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Wikimedia Event: Women’s History Edit-A-Thon
Wikimedia Event: Women’s History Edit-A-Thon
Photograph of the National Training School for Women & Girls; courtesy of the Library of Congress. Do you love Wikipedia? This is the event for you! In this special event, you can learn how to edit and correct Wikipedia pages to improve public information. Join the DC Preservation League and Wikimedia DC to help correct ... Read more
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Buzzword Walking Tour: Gentrification & Legacy Businesses
Buzzword Walking Tour: Gentrification & Legacy Businesses
There are numerous buzzwords circulating these days, and the DC Preservation League is working to explore how they relate to historic preservation. This walking tour will focus on the history of DC's legacy businesses in the context of threats to their existence, including gentrification, local politics, and changing city demographics. Join us for this educational ... Read more
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Mapping Legacy Businesses in DC (Webinar)
Mapping Legacy Businesses in DC (Webinar)
Join the DC Preservation League online to learn about their new mapping initiative to document legacy businesses in the District. This map, developed through crowd-sourced information, represents 120+ legacy businesses in DC that are over twenty years old and are not nationally franchised. This project is ongoing and does not represent every legacy business in ... Read more
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Potter’s House 65th Birthday Party Presentation
Potter’s House 65th Birthday Party Presentation
This April, join the DC Preservation League at The Potter's House for their big birthday celebration marking 65 years of service in Adams Morgan. This in-person presentation will describe the fascinating history of The Potter's House, from it's opening in 1960 under the volunteer labor of the Church of the Saviour to its current functions ... Read more