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German Historical Institute Washington
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The German Historical Institute Washington (GHI) is an internationally recognized center for advanced study with offices in Washington, DC, and Berkeley, California. 🌐: https://www.ghi-dc.org
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Looking forward to tomorrow's online talk by Emily Sneff, "The German Audience for the U.S. Declaration of Independence," co-sponsored with the German Society of Pennsylvania & the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies. Registration info here: germansociety.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
Poster advertising the event "The German Audience for the U.S. Declaration of Independence," a talk by Dr. Emily Sneff, hosted by the Horner Library of the German Society of Pennsylvania and taking place online on Thursday, November 20th at 7 PM Eastern Time.
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Today we were happy to welcome Ambassador Jens Hanefeld – a former Stipendiat at @ghilondon.bsky.social – to our office for a lively discussion about history and diplomacy. Alles gute for your time in Washington, Ambassador!
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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In honor of World Digital Preservation Day, please enjoy our short interview with Wolfram Dornik, head of the Graz (Austria) city archives, about the innovative Citizen Archive Platform they've developed: href.hypotheses.org/... #WDPD2025
Screenshot of the German-language landing page of the Citizen Archive Platform (CAP), https://citizenarchive.eu/de/
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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As part of our “Hätte ich das mal eher gewusst …” series we spoke with Lauren Rever, recently our @rrchnm.bsky.social Henkel Digital History Fellow, about her research into the history of Washington, DC school field trips: href.hypotheses.org/5298
Story Map slide from Lauren Rever’s project on Washington, DC school field trips, depicting two photographs (from the early and late 20th century) of school children in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, with the heading “Is Washington, DC America’s Biggest Classroom?” and the subheading “Each year hundreds of thousands of U.S. students visit the capital as part of a class trip.”
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Our 2025 annual lecture, "Frozen Conflicts between War and Peace," takes place this Thursday evening, September 30, in Washington. To attend in person, please visit our registration page: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...
Poster for the GHI Washington annual lecture "Frozen Conflicts between War and Peace," to be given by Ulrike von Hirschhausen (GHI Washington) on October 30, 2025, at 6 pm, with comment by Aviel Roshwald (Georgetown University). Background image has the caption "Smoke rising can be seen from the beach at Saky after explosions near the Russian military base at Novofedorivka in occupied Crimea, August 9, 2022. UGC via AP."
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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To learn more about #OpenAccess titles in our @berghahnbooks.bsky.social "Studies in German History" series, please visit www.berghahnbooks.com/series/studi... (⬅️link added)
Cover of "Germany on Their Minds: German Jewish Refugees in the United States and Their Relationships with Germany, 1938–1988," by Anne C. Schenderlein Cover of "Encountering the Global in Early Modern Germany: Microhistories of Mobility, Materiality, and Belonging," edited by Christina Brauner, Renate Dürr, Philip Hahn, Anne Sophie Overkamp, Simon Siemianowski
October 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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GHI Washington Director Ulrike von Hirschhausen will give our 2025 annual lecture next week on Thursday, October 30, titled “Frozen Conflicts between War and Peace,” with the comment provided by @avielroshwald.bsky.social. Join us in person or online: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...
Poster for the GHI Washington annual lecture "Frozen Conflicts between War and Peace," to be given by Ulrike von Hirschhausen (GHI Washington) on October 30, 2025, at 6 pm, with comment by Aviel Roshwald (Georgetown University). Background image has the caption "Smoke rising can be seen from the beach at Saky after explosions near the Russian military base at Novofedorivka in occupied Crimea, August 9, 2022. UGC via AP." Photograph of Ulrike von Hirschhausen, GHI Washington Director Photograph of Aviel Roshwald, Professor of History, Georgetown University
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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And #OpenAccess titles from our "Studies in German History" book series (@berghahnbooks.bsky.social) include "Encountering the Global in Early Modern Germany" (ed. Brauner et al., 2025) and "Germany on Their Minds" (Schenderlein, 2019)
Cover of "Encountering the Global in Early Modern Germany: Microhistories of Mobility, Materiality, and Belonging," edited by Christina Brauner, Renate Dürr, Philip Hahn, Anne Sophie Overkamp, Simon Siemianowski Cover of "Germany on Their Minds: German Jewish Refugees in the United States and Their Relationships with Germany, 1938–1988," by Anne C. Schenderlein
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Titles available in #OpenAccess from our "Transatlantische historische Studien" series (Steiner Verlag) include "Unbequeme Erinnerer" (Corsten, 2023) and "Encountering Empire" (Engel, 2015) biblioscout.net/series/THS
Cover of "Unbequeme Erinnerer: Emigrierte Historiker in der westdeutschen und US-amerikanischen NS- und Holocaust-Forschung, 1945–1998," by Anna Corsten Cover of "Encountering Empire: African American Missionaries in Colonial Africa, 1900–1939," by Elisabeth Engel
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Available #OpenAccess titles from our "Publications of the German Historical Institute" series (@universitypress.cambridge.org) include "Foreign in Two Homelands" (Kahn, 2025) & "Mobility and Coercion in an Age of Wars and Revolutions" (ed. Jansen & McKenzie, 2024) www.cambridge.org/core/series/...
Cover of "Foreign in Two Homelands: Racism, Return Migration, and Turkish-Germany History," by Michelle Lynn Kahn Cover of "Mobility and Coercion in an Age of Wars and Revolutions: A Global History, c. 1750–1830," edited by Jan C. Jansen and Kirsten McKenzie
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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On November 20, we are pleased to co-sponsor with the German Society of Pennsylvania and the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies a virtual talk by Dr. Emily Sneff on "The German Audience for the Declaration of Independence." Register here: germansociety.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
Poster for the talk "The German Audience for the Declaration of Independence" by Dr. Emily Sneff, taking place on November 20 at 7pm Eastern time, sponsored by the Horner Library and co-sponsored by the German Historical Institute Washington and the Max Kade Institute for German American Studies (Madison, Wisconsin).
