Co-sponsored by The George Washington University, the Washingtoniana Division of the District of Columbia Public Library, and the Historical Society of Washington

The DC Historical Studies Conference is a unique opportunity for a broad range of participants--scholars, amateur and professional historians, students at all levels, community activists, long-time residents and recent arrivals--to deepen their knowledge of the history of the city, its diverse urban neighborhoods and communities, and the surrounding region. It is also an opportunity to present new research and perspectives in response to contemporary issues. Admission to the conference is free and open to the public.

Following the successful format of recent years' programs, the 2001 conference will combine lectures, a history networking session, and a field session. This year's tour will focus on the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, home of The George Washington University, host of this year's conference.

The conference will open with the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture on the evening of October 18, 2001. Over the following two days, a series of concurrent sessions will be presented. The average conference session is 1.5 hours in length, with introductory remarks by a moderator, three 20-minute presentations, and a question-and-answer session at the conclusion. The conference's Program Committee encourages you to participate in this exciting conference by submitting a proposal for a session or paper.

A number of topics have been identified as being of particular interest to the Program Committee. You are welcome to submit a proposal for a session or a stand-alone paper on one of these topics or any other topic relevant to Washington, DC history and culture.

Suggested topics include:

• African American Landmarks;
• Black Churches of Washington;
• Community Gardens in DC;
• Cooking in DC;
• DC Court Records;
• DC Music;
• Foggy Bottom Remembered; Hi-Tech DC, Then and Now;
• How to Research Neighborhood History;
• Immigration and Emigration: DC Population Shifts;
• Native Americans in DC;
• Photodocumentation of the African American Experience in DC;
• Public Schools in DC; and
• Southern Maryland Communities and their Links to DC.

If you are interested in chairing a session at the conference, or would like to present a paper, please submit your proposal using the instructions below no later than April 27, 2001.

The preferred method of submission is via email. You can complete this form and send it as an attachment to Program Committee Co-chair Alexander M. Padro at ampadro@aol.com. If you need an electronic copy of this form, send your request to ampadro@aol.com. If you prefer to send a hardcopy submission, please mail it to Alexander M. Padro, PO Box 77283, Washington, DC 20013-8283. All submissions will be acknowledged via email.