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Sadiki Africa Experience - Interview on WPFW
In advance of their trip to Ghana, students participating in the Sadiki Africa Experience were interviewed by Brother Ah on WPFW. The students, with their instructors, answered questions about the Sadiki program and their trip.
DC Community Heritage Project TV Show Episode 2
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 Hillsdale Past and Present,…
This episode features Hillsdale Past and Present,…
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…
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church History Archives Project - Oral Histories with John F. Pee, Adele Pee, David Joppy, Rebecca Joppy, Taylor Sheppard, Barbara Wilson, and Lavonne Sarvis (Disc 2 of 3)
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church conducted 11 oral history projects in support of an effort to archive the church's historic documents, artifacts, and images. The oral history project was submitted on three discs.
The second disc features…
The second disc features…
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church History Archives Project - Oral Histories with Booker T. Wilson, Lottie Smith, Roland Winston, and Mary Winston (Disc 1 of 3)
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church conducted 11 oral history projects in support of an effort to archive the church's historic documents, artifacts, and images. The oral history project was submitted on three discs.
The first disc features…
The first disc features…
Student Sleuth Project: Investigating Your School's Artifacts
This lesson plan is intended to help educators teach team work, observation skills, research skills, public speaking, and museum studies skills to elementary school students. The plan was developed by teachers at John Eaton Elementary School in…
Riverside Baptist Church History - Founding Pastor and Early Deacon
As part of an effort to organize and archive its collection of historic artifacts and documents, Washington, DC's Riverside Baptist Church produced this brochure examining the history of two of its early members. The brochure uses items from the…
The Opportune Time
Residents of Christ House in Adams Morgan, Washington, DC discuss changes in their neighborhood and, through oral history interviews with fellow Kairos Community members, changes they have undergone in their own lives. Christ House serves as a home…
CHAW 40 Years Documentary
This documentary was produced by the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop as part of a continuing effort to document the history of the organization and the surrounding neighborhood. Generations of CHAW students and educators were interviewed for the film.…
All Souls Church Archives and History - Online Exhibit
This online exhibit and photo collection was created as part of the congregation's efforts to organize, archive, and preserve its historic photo collection. The exhibit features a narrative history, a small portion of the photo archive, and a…
All Souls Church Archives and History - Full Archives Finder's Guide
All Souls Church Unitarian is an historic congregation in Washington, DC. In 2012 the church began to build an archive from its collection of photographs dating back to the 1890s. This finder's guide lists the digital file names of approximately 589…
Truxton Circle - A Neighborhood Genealogy
This website uses census data, photos, and maps to reconstruct the history of every historic structure in the Truxton Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC. Users browse the site by square. The project includes a brochure meant to help users navigate…
Bethel Christian Fellowship Mighty Warriors Ministries - Continuing the Legacy of Service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE
This brochure provides historical information about Bethel Christian Fellowship and other nearby places of worship. Bethel Christian Fellowship moved to 2200 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE on May 7, 2000.
Click here to download the full document.
When Was the War of 1812?
Costumed staff at historic Dumbarton House asked visitors questions about the War of 1812. Footage of the event was combined with historic documents and voice over narration to create this documentary about the War of 1812 in Washington, DC.
Historic Park View - A Walking Tour
This historic walking tour brochure guides users past several historic sites in the Park View neighborhood.
Click here to download a PDF version of the brochure.
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – Remetter Cornelia Freeman
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
Freeman recalls her youth in the Ivy City neighborhood. Her family arrived…
Freeman recalls her youth in the Ivy City neighborhood. Her family arrived…
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – Reverend John Hayden
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
This interview with Reverend Hayden is not a traditional oral history in…
This interview with Reverend Hayden is not a traditional oral history in…
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – Charles Brown
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
The interviewer asks Brown questions about his childhood in Ivy City. Brown…
The interviewer asks Brown questions about his childhood in Ivy City. Brown…
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – Kenneth Cunningham
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – David Feggins
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
Feggins is a former Ivy City resident who regularly returns to the…
Feggins is a former Ivy City resident who regularly returns to the…
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – Marsha Riley
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – Janelle Robertson
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary – Endia Short
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
Video Interview for Crummell School Documentary - Anthony Sanders
During the Summer of 2011 Empower DC conducted a series of video interviews in support of a documentary film on the historic Crummell School in Ivy City, Washington, DC.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
This interview was recorded at the Ivy City Reunion.
Dunbar High School's Classic Age: 1870-1957
This brief documentary combines historical research with personal testimony to illustrate the lives of several successful graduates of Washington, DC's Dunbar High School.
Dunbar was a historically segregated school, nationally recognized for its…