Uncovering the Johnson Family of Humbolt, Kansas: We dug up a rare U.S. Census record from 1900 showing the family of 12-year-old Walter Johnson, who would eventually become one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball. See the full page here!
Discover the residents of the Mayflower Hotel in 1940 with this collection of U.S. Census records from the same year. Click on each image to see a larger version and read through the names. Source: Ancestry.com.
Discover the intriguing history of Washington D.C.’s Corcoran Street in the 1890s. Dive deep into the lives of its residents, explore neighborhood feuds, and uncover genealogical gems lost to time. Experience the past through captivating stories and images, bringing to life the everyday Washingtonians of a bygone era.
Explore the rich history of the Northumberland at 2039 New Hampshire Ave. NW, a striking example of early 20th-century architecture by Harry Wardman and Albert H. Beers. Discover its transformation from luxury apartments to Washington D.C.’s oldest self-managed cooperative, its notable residents including Congress members, and intriguing stories like Charles F. Benjamin’s life.
Get to know the life and times of Walter Spangenberg, a Washingtonian and Naval Aviator during WWII. Read about his journey from Wilson High School to the Korean War and beyond. Plus, see photos from the Library of Congress!
The District’s peacetime population exploded as government grew and workers – men and women – flocked to new jobs. It was 1940. Census employees hit the streets in April. They determined that D.C. had grown rapidly.
Learn the wild story of William F. Matteson, a real estate dealer in Washington D.C. who filed a divorce and two suits against his wife’s lovers for the alleged alienation of her affections. Find out the results of the tumultuous legal battle and the drama that unfolded.
Take a trip to the far reaches of the District and learn about 3 things you didn’t know happened at Chevy Chase Circle: a tragic suicide, a cricket match, and a tornado!
You can’t walk past the Tivoli Theater in Columbia Heights and not admire it, imagining what the surrounding streets were like in the late 1920s. The arrival of Harry Crandall’s new theater was a big deal for the area and let’s not forget that just a couple of years earlier, his Knickerbocker Theatre was the … Read more
Take a journey back in time to explore the opium dens and interracial marriages of Washington DC’s Chinatown in the early 1900s. Learn more about the people involved in this unique history in this Ghosts of DC article.
