betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
AOIofDC @aoiofdc.bsky.social The Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia is Washington's oldest historical organization. Find us at aoidc.org.
D.C. Policy Center @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social Trusted Research. Tangible Results.
Your go-to source for insights, data, and policy trends shaping D.C. and the metro area.
https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/
jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social freelance journalist/columnist, member Society of Professional Journalists Hall of Fame, published author, poet, public scholar, and nonprofit manager based in Washington DC. The views expressed here are my own--mostly. I am happy to be educated by others.
John R. Davis @jrdarchivist.bsky.social Archivist, musician, curator, writer, DJ on WOWD
My book, "Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington, D.C.", is out now:
https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Keep-Your-Ear-to-the-Ground
General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk Founded 1899. A federation of trade unions. Delivering trade union education through @gftuet.org.uk. Building solidarity. The home of @strikemap.org #GFTU.
All our links: beacons.ai/gftu
Special Collections & University Archives @ UMD @hornbakelibrary.bsky.social 🎓UMD Archives |🦀MD History |⚒️Labor & Unions |🎙️Broadcasting
|🌸Prange: Post-War Occupied Japan |📚Literature & Rare Books |
🎭Performing Arts & 🎹 IPAM @ Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
https://linktr.ee/Hornbakelibrary
Renée Carl @easteuromutt.bsky.social Professional Genealogist. Backyard gardener. Swimmer. Advocating for access to 20thC Immigration records at RecordsNotRevenue.com and occasionally blogging at EasternEuropeanMutt.com. most importantly: https://fundnara.com/
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social At foresthillsconnection.com, covering news and life in the Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield neighborhoods of the District of Columbia. Plus, the occasional foray into Cleveland Park, Tenleytown and Chevy Chase.
Andrew Beaujon @abeaujon.bsky.social Reporter at Washingtonian. @abeaujon.87 on Signal. Still working on the sound.
Kim Roberts Meikle @kimroberts-dc.bsky.social Two new books! "Q&A for the End of the World," a poetry collaboration with Michael Gushue, and "The District's Departed: A Guidebook to DC Cemeteries."
Brigette Kamsler @bckamsler.bsky.social University Archivist; reader; dachshund lover; traveler
Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social I am a NJ born and Boston-based historian and speaker. Author of numerous books, including A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Visit: cwmemory.com
Join my Civil War Memory newsletter: https://kevinmlevin.substack.com
JCassedy @jcassedy.bsky.social Retired Archivist. But still volunteer for an Archives.
Sometimes do other retirement things.
Sometimes don’t do much.
Please. No DMs about that which you can find out from reading my tepid posts on Bluesky. Ok? Thanks.
Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com Sociologist and demographer, U. of Maryland; SocArXiv director.
Latest book: Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists https://cup.columbia.edu/book/citizen-scholar/9780231555418
Website: philipncohen.com
Blog: familyinequality.com
Zachary Schrag @zacharyschrag.bsky.social Professor of History, George Mason University. Currently researching history of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Views my own.
zacharyschrag.com.
historyprofessor.org
https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-1420-551X
Charles T. Downey @ionarts.bsky.social Associate Editor and Lead Critic, Washington Classical Review; Founder of Ionarts; Ph.D. in Historical Musicology; Classical Music Fiend; Opera Addict; Baroqueux agréable and Public Musicologist (all views expressed are my own, not those of my employers)
Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social Parent to 3 Monsters and 🍕. Doing neighborhood things in Takoma DC. “Lesser known politico” and Mayor of Spookyville. she/her
Adam Van Grack @adamvangrack.bsky.social Rockville City Councilmember | Raised in Rockville, Maryland | Richard Montgomery HS & WashU Alumnus | Former U.S. Senate Legislative Staff (Sarbanes, D-MD) | Former U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Chair
Friends of the DC Archives @friendsdcarchives.bsky.social 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/
University of Aberdeen Library @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social Providing access to millions of items in paper and electronic format for staff and students to support research, teaching and learning. 
CCAHA @ccaha.bsky.social The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is a nonprofit facility in Philadelphia offering comprehensive conservation and preservation services.
