Washington DC History Resources

Matthew B. Gilmore

Category Archives: House history

1887 Hopkins online once again

Click (bookmark this link): https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A29055 this is a followup to the post: Hopkins real estate maps (1887 and later) offline at DCPL’s DigDC website — DCRA Surdocs alternative Be aware that … Continue reading

January 23, 2019 · 1 Comment

Hopkins real estate maps (1887 and later) offline at DCPL’s DigDC website — DCRA Surdocs alternative

Hopkins real estate maps (1887 and later) offline at DCPL’s DigDC website — DCRA Surdocs alternative DiGDC https://digdc.dclibrary.org/ The 1887 and later Hopkins atlases are offline currently (they are not … Continue reading

January 2, 2019 · 1 Comment

Aug 5, 2017 House History workshop at Library of Congress

Aug 5, 2017 House History workshop https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-history-day-tickets-36452140333 Sponsored by Humanities DC When: August 5, 2017 session 1: 10 am session 2: 1 pm register for just one session Where: Library … Continue reading

July 22, 2017 · Leave a comment

House History Research Workshop – May 6

House History Day Research Workshop HumanitiesDC is excited to present the House History Day Research Workshop, in collaboration with the Library of Congress. REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-history-day-research-workshops-tickets-34077225900 Who: These workshops are open to … Continue reading

May 3, 2017 · Leave a comment

Public Washington DC history resources – NARA – DC City Directories (paper)

The National Archives (I) at Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets NW https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington  is a superb public institution for researching Washington DC history. Contrary to perception it is not … Continue reading

March 19, 2017 · 3 Comments

Public Washington DC history resources – NARA – DC Building Permits

The National Archives (I) at Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets NW https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington  is a superb public institution for researching Washington DC history. Contrary to perception it is not … Continue reading

March 10, 2017 · 2 Comments

Washington DC House History Resources

House History Resources Building and Neighborhood History [click here for PDF to download and click the embedded links on that PDF] 2014 version of the pathfinder to doing house/building/neighborhood history … Continue reading

August 17, 2015 · 6 Comments

Arlington County House History Research Guide

A while back I had the opportunity to work on some Arlington County house history research. The resources in Arlington have their familiar analogs (in some part) with those in … Continue reading

May 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Upcoming DC History Events

No upcoming events