Friends of the DC Archives
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The Friends of the DC Archives is a volunteer organization that advocates for a strong D.C. State Archives and new state-of-the-art archives building on UDCs Van Ness campus. We formed in 2014.
Visit our website at: https://www.dcarchives.org/
Visit our website at: https://www.dcarchives.org/
Please see tonight's program (June 17) organized by the DC State Archives in recognition of Juneteenth 2025: Join us TONIGHT as we hear from genealogist Yvonne Liser and how she used the records of the DC Archives to trace 4 generations of family history. Register at opr.dc.gov/juneteenth2025
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Please see tonight's program (June 17) organized by the DC State Archives in recognition of Juneteenth 2025: Join us TONIGHT as we hear from genealogist Yvonne Liser and how she used the records of the DC Archives to trace 4 generations of family history. Register at opr.dc.gov/juneteenth2025
The Friends of the DC Archives will meet tomorrow, June 4, 5:30 pm on Zoom to coordinate our testimonies at the upcoming budget hearings. Email us for the Zoom link and listserv subscription: [email protected]. Register to testify on June 6 at: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/reg...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Friends of the DC Archives will meet tomorrow, June 4, 5:30 pm on Zoom to coordinate our testimonies at the upcoming budget hearings. Email us for the Zoom link and listserv subscription: [email protected]. Register to testify on June 6 at: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/reg...
Reposted by Friends of the DC Archives
Mayor Bowser’s proposed 2026 budget completely eliminates the new DC State Archives building at UDC. This last minute, irresponsible decision, which was made in secret without any input from experts or the community, erases a decade of grueling work.
May 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Mayor Bowser’s proposed 2026 budget completely eliminates the new DC State Archives building at UDC. This last minute, irresponsible decision, which was made in secret without any input from experts or the community, erases a decade of grueling work.
See the statement of the DC Archives Foundation on the cancellation of the construction of the new DC Archives facility in the Mayor's budget. We'll meet on June 4, 5:30 pm on Zoom. Email us for the Zoom link: [email protected]. Register to testify at: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...
DC Council Hearings Management System
View Hearings, Register to Witness, Submit Testimony
lims.dccouncil.gov
May 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
See the statement of the DC Archives Foundation on the cancellation of the construction of the new DC Archives facility in the Mayor's budget. We'll meet on June 4, 5:30 pm on Zoom. Email us for the Zoom link: [email protected]. Register to testify at: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...
DC Archives/OP Emancipation Day Program on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6:00 pm ET: Jazz and Protest -- A Lecture by Professor Herb Smith. The link to register is opr.dc.gov/herbsmith
April 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
DC Archives/OP Emancipation Day Program on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6:00 pm ET: Jazz and Protest -- A Lecture by Professor Herb Smith. The link to register is opr.dc.gov/herbsmith