DC History Center
801 K Street Northwest
Washington, DC
Thursday-Friday, 12pm-7pm
Saturday-Sunday, 12pm-6pm
Founded in 1894, the DC History Center deepens understanding of our city's past to connect, empower, and inspire. As the only community-based nonprofit focused on the District’s history, our vision is to reach into all eight wards to preserve and elevate the stories of Washington's diverse people, neighborhoods, and institutions.
Please welcome our new National History Day Coordinator, Dr. Shea Winsett! Shea will serve as the project manager for the DC History Center’s participation in National History Day, ensuring the program is culturally relevant, engaging, and supportive of the needs of DC educators and students. Shea’s anthropological works includes mapping historical African American cemeteries in …
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The 50th Annual DC History Conference welcomes students, community members, educators, artists, storytellers, and cultural heritage workers to join us at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for this FREE, three-day event. Whether you plan to attend all weekend, one day, or even just one panel, our free registration gives you access to the entire conference program. Donate $25, $50, or $100 at registration to support the work of the DC History Conference. REGISTER The DC History Conference is an interdisciplinary, community...
As a private, nonprofit organization, the DC History Center relies on generous gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations to support our mission. In times of upheaval and uncertainty, we rely on history to guide us.
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At the DC History Center, we tell the diverse stories of our nation’s capital to a broad community of learners. We seek to bring people together to satisfy their curiosity, learn each other’s stories, and develop respect for the larger community in which we live.