You’ll find this playful design on pint glasses and a kids’ t-shirt, available exclusively through the DC History Center. Carlos’s work captures the spirit of exploration, creativity, and community.

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📸 Hostess & soldiers at entrance to the Little Harbor Salvation Army USO Club, ca. 1944-45 (Little Harbor Salvation Army USO Club collection, LH 020)
📸 Soldier and sailor at entrance to the Little Harbor Salvation Army USO Club, ca. 1944-45 (Little Harbor Salvation Army USO Club collection, LH 025)

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➡️ Support Our Neighbors. These are challenging times for many in our community, and now more than ever, it’s important that we take care of one another. As we gather, we invite you to bring a non-perishable food item or canned good. Donations will go directly to the Capital Area Food Bank.

Whether you’ve written for Washington History, read it cover to cover, or are just curious what all the buzz is about, this is your chance to connect with fellow DC history lovers in a relaxed, neighborhood spot. Let’s toast to the past and a great new issue!

📰 This issue contains four essays in four time periods—the early 1800s, World War II, the 1950s, and the 1960s and ‘70s—deepening understanding of federal/local relationships, social justice, and commerce.

Grab your notebook, bring your questions (or your wins!), and come network with others who care about preserving voices, memories, and stories. See you there!

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What’s on the agenda?
👉 Share your experiences with oral history (whether you’re a seasoned interviewer or just curious)
👉 Discuss challenges, solutions & best practices
👉 Celebrate successes and build community together

Free—but registering ahead is preferred.

📸 Students exploring “Class Action” exhibit last month during a field trip.

Dates for 2025 are filling up, but spring 2026 dates will open in January! Field trips are free for DC schools. Learn more and to sign up: dchistory.org/field-trips/

Alongside DC History Center educators, students will explore “Class Action” (the main exhibit in the DC History Center) and complete hands-on activities.

Our 6th-12th grade exhibit-based field trips introduce students to key themes in local history, from the founding of Washington, DC and the development of neighborhoods through time, to the desegregation of schools and the ongoing struggle for Home Rule.

At the event we’ll also teach you more about Martha Tabor herself and the stories her collection reveals.

Didn’t get to make a donation yet? Donate before tomorrow and receive an invitation to join us: dchistory.org/events/marth...

This interactive event invites donors to the Fall Campaign to step behind the scenes and take part in the process of preserving history. You’ll get hands-on experience with the Tabor collection through activity stations focused on inventorying, re-foldering, and digitizing materials.

This program is made possible thanks to the Mt. Pleasant Library Friends and in partnership with the DC History Center. This is an all-ages event.

More info: dclibrary.libnet.info/event/14750155

MTPx100!

See you next weekend to celebrate a century of library programs and service in Mt. Pleasant through exploration of local history, community memory, and connection.

In this event, you will also:
🔍 Discover resources available at Memory Lab, The People's Archive, and the DC History Center.
🔍 Learn about personal archiving and best practices.
🔍 Get a commemorative button for the 100th birthday of the library.

Interested in preserving & sharing the history of the neighborhood and the library?
➡️️ Bring 1-5 items (8.5x11” or smaller) that represent the neighborhood, the library, and its people through the last 100 years.
➡️ We will make digital copies, which can be emailed to you or taken on a flash drive