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The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. is an excellent resource for modern views on the past of this city. Focusing on public programs, exhibitions, and advertising events and libraries, the Historical Society is a great resource to step into the foray of learning D.C. History.

Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit A First Step for Racial Equality in the Circuit Court of Washington In 1843, when Nancy Hillman, the only surviving heir of Georgetown's most prominent free black man, tried to collect on money he was owed for 20 years, she faced two obstacles in the Circuit Court. The D.C. Judge Who Bedeviled President Lincoln In the midst of the Civil War, one D.C. judge so irritated Abraham Lincoln that the President ordered his salary withheld and armed soldiers were sent to his home. As if that wasn't enough, the court on which the judge sat, the principal court that had served the District since the inception of its judicial system, was abolished -- primarily to get rid of the judge. An Early Civil Rights Victory in a D.C. Court In 1821 - long before the civil rights movement - a free black man living in Washington won an historic victory for racial justice in a court of the District of Columbia. The Dark Days of the Black Codes Fourteen-year-old Nancy Jones was scared. She had been stopped by a policeman while walking down a Washington, D.C. street, and he had asked to see her papers. Nancy had good cause to be afraid. She was an African American, and it was 1835. And she did not have the papers. The policeman immediately arrested her as a runaway slave. Yet, Nancy was not a slave and never had been one.

"Civil War Washingotn, DC." A private blog April 2, 2102 posting gives historical overview of Washington City Canal, once envisioned as a key artery linking the capital with the West via the Potomac and C&O Canal. Backs up narrative with primary sources, e.g. maps, photos, newspapers. Great Library of Congress photos are consolidated here, including overview of Canal w clear view of waterworks and of cattle grazing on its banks.

"Civil War Washingotn, DC." A private blog April 2, 2102 posting gives historical overview of Washington City Canal, once envisioned as a key artery linking the capital with the West via the Potomac and C&O Canal. Backs up narrative with primary sources, e.g. maps, photos, newspapers. Great Library of Congress photos are consolidated here, including overview of Canal w clear view of waterworks and of cattle grazing on its banks.

Quick-fix, feature-story approach to some of DCs major historic events. Includes 1924 World Series Win; Beatles at the Washington Coliseum; Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial, Burning of Washington.

Prototype for creating historical narratives about sports

Social/cultural history of famed Willard Hotel --often called the center of Washington more than either the Capitol or the White House or the State Department. Founded in 1847 on land originally owned by Scottish proprietor, David Burnes.