Irish Washington, D.C. history 2024
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
1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving (plus other local Thanksgiving traditions)
To continue what is now a tradition I am republishing one of my holiday 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
Mapping Early Washington
Storymap by Brian Kraft CLICK: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1a200794650242299ddc668ad5b53c0a Brian has been working on mapping resources on early City of Washington, primarily Capitol Hill for several years. The story map links to a … Continue reading
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 Washington from Vermont. Installed on the Ellipse south of the … Continue reading
1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving
What Once Was: 1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving Orginally PUBLISHED: 2017; To view images full size & high resolution, left click on each By Matthew B. Gilmore* In November of 1845 Washington’s newspapers, … Continue reading
What Once Was: Bellevue Becomes Dumbarton House: a moving experience
This What Once Was column was originally published in The InTowner newspaper — August 19, 2015. The InTowner ceased publication in 2020. PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2015 By Matthew B. Gilmore* On May 30, 1914 John L. … Continue reading
What Once Was: Washington’s Lime Kilns: Creating the stuff of building
This What Once Was column was originally published in The InTowner newspaper — August 19, 2015. The InTowner ceased publication in 2020. PUBLISHED: AUGUST 19TH, 2015 By Matthew B. Gilmore* To view images full … Continue reading
Robert Watson – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation”
GEORGE WASHINGTON’S FINAL BATTLE: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation. Robert P. Watson. Georgetown University Press, 2021. http://press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/george-washingtons-final-battle 1. Tell us about the book. George Washington, … Continue reading
Robert Watson: George Washington’s Final Battle February 18, 2021 4pm
Georgetown University Press, Georgetown College, and the Georgetown University Library would like to invite you to the next event in our series of ongoing live streamed interviews with Georgetown faculty and Press authors … Continue reading
Washington DC History Resources 