In 2020, the DC Preservation League received a $50,000 grant from the African American Civil Rights Program, as administered by the National Park Service (NPS), to fund the creation of a study entitled Black Power in 20th Century Washington, DC: A Context Study. Written by historian George Derek Musgrove, this study explores the DC Black ... Read more

Asbury United Methodist Church was organized in 1836 when a group of free and enslaved persons, some of whom had worshipped in a segregated manner at Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, established the Asbury Aid Society. This group of about 50 to 75 persons became a separate congregation and ultimately built a new church at 11th and K Streets. ... Read more

Join the DC Preservation League and Edith Michel, Senior Manager of Education & Collections at Woodrow Wilson House for an engaging webinar about Isaac and Mary Scott, a Black American husband and wife couple who were in service to President Woodrow Wilson for many years.  Learn about their homeownership journey to Deanwood. Edith will identify the ... Read more

Photograph of a young Nannie Helen Burroughs, a DC suffragist, teacher, and activist; Courtesy of the Library of Congress. In 2020, DCPL partnered with the DC State Historic Preservation Office through funding from the National Park Service to produce a context study on Women’s Suffrage in Washington, DC. To continue the documentation effort, DCPL received ... Read more