The Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, DC, along with nearby Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights, became the center of DC's Latino community in the postwar era. In the 1940s, Puerto Ricans and Mexicans arrived in the capital to obtain work in the expanding federal bureaucracy. In the 1950s and 1960s, Latin American diplomats brought embassy ... Read more

This Grant Workshop will introduce participants to DCPL's Preservation Initiatives (PI) Grant Program, which provides matching grants to individuals and non-profit organizations for preservation planning, research, outreach/education, and bricks and mortar projects related to historic and cultural sites. The workshop will give an overview of the program and application process. If you have any questions, ... Read more

This Grant Workshop will introduce participants to DCPL's Preservation Initiatives (PI) Grant Program, which provides matching grants to individuals and non-profit organizations for preservation planning, research, outreach/education, and bricks and mortar projects related to historic and cultural sites. The workshop will give an overview of the program and application process. If you have any questions, ... Read more