I just uploaded 131 photos I took in Portland, Maine in November 2004 to Flickr. I originally posted many of these with explanatory text as part of my Portland Photo Project. (Only the static HTML of those posts are archived due to a hosting crash) > See my Flickr Portland set
Digitizing the National Archives
For the past eight months I’ve been spending lots of time at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) facilities in D.C. and College Park, Maryland conducting research for History Associates. While NARA has recently launched an ambitious program with Lockheed Martin to create a system to store electronic records, the entire operation is still […]
links for 2006-07-06
Palace of Wonders Grand Opening New bar on H Street NE is holding their grand opening is this weekend.
Well, That’s Done
After using PCs for my entire life I’m switching to a Mac. My black 13-inch MacBook should come in about a week. Looks like I’ll even be able to transfer my iTunes library, play counts and all. I got a free iPod Nano through their back-to-school deal on top of their student discount. Aside from […]
links for 2006-07-05
National Coalition for History Action Alert – NARA Budget Needs History group urges funding for the National Archives.
links for 2006-07-04
Web Site Starts From a Memo, Gains Millions of Readers Washington Post on the history of their own website. “In Search of Peace For an Old Resting Place” African American burial ground is now a park in Adams Morgan. W. Bus. Journal: “SW waterfront gets in touch with its Inner Harbor” Developers compete with grandiose […]
D.C. Gentrification and Section 8 Subsidized Housing
This post is second in a series on gentrification in the District of Columbia. Part 1 – D.C. Gentrification and Section 8 Subsidized Housing Part 2 – ‘Gentrification’: The Birth of a Word in D.C. Part 3 – Metro Growth and ‘Gentrification’ Use Part 4 – Neighborhood Revitalization and Displacement I dislike the term “gentrification” […]