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19th Century Georgetown Sampler

Tucked away in "Georgetown's Attic" at the Peabody Room, 3250 R Street, NW, is the work of an eight year-old from 192 years ago.

Georgetown Branch Library's Peabody Room Acquires First 21st-Century Portrait of a Georgetowner

A chance encounter seals the deal of a donation of a Georgetowner's portrait to the community's Peabody Room.

A Serendipitous Discovery Identifies a Civil War Soldier

A serendipitous discovery allows the identification of a Civil War soldier depicted reading October 24,1862 in a sketch drawn that day and long owned by the DC Public Library's Peabody Room.

Thayer Avenue Setting for New Work of Fiction Set in WW II (in Silver Spring Patch)

When an author asks the president of the Silver Spring Historical Society what street to set her WW II novel in, the answer is easy.

Buried 19th Century Artifact of Georgetown's History Now on Display

A 19th century artifact of Georgetown's history buried for seven decades is now on display in the community's Peabody Room, a special collections of Georgetown neighborhood history.

New Peabody Room Donation

Georgetown's repository of history acquires new artifact.

History

1930s PWAP Artist of Georgetown View Discovered

The identification of the artist of a 1930s painting of Key Bridge is finally discovered.

History

"Delights to the Eye" (in Silver Spring Patch)

A 112-year old guide book to the nation's capital highlights "beautiful" "Silver Springs."

Four Course Thanksgiving Meal for 85 cents (in Silver Spring Patch)

Things WERE cheaper in the old days.

"...for the hundreds of poor people in Georgetown..."

Adaptive reuse options for historic structures in Georgetown was nothing new a century ago.

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