Hull Libraries @hulllibraries.bsky.social We’ve got everything, and the books! Anyone can use our libraries, whatever your age. We've 11 libraries across the city that provide a fantastic range of activities https://www.hulllibraries.co.uk/
Indivisible Frederick City MD @indivisiblefmd.bsky.social 
@roguelibrarianspod.bsky.social @roguelibrarianspod.bsky.social 
Oliver House @oliverhouse.bsky.social Roving Archivist @senatehouselib.bsky.social
Formerly Superintendent, Special Collections Reading Rooms @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Opinions mine
LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social Home to: LJMU's history; punk & pop culture; visual arts; music; women & girls' comics (Femorabilia); Stafford Beer; Liverpool theatre; 19th Century periodicals; & more! ✏📰
https://linktr.ee/ljmu_sca
Bread for the City @breadforthecity.bsky.social Providing comprehensive services including food, clothes, healthcare, and legal and social services to DC residents living with low-incomes. #HelpingPeople
Jackson Art Center @jacksonartcenter.bsky.social Studio space in DC’s historic Jackson School for 40+ artists. Join us for open studios and artist talks.
www.jacksonartcenter.com
@gsplibrary.bsky.social @gsplibrary.bsky.social 
Lorton Photography Project @ild1985.bsky.social The story of DC residents who transform their prison experience while participating in a photography program.
All images copyright PhotoChangeLLC.
DC Writers Room @dcwritersroom.bsky.social Washington, DC's 24/7 co-working studio for writers located in the heart of Tenleytown
https://www.dcwritersroom.com/
Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social Rare Book School is a non-profit institute located in Charlottesville, VA, that provides advocacy, education, and outreach for the study, care, and uses of written, printed, and born-digital materials.
rarebookschool.org
Catholic University Special Collections @catholicuarchives.bsky.social Special Collections at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. We collect, preserve, and make accessible the records of the American Catholic people, CatholicU, and the campus Rare Books and Museum. Open to all!
Black digital & experimental humanities @ UMD @aadhum-umd.bsky.social African-American + digital + experimental + humanities = #BlackDH at the University of Maryland :: Funded by the Mellon Fdn ✨🌱💜
https://linktr.ee/aadhum
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social Archives rich in social and political history from the late 19th century onwards.
Follow the MRC for highlights from our collections, details of our online resources and more!
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc
Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca Collecting, preserving & sharing since 1957.
https://www.klmuseumarchives.ca/
50 Victoria Ave. N Lindsay ON
705-324-3404
Lindsay Daily Post Digitization Project:
https://archive.org/details/klma_newspapers
Winter hours:
Thurs - Sat, 10 am to 4 pm
Milner Library Special Collections @isumilnerspc.bsky.social A visual spectacle to behold, ISU Milner Library's Special Collections houses the Circus & Allied Arts, Children’s Literature & Historical Textbooks, Lincoln, and Rare Book collections.
201 N. School Street, Normal, Illinois 61761
bit.ly/m/MilnerLibSPC
Spokane County Library District @spokanecolibrary.bsky.social With 10 full-service libraries and our mobile library, LINC, we serve more than 279,000 residents in Spokane County, Washington.
https://linktr.ee/spokanecountylibrary
Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University @aldenlibdigital.bsky.social Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives, Ohio University Libraries @aldenlibrary.bsky.social, Athens.
https://bit.ly/m/archives-ohiouniversity
(Not that XL public uni in Columbus)
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries @library.cmu.edu The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is your destination for discovery. As a central gathering space for the university, with physical and digital spaces for everyone to meet, study, and grow, we're at the heart of the work of CMU.
The Big Hunt @thebighunt.bsky.social DC-based culture newsletter. Space + Value = Place. Join the hunt.
thebighunt.substack.com
@rhpdc.bsky.social @rhpdc.bsky.social Our mission is to collect, preserve and promote the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
Join & volunteer!
https://linktr.ee/dcrainbowhistory
DC History Center @dchistorycenter.bsky.social An educational nonprofit that deepens understanding of DC's past to connect, empower, and inspire.
dchistory.org
HMML @visithmml.bsky.social The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 1,500 libraries worldwide to preserve & share handwritten history. Learn more: hmml.org
Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social ECDS is a collaborative research center that creates innovative, sustainable models of digital scholarship and publication for public and academic use. Learn more about us at ecds.emory.edu
Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org The Washington, DC, region is great, and it can be greater. Transportation, housing, land use. Inquiries: info@ggwash.org
UWM Center for 21st Century Studies @c21uwm.bsky.social Fostering innovative research at the intersection of the humanities, arts and sciences since 1968. Through fellowships, project support, and programming, the Center provides multiple points of access and honors multiple ways of knowing.
linktr.ee/c21cs
Office of the Inspector General, District of Columbia @oigdc.bsky.social Partnering for a better DC
More information at oig.dc.gov or linktr.ee/oigdc
Hill Rag DC @hillragdc.bsky.social https://www.hillrag.com
Daily online, monthly in print. The hyper local news that matters to the people who really live on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC – the neighborhoods around the dome.