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Environmental historian Dorothee Brantz begins the 2025 Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour at UBC Vancouver today (Oct. 21) at 12:30pm PDT. Her talk explores how climate & the seasons have shaped urban life from the late 19th century to today. To watch over Zoom visit: history.ubc.ca/events/event...
Postcard for the 2025 Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour, "Urban Seasonalities: Time, Culture, and the Environment in Summer Resorts and Winter Cities around 1900 and Today," by Professor Dorothee Brantz (TU Berlin)
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Join us Oct. 30 for "Frozen Conflicts between War and Peace," our 2025 annual lecture, to be given by GHI director Ulrike von Hirschhausen www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...
Poster for the GHI Washington annual lecture "Frozen Conflicts between War and Peace," to be given by Ulrike von Hirschhausen (GHI Washington) on October 30, 2025, at 6 pm, with comment by Aviel Roshwald (Georgetown University). Background image has the caption "Smoke rising can be seen from the beach at Saky after explosions near the Russian military base at Novofedorivka in occupied Crimea, August 9, 2022. UGC via AP."
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Thanks to our colleagues for participating in last week's excellent conference "The Campus and Beyond: Higher Education and Social Inequalities in Europe and North America, 1890s-2000s"! ghiworkshops.hypothe...
Group photo of participants in the workshop "The Campus and Beyond: Higher Education and Social Inequalities in Europe and North America, 1890s-2000s"
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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❄️☀️ Urban life through the seasons!
Our 11th Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour features Dorothee Brantz (TU Berlin) on how climate & the seasons shape cities—from winter hubs to summer resorts.
📍 First stop: UBC Vancouver, Monday
🔗 history.ubc.ca/event...
#UrbanHistory #EnvironmentalHistory
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Next week we look forward to hosting Prof. Dorothee Brantz (TU Berlin) for the 2025 Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour. She will be giving her talk "Urban Seasonalities: Time, Culture, and the Environment in Summer Resorts and Winter Cities around 1900 and Today" at 4 universities in Canada
October 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Yesterday, we were thrilled to welcome Ulrike von Hirschhausen as she begins her term as director of the German Historical Institute Washington!

Sign up for our newsletter to learn more about our work as we start a new chapter in the institute's history: ghidc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/g...
Prof. Dr. Ulrike von Hirschhausen, director of the German Historical Institute Washington since October 2025, delivers welcoming remarks to the institute's staff.
October 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Come visit our table at #thegsa2025 to learn more about our book series, fellowship programs, upcoming workshops and more!
German Historical Institute table at the German Studies Association conference, featuring a display of institute publications
September 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Our conference "Universities and the Public Good: Research, Education, and Democracy since 1945" begins tomorrow, September 10, in Hannover, with the generous support of @volkswagenstiftung.de. Learn more about the speakers and the program here: ghiworkshops.hypotheses.org/universities...
Columbia University, 1952; photograph by Anthony Angel, courtesy Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division
September 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Our thanks to @jeremisuri.bsky.social, Katherine Benton-Cohen, and Thomas Guglielmo for taking part in the excellent discussion "The Legacy of World War II in American Society and Politics," moderated by Axel Jansen. #TheEndsOfWar
Photograph of event participants: Professor Jeremi Suri (University of Texas at Austin), Professor Katherine Benton-Cohen (Georgetown University), Professor Thomas A. Guglielmo (George Washington University), and GHI Washington Deputy Director Axel Jansen
September 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Our panel “Eighty Years On: The Legacy of World War II in American Society and Politics” takes place today, Sep. 4, at 12pm Eastern time! Register to watch online: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event... #TheEndsOfWar
September 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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This week we were honored to host a delegation from the @bundestag.de to discuss with them and colleagues from @dfg.de the opportunities and outlook for German research abroad. Thank you for your visit!
Photograph of the visit by the delegation of the German Bundestag to the German Historical Institute, Washington, also including DFG President Katja Becker
August 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Our panel “The Legacy of World War II in American Society and Politics,” about the lasting impacts of #WWII, takes place on Sep. 4. Organized in association with @historians.org, we expect a lively discussion you can join in person or online. More info: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event... #TheEndsOfWar
Photo Credit: Riveter Virginia Davis supervising trainee Charles Potter (1942), FSA-OWI Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
August 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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New today on our Migrant Knowledge blog @migknow.bsky.social: @philippstrobl.bsky.social talks about his book "A History of Displaced Knowledge," a study of Austrian refugees in Australia, with Nikolaus Hagen migrantknowledge.org/2025/08/28/d...
Cover of the book "A History of Displaced Knowledge: Austrian Refugees from National Socialism in Australia," by Philipp Strobl
August 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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For our Href blog series "Hätte ich das mal eher gewusst …" we spoke with Thomas Jankowski about his digital research using 19th-century Eastern European census records to study family life & family patterns in the region's Jewish communities. Link: href.hypotheses.org/5041 #NFDI4memory
Photograph: Tomasz M. Jankowski, postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Eastern European Jewish History at Vilnius University, Lithuania Image of scanned census page: List of Jews living in Gdańsk in 1796. Source: Geheimes Staatsarchiv Berlin, II. HA, Abt. 9, Tit. LXVII, Sekt. 1, Nr. 11.
August 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM