard Croft, Professor of Urban Studies, Federal City College * Jennifer Ragins, Federal City...
2017_DC_DCHist_P09_171104	7	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 09: Reliving the Movement: Music, Images, and Oral Histories Reliving the Movement: Music, Images, and Oral Histories Park Level Moderator: Louis Hicks, Grants Manager, HumanitiesDC * “Meet Me at the Y,” Paulette C. Holloway, Executive Director, Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, Inc. * “Reminiscences of DC’s ’70s LGBTQ Community from the Pat Gertschen Photographic...
2017_DC_DCHist_P10_171104	17	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 10: A Radical Archaeology: Burial Grounds, Slavery, and White Supremacy A Radical Archaeology: Burial Grounds, Slavery, and White Supremacy Lincoln Chapel * “Lost and Found: The Archaeology and Physical Anthropology of the Q Street NW Burials,” Chardé Reid, College of William and Mary; David Hunt, Smithsonian Institution; Ruth Trocolli, DC Historic Preservation Office ...
2017_DC_DCHist_P11_171104	9	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Panel 11: Costs, Myths, and Mobilization: Integration and Desegregation in the District of Columbia Costs, Myths, and Mobilization: Integration and Desegregation in the District of Columbia Peter Marshall Hall Moderator: Tikia Hamilton, National Academy of Education Spencer Research Fellow. George Washington University Visiting Scholar * “The Costs of Integration in the Nation’s Capital: Exploring...
2017_DC_DCHist_Poster_171104	20	44th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Poster Session Poster Participants * Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell, Cintia Cabib, Documentary Filmmaker * The Archaeology of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction Project, Southeast, Washington, DC, Susan Bupp, Senior Cultural Resources Specialist and Henry Ward,...
2022_DC_DCHist_Recept_220401	22	48th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Friday Reception RECEPTION 6:00 – 8:00 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Library Rooftop, 5th Floor Gather with fellow DC history enthusiasts to celebrate another successful DC History Conference! While listening to music and enjoying light snacks, catch up with your friends and colleagues on the beautiful rooftop of the...
2022_DC_DCHist_Network_220401	92	48th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- History Network HISTORY NETWORK 1:00 – 3:00 PM Great Hall, 1st Floor The DC History Conference History Network is an opportunity for conference attendees to meet representatives from organizations doing humanities-based work across the DMV. Learn about a new organization, project, or initiative you’d like to follow,...
2022_DC_DCHist_220401	22	48th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Miscellaneous
2022_DC_DCHist_Dance_220401	11	48th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- The Evolution of Hand Dance in Washington, DC The Evolution of Hand Dance in Washington, DC Keywords: Arts & Culture, Community History, Cultural History, Music, Dance AUDITORIUM Hand Dance is a contemporary swing-style partner dance that has been a social dance form for nearly 60 years, and DC Hand Dance is the official dance of the District of...
2023_DC_DCHist_Recept_230324	125	49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- After Hours DC History Conference: After Hours Join us after Friday’s final session for an evening of food, drink, music, and dancing! The conference “after hours” will include a short address from the conference partners, appetizers, drinks, and live music. Come celebrate a weekend of DC history with us! Music...
2023_DC_DCHist_Network_230324	63	49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- History Network
2023_DC_DCHist_Nunley_230323	137	49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Opening Lecture w/Tamika Nunley Black Women’s History as American History and the Everyday Struggles of Liberty and Justice The DC History Conference celebrates historian and educator Letitia Woods Brown with this lecture featuring a distinguished scholar of DC history. With the support of the Murray family, we honor Letitia Woods...
2023_DC_DCHist_Voting_230324	54	49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Voting Rights Voting rights -- who can vote and who cannot -- and what representation citizens have in their government is a fundamental question in the United States political system. The lack of enfranchisement in DC offers its own unique case study. This panel spotlights three distinct moments in DC’s long fight...
2024_04_05C2_DCHist_Built	63	50th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- DC's Built Environment DC’S BUILT ENVIRONMENT From alleys to sewers to bike lanes, the city’s infrastructure is the product of American culture and politics. Learn about the history of the sanitation system, sustainability projects, and bicycle lanes that are part of DC’s built environment. SANITATION SYSTEMS AND SLUMS IN... (Partially reviewed)
2024_04_05C3_DCHist_After_Hours	10	50th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Friday After Hours Friday After Hours Join us after Friday's final session for an evening of food, drink, music, and dancing! Our "after hours" party will include a short address from the conference partners, a cash bar, light bites, and a DJ to get us grooving. Take this opportunity to connect with friends old and new,... (Partially reviewed)
2024_04_06A1_DCHist_Atlantis	135	50th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- From Atlantis to the 9:30 Club FROM ATLANTIS TO THE 9:30 CLUB The 9:30 Club has been an incubator and important part of DC’s music scene for more than four decades. It has inspired countless musicians and music fans, fostered community, and continues to inspire future generations to be involved in artistic expression and creativity.... (Partially reviewed)
2024_04_05C1_DCHist_Network	79	50th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- History Network The History Network provides conference attendees with the opportunity to meet representatives from organizations doing humanities-based work across the DMV. Learn about an organization, project, or initiative you’d like to follow, volunteer with, or join and pick up information and swag from... (Partially reviewed)
2024_04_04F1_DCHist_Newkirk	112	50th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Opening Conversation (Page 1 of 2) w/Vann R. Newkirk II and Jerusalem Demsas The Atlantic's Vann R. Newkirk II Delivers the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture The Atlantic’s senior editor Vann R. Newkirk II in conversation with staff writer Jerusalem Demsas reflect on DC history and how we look at the past to navigate the present. Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Home Rule... (Partially reviewed)
2024_04_04F3_DCHist_Newkirk3	86	50th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Opening Conversation (Page 2 of 2) Opening Reception The Atlantic's Vann R. Newkirk II Delivers the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture The Atlantic’s senior editor Vann R. Newkirk II in conversation with staff writer Jerusalem Demsas reflect on DC history and how we look at the past to navigate the present. Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Home Rule... (Partially reviewed)
2024_04_06A2_DCHist_Poster	70	50th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Poster Session Poster Session At the DC History Conference Poster Session, presenters share their research visually with attendees in small groups. Visit poster presenters to learn about their work and ask questions! Continue the conversation on social media, sharing your favorites and connecting with... (Partially reviewed)

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