DC Memorialist

07/25/2024

Flame Lillies in Castle

03/22/2024

Stumpy, the little cherry tree that could

12/13/2023

HUD holiday lights

12/09/2023

Bridges of Rock Creek Park

12/01/2023

Amazing opportunity to tour the art collection at the Walter Washington Convention Center. Thanks to and

11/09/2023

Washington Monument after the storm.

10/23/2023

The Moongate Garden at the Smithsonian Castle,

The Moongate Garden was inspired by architectural and symbolic elements at the Temple of Heaven in China. Built in Beijing during the Ming dynasty.

The Smithsonian Castle houses the administrative offices of the Smithsonian

09/17/2023

A good day for a walk around U Street / Black Broadway with tour guide Mr Quander.

04/12/2023

The water is flowing at the Dupont Circle fountain

03/30/2023

Found this book review from 2021 about historian Tamika Nunley's book At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C.

A new book shows us the capital region's earliest years through the eyes and the experiences of leaders like Harriet Tubman and Elizabeth Keckley

06/02/2022

The Memorial bridge symbolically joined the north and south across the a Potomac River. The bridge was designed to show the strength of a united nation by joining the Lincoln Memorial with the Arlington House.

Construction of the bridge began in 1926, and ended in 1931. Arlington Memorial Bridge, Memorial Avenue, and the grand entrance to Arlington National Cemetery were dedicated on January 16,

11/26/2021

Veteran documentarian Eduardo Montes-Bradley is working on completing a new documentary titled “Daniel Chester French” about the sculptor of Lincoln (and others). The documentary is to be completed in time for the May 30, 2022 celebration of the Lincoln Memorial’s centennial. French’s masterpiece will be rededicated during that Memorial Day event.

The film will be distributed by Kanopy, an on-demand streaming service aimed at public and academic libraries, but also available to the general public with a library card or university ID. A 10-minute version is being produced for the Chesterwood website, likely by the end of the year, and the completed film will be entered into film festivals and then surface on YouTube later in 2022.

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/berkshirelandscapes/daniel-chester-french-chesterwood-documentary-lincoln-memorial/article_54631ed2-43f3-11ec-aa90-af21977596df.html

The first film about Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial, goes into production this year, written, directed and produced by veteran documentarian Eduardo Montes-Bradley, set to release in

09/22/2021

This is some interesting DC history. Also, if you make a call soon, and to a 202 number you can just use seven digits! Before DC gets its new 771 area code

As part of our regulatory duties, we certify every payphone in the District. That used to be quite the task, but now in 2021 just six payphones are active in the entire city. One of the (and the only one remining downtown) is at is 1432 H St, NW. This payphone has a traditional pedestal and is in overall great shape! While technically active, this phone is pending removal so if you’d like to place a call, the time is now.

09/09/2021

Apple Pandawdy
Nancy Nahm
In Adams Morgan

This was one of 150 Pandas that was a part of PandaMania. Organized by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 2004, giant panda sculptures painted by artists were placed throughout Washington neighborhoods. Later they were auctioned off in the "Giant Panda Auction".

09/05/2021

Looking forward to this exhibit. This is an interesting article about some of the unique names of DC streets.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hidden-histories-lurk-names-washington-dcs-streets-180978438/

A new exhibition highlights the people behind some of the capital city’s roadways, plazas and parks

06/28/2021

The DC Community Heritage Project (DCCHP) puts the power of the past in the hands of local historians who preserve, protect, and live it every day! These small grants have allowed communities, neighborhood organizations, churches, and others the chance to tell their stories through public humanities projects. Apply today!
https://humanitiesdc.org/grants/dc-community-heritage-project-grant/

05/07/2021

A recent post about Theodore Roosevelt Island - a fitting tribute to the naturalist President who championed the idea of the National Parks.
https://dcmemorialist.com/theodore-roosevelt-island/

03/29/2021

What an interesting bit of D.C. history.
RIP Larry McMurtry

The "Lonesome Dove" author saw himself as "essentially a bookseller."

03/19/2021

The Newseum donates First Amendment facade to Philadelphia history center

The four-story, 50-ton marble tablet will be installed in a public space at the National Constitution Center.

02/12/2021

51 reasons for D.C. to become the 51st state

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/508326/51-reasons-to-support-d-c-statehood/

From missing out on $2–$3 billion in revenues to getting IDs turned down, 51 reasons to support D.C. statehood.