D.C. Community Heritage Project
A project of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC with the
DC Historic Preservation Office

Special Announcement: Request for Proposals from Ward 3

The Humanities Council of Washington, DC is announcing a special Request
for Proposals for organizations and projects that engage in the work of
Community history and heritage. To date only Wards 1 and 6 have
submitted grant requests. For more information and to download
application materials visit:
http://www.wdchumanities.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4\
3&Itemid=44
<http://www.wdchumanities.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=\
43&Itemid=44> .

About the DC Community Heritage Project

The most important resource for the preservation of Washington, D.C.'s
stories and heritage is the city's residents. The DC Community Heritage
Project, a program of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC and the
DC Historic Preservation Office, supports people who want to tell the
stories of their neighborhoods and communities by providing information,
training and financial resources.

Since 2005, the Humanities Council in collaboration with the DC Historic
Preservation Office has hosted symposia with grass-roots
preservationists along with other stakeholders such as city planners,
developers, and tourism marketers to continue to formulate a
preservation model that places the power, resources, and leadership for
neighborhood and community preservation efforts in the hands of the
local residents.

Contact:

Jennifer Foley, Ph.D., Director of Programs

(202) 387-8391
jfoley@wdchumanities.org <mailto:jfoley@wdchumanities.org>

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Subject: neighborhood walking tours Sat, April 21 and Sun, April 22
From: Anne-Marie Bairstow <bairstow@pailtonroad.com>

On Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22, join Cultural Tourism DC
for more than 60 FREE walking tours in neighborhoods across Washington!

Choose from walking tours (and a few bike tours) led by professional
tour guides and neighborhood residents across the city. From Anacostia
to U Street, you'll experience vibrant street life and uncover
little-known historic treasures.

Check the schedule at www.WalkingTownDC.org, pick your tours, and just
show up!* Or call 202-661-7581 for more information. (*Bike and some
walking tours do require advance reservations.)

Please help spread the word about WalkingTown, DC by forwarding this
email to your friends and family who want to learn more about this
wonderful city.

Some of the highlights include:
>From Slavery to Freedom in Adams Morgan: (Sat 10 am, meet at SunTrust
Plaza at 18th and Columbia) learn about the Civil War days when Adams
Morgan was a sprawling cattle farm

Our National Mall: From Industrial Wasteland to Civic Stage (Sat. 10
am)focuses on the historic, cultural, and political transformations of
the nation's preeminent green space and public park.

Alley Living in Capitol Hill (Sat. 12 noon) discusses how alleys were
used in the 1800s and early 1900s for stabling horses, industry, and
housing the poor.

East Washington Heights (Sun. 10 am) tours boulevards, stately homes,
and sprawling parkland once known collectively as East Washington Heights.

G. Byron Peck's Shaw/U Street Mural Tour (Sun. 1 pm) leads fans of
DC's street art through Dupont Circle and Shaw, revealing the heritage
that inspired some of the artist's best-known works.

History Before History: The Geologic Story of Washington, DC (Sun. 1
pm)explores how Washington's site was the bottom of an ancient ocean,
the center of a mountain range, a magma chamber, and a river in which
dinosaurs swam.

Anne-Marie Bairstow
Executive Director
Adams Morgan Partnership
bairstow@adamsmorganonline.org
202-997-0783

Aslam Khan's e-mail address did not come through. Hope it
does this time.

Re:Handyman

I use Aslam Khan at Rapid Heat and Air Conditioning for all the
miscellaneous things that come up around the house. He is very good with
electrical, heat, cooling, painting, installation of shelves, etc. His
email is _Ask@rapidhaps.com_ (mailto:Ask@rapidhaps.com) .
I hope he can help you!

Catherine Sheehan Bruno

I was very happy to see that the Northwest Current endorsed
Martin Levine for the Ward 3 & 4 School Board position.
This endorsement was published last Wednesday in the editorial
section. I urge you all to read it.

Kathy Smith