Changing Face of Washington, D.C. through the U. S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection – Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at 7pm EST ONLINE –
The Changing Face of Washington, D.C. in the U.S News & World Report Magazine Photo Collection January 28, 2022 by Kristi Finefield One of the most fascinating and enjoyable aspects of research … Continue reading
How HathiTrust is better than Google Books
Describing how the Library of Congress researcher card provides access to important resources (https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/2020/02/24/unexpected-uses-of-your-library-of-congress-researcher-card-hathitrust-digital-library/) raises the question of why and in what way are those resources valuable–and worth using rather … Continue reading
Unexpected uses of your Library of Congress researcher card — Hathitrust Digital Library
To use materials held by the Library of Congress, the District of Columbia’s only public research library, readers (users/patrons) must register for a reader card. It is simple and painless … Continue reading
News for the Community: Origins of Washington’s Neighborhood Newspaper Tradition
News for the Community: Origins of Washington’s Neighborhood Newspaper Tradition By Matthew B. Gilmore* http://intowner.com/2018/04/29/news-for-the-community-origins-of-washingtons-neighborhood-newspaper-tradition/ Hill Rag, the Georgetowner, Northwest Current (and more recent targeted Georgetown, Foggy Bottom, and Dupont editions), the Southwester, and The InTowner itself (and … Continue reading
News for the Capital and the Nation: Politics and Washington’s Daily Newspapers
What Once Was News for the Capital and the Nation: Politics and Washington’s Daily Newspapers PUBLISHED: MARCH 21ST, 2018 Full column here: http://intowner.com/2018/03/21/news-for-the-capital-and-the-nation-politics-and-washingtons-daily-newspapers/ Click this to find our archive of What … Continue reading
National Archives DC court records followup
For original issue see: http://intowner.com/2017/08/03/national-archives-and-district-of-columbia-records/ Here’s the National Archives response: Statement on Status of DC Records from the National Archives PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2017 The National Archives, our nation’s record … Continue reading
Online Washington DC history resources – City directories online
A list Link here More: 1822 directory – first Washington directory 1846 – Washington directory an national register — another copy 1846 Hathi 1850 – The Washington directory, and Congressional and executive register, … Continue reading
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
Public Washington DC history resources – Library of Congress – DC City Directories (microfilm)
(–and paper) (and evening research hours) The Library of Congress is a superb public institution for researching Washington DC history. Contrary to perception it is not difficult to use, once you … Continue reading
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
Washington DC History Resources 