Bertha Holliday: "Discover the History of your Home during House History Day on August 15"

From: Bertha Holliday
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 10:58:13 -0400

Discover the History of your Home during House History Day on August 15

 July 14, 2015  Natasha  Leave a comment

The DC Community Heritage Project House History Day will be held on Saturday, August 15. There are two workshops starting at 10 am and again at 1 pm.

House History Day  gives community historians, of any skill or knowledge level, an overview of the DC Public Library Washingtoniana Division’s collection. Participants will learn how to research the history of their own home or any other historical property through sessions on:

                  

• DC Maps - Led by historian and editor of the H-DC listserv Matthew Gilmore
• Historic Building Permit Database - Led by historian, author, and tour leader, Brian Kraft.
• Photo Archives and Resources of the Historical Society of Washington, DC (HSWDC) – Led by Anne McDonough, Library and Collections Director, HSWDC.
• Microfilm Records - Led by Mark Greek of DCPTL Washingtoniana Division
• Neighborhood Context/DC Digital Museumr To HoT

                                                                                   

To R​egister for this FREE 2 hour  workshop, go to : 

http://www.wdchumanities.org/events/

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Scroll to August 15 and click.​

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Bertha G. 

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Holliday, PhD & Associates, LLC

Independent Consultant (Diversity Assessment, Planning, Impleentation & Evaluation)

49 T Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

202-49

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1-3996

Commissioner, ANC 5E07

Washington, DC

www.berthaholliday.com

5E07@anc.dc.gov.