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2011 DC Community Heritage Project Showcase

Thursday, December 8, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)

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DCCHP LogoJoin us at John Eaton Elementary school in Cleveland Park as this year's DC Community Heritage Project grantees showcase their efforts to research, interpret, and publicize the history of their communities. You are guaranteed to learn something new about Washington, DC!

The DC Community Heritage Project, a partnership between the Humanities Council of Washington, DC and the DC Historic Preservation Office, began in 2005 as a way to connect neighborhoods with history at a grassroots level. Each year, the program offers informative symposia to on best practices in constructing a community history project, and a grant cycle to support local history organizations. 

This year's projects include: Voices on Fourteenth Street: Columbia Heights in the Sixties, an oral history project exploring urban policy changes in one of DC's fastest changing neighborhoods; DC Authors' Houses: a Web Exhibit, an online tour combining history, architecture, and literature; Preserving LeDroit Park: An Historical Community in Washington, DC, a film documenting an important part of DC's African American history and an iconic neighborhood; and many more (check our blog hcwdc.blogspot.com for a full listing!)