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The Beauty of H Street (Rough Cut)
This documentary asks several long-practicing barbers and beauticians from the H Street NE corridor in Washington, DC about their businesses, and about the history of the neighborhood. Much of the documentary focuses on Anwar Saleem and Nurney Mason.
Howard Theatre Restoration Oral History Day Highlight Reel
On December 1, 2012, after its third reopening, the Howard Theater organized a history day at which former performers and audience members were asked to return to the venue and record their memories. Sandra Bears, Dick Gregory, David Akers, Jimi…
DC Community Heritage Project Showcase Film 2012
Project directors of the 2012 DC Community Heritage Project grants were interviewed for this film that was shown at a community showcase event. The interviews are supported with video clips, and photographs from the grant projects.
Soul of the City 2012 Documentary
In 2012, the Soul of the City program was conducted in conjunction with the DC Department of Human Services. Young people participating in the DHS Summer Youth Employment Program visited museums, took walking tours, learned about video production,…
DC Community Heritage Project TV Show Episode 1
This television show highlights recipients of the DC Community Heritage Project grant. The grant is given for projects that examine the history of Washington's neighborhoods, history and culture.
This episode features The Eastland Gardens Flower…
This episode features The Eastland Gardens Flower…
Adas Israel Video
This video, narrated by Jenna Weissman Joselit, describes the history of the original Adas Israel Synagogue, its rediscovery, and its preservation.
American University Park in Washington, DC; Its Early Houses, pre-Civil War to 1911; National Register Multi-Property Document
This full National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form was created by the Tenleytown Historical Society in an effort to get several historic properties included on the Register. The document includes…
John Eaton Elementary School Student Sleuth Presentation for DC Historical Studies Conference 2011
Students at John Eaton Elementary school conducted a historical study of their school and its neighborhood that included oral history interviews, archival research, and an investigation of historic architecture. The instructors who developed the…
Preserving LeDroit Park: An Historic DC Community
This film from producer Ronald Smokey Stevens provides a survey of LeDroit Park from its founding in 1873 through generations of change and demographic shift to the neighborhood's current successes and challenges.
The narration highlights many of…
Woodlawn Cemetery Perpetual Care Association - Film
This film was shown at the 2011 DC Community Heritage Project Symposium as part of the session on "Local Cemeteries as Historical Text," led by Tyrone General and Anne Brockett. The film briefly examines the history of Woodlawn, describes its…
DC Community Heritage Project Documentary 2009
This documentary, produced by the Humanities Council in 2009, discusses the goals of the DC Community Heritage Project, and encourages participation by showing interviews with some of the filmmakers from the 2009 DCCHP Grant Cycles as well as clips…
DC Community Heritage Project 2010 Showcase Film
This film, produced for the 2010 DCCHP Showcase at Tifereth Israel Congregation in Northwest DC, highlights the grantee projects produced during the cycle. The film is separated into categories focusing on: Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Culture.…
Footsteps of Achievement: The Historic Kappa Heritage Trail
This 7 site walking tour highlights some of the buildings in the Shaw/Cardozo neighborhood of Washington, DC that have been significant to the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and African-American history. The tour focuses primarily on structures on or…
Fairlawn: From the Flats to the Heights
Fairlawn is one of the many close-knit communities East of the Anacostia River with a strong sense of history and heritage. The book uses archival and oral history sources to provide a brief sketch of the neighborhood's history and culture. A portion…
Franklin School: a model of public education in the District of Columbia
The historic Franklin School, located at 13 and K Streets NW in Washington, DC, was once a symbol of public education for the District and the nation. Designed by Adolf Cluss, in what he called the Renaissance Revival Style, the school was selected…
Greyhound Building and Freedom Riders Documentary (Expanded from 2009)
This documentary from filmmaker Steven Nero reveals the importance of DC's Greyhound Bus Station as an important part of Civil Rights history. It was from this station that the Freedom Rides began; testing the governments will and ability to uphold…
Exploring Congress Heights
This brochure provides a chronological history of the Congress Heights neighborhood, and explores several notable sites in the community including: St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the neighborhood's first post office, and a home designed by notable…