Treasury Dept Collection of Confederate Records (RG 365) & the Civil War Special Agencies of the Treasury Dept (RG 366) moved to Archives I (downtown DC)
The Process: Moving RG 365 and 366 Records from Archives II to Archives I FROM: https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2017/05/16/the-process-moving-rg-365-and-366-records-from-archives-ii-to-archives-i/ Posted on May 16, 2017 by Netisha Today’s post was written by Amanda Landis and Ken … Continue reading
“Here to feast on historic places” — First Stirrings of Historic Preservation in Washington
For full article click: http://intowner.com/2016/12/25/here-to-feast-on-historic-places-first-stirrings-of-historic-preservation-in-washington/ To view images full size & high resolution, left click on each By Matthew B. Gilmore* On May 18, 1932, “appropriate exercises” accompanied the placing of … Continue reading
2016 Washington DC History Books
What follows is a list of books on Washington DC history published in 2016: The National Mall: No Ordinary Public Space. Lisa Benton-Short. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division © … Continue reading
The Bridge a Traffic Jam Built: Arlington Memorial Bridge
By Matthew B. Gilmore* Tip: Click any image in the article to view that image at a larger size. It was Armistice Day 1921. The holiday celebrating the end of … Continue reading
Slavery and Emancipation in Washington, D.C. – Updated Bibliography
Updated April 2016. Check here: https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/slavery-and-emancipation-in-washington-d-c-updated-bibliography/ earlier version here: https://networks.h-net.org/node/28441/discussions/67624/slavery-emancipation-washington-dc-–-bibliography and earlier versions back to 2001 on H-DC.
“High-handed usurpation and outrage”: The End of Washington City Canal
Benjamin Severson was incensed. The work he’d devoted so much time and energy into had been undone. Despite many critics, Severson, a civil engineer and foreman under Montgomery Meigs for … Continue reading
Washington’s Lincoln: The First Monument to the Martyred President
Washington’s Lincoln: The First Monument to the Martyred President PUBLISHED: JANUARY 11TH, 2016 BY: Matthew B. Gilmore Click this to find our archive of What Once Was articles. On May … Continue reading
DC Prisoners on the Hudson: Abraham Lincoln, Amos Pilsbury, and the Albany Penitentiary
DC Prisoners on the Hudson: Abraham Lincoln, Amos Pilsbury, and the Albany Penitentiary Published: December 17th, 2015 BY: Matthew B. Gilmore Click this to find our archive of What Once … Continue reading
RTB: Alford/Fortune’s Fool–Read this book! New and classic books for your DC history bookshelf
Note: this is the first in a continuing set of posts on important books (new and old) for those studying Washington DC history. Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes … Continue reading
Civil War Washington panel at Upshur Street Books-May 15, 2015
Friday, May 15 at 7:00pm in EDT Upshur Street Books 827 Upshur St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20011 https://www.facebook.com/events/376965989163879/ Upshur Books and History Press Present a panel featuring historians … Continue reading
Washington DC History Resources 