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The DC Historical Studies Conference is back with speakers, presentations, panels, and tours that cover research methods, neighborhood history, Civil War Washington, Prohibition, literary Washington, archaeology, African-American Washington, and many more topics of interest. Participants represent a wide range of professional and professional-in-training scholars, amateur historians, neighborhood experts, and public historians.

The conference will be jumpstarted Thursday evening, 6pm, November 3rd, at the Goethe-Institut, DC at 812 7th Street NW for the annual conference reception and Letitia Woods Brown Lecture featuring Kenneth J. Winkle, Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Winkle will speak on “Lincoln’s Citadel: The Civil War in Washington, DC.”

Concurrent panel sessions will be Friday and Saturday, November 4th and 5th at Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library at 901 G Street NW; the History Network will take place on Friday, 12:30 – 2:00. Tours will take place on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

As the premier forum for the latest work on the history of Washington, DC and surrounds, with lively presentations including new research, oral history, walking tours, films, new publications, and the networking opportunity offered by the History Network you are cordially invited to join fellow historians, preservationists, neighborhood researchers, students, collectors, and history buffs.
“Participating in the Historical Studies conference -- both as a presenter and a tour guide -- was an invaluable experience, allowing me to share the history of my neighborhood with the greater Washington community.” Kent Boese, 2009 presenter, author, ANC commissioner.

“The Historical Studies Conference brings together scholars, public historians, and members of the Washington community in a forum unlike any other. Attendees have the chance to share their ideas, refine their arguments, and meet people who can steer their research in surprising and productive directions,” says Zachary Schrag, Professor of History at George Mason University and author of The Great Society Subway.