The Hill is Home @thehillishome.com Community news & information for Capitol Hill, DC. The Nacotchtank once walked their dogs here. Brickie-award winning snark for the District. http://linktr.ee/thehillishome
Heurich House Museum @heurichhouse.bsky.social Community-centered museum that explores the history of early-20th-century workers in Washington, DC, and supports those who live and work in the city today.
Kim Bender @kimpbender.bsky.social DC not Washington | reviving old things
Neil Flanagan 🧱🗃️ @jgbollard.bsky.social I am writing a book that explains why Washington DC is the way it is: leafy, monumental, and segregated. I am also a licensed architect.
https://www.thebirthofacapital.info
Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social Historian of Civil War & Reconstruction. Bicyclist, baker, 3d favorite human of Banjo the dog. Views=mine, repost ≠endorsement
M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska @mjrp.bsky.social a historian currently writing a book about how we do history now and another book about how visitors, newcomers, and outsiders came to dominate Washington, DC
http://mjrymszapawlowska.com/
Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social Libraries. Beer. DC. You always go to the show.
DCBeer.com Editor/Co-Owner He/Him
King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social Ex-Interim Chair. Free puns. Historian. Books: Slave Country, Beyond Freedom's Reach. More: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RXHCAA4/adam-rothman
The 51st @51st.news Information with representation, by and for D.C. residents.
Worker-led nonprofit newsroom, funded by readers like YOU.
Become a member today: https://51st.news/signup
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Cindy Gueli @historybyte.bsky.social Historian. Writer. Professor. Author of Lipstick Brigade: The Untold True Story of Washington's World War II Government Girls. 
National Council on Public History @ncph.bsky.social NCPH advances the field of public history, promoting professionalism among history practitioners and encouraging historians' engagement with the public.
The DC Line @dclinenews.bsky.social DC News & Views — the information you need to fully engage in hometown DC. An independent, nonprofit news source led by Chris Kain.
Maryland Humanities @mdhumanities.bsky.social Exploring and elevating our shared stories to connect people, enhance lives, and enrich communities. mdhumanities.org
National Endowment for the Humanities @nehgov.bsky.social A federal agency, National Endowment for the Humanities supports research, preservation, public programs, and education in the humanities. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
Rich Reyes-Gavilan @rreyesgavilan.bsky.social Executive Director, @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social
Scrabble, dogs, libraries
Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social D.C. reporter, @washingtonsun.bsky.social. Former: @51st.news, WAMU, and DCist.
Washington City Paper @wcp.bsky.social Member-supported community newspaper with reporting on Washington, D.C. culture, food, arts, sports, and politics. Support our work: https://buff.ly/HSgIgcc
Chairman Phil Mendelson @chairmanmendelson.com The Official Bluesky account of DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
The Washington Informer @washingtoninformer.com Top-leading African American woman-owned media company serving the Washington D.C. metro area since 1964. www.WashingtonInformer.com #BlackPressMatters #BeInformed
Washingtonian @washingtonian.com The magazine Washington lives by. Your guide to all things DC 🌸
@thedcarts.bsky.social @thedcarts.bsky.social 
American Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org AASLH provides leadership and resources to help the history community thrive and make history more meaningful to all people. Join us at aaslh.org.
Mary Beth Corrigan @mbmuse.bsky.social Librarian of Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation at Georgetown University 
Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social Democratic nominee for DC Mayor. DC Native. PJs Mom. Ward 4 Councilmember. Proud DCPS & HUSL Alum. People First 💜💖💚. JaneeseforDC.com
At-Large Councilmember Robert White @robertwhitedc.bsky.social Councilmember | #Housing Committee Chair | Husband and #GirlDad | Fighting to make life better for all DC neighbors
https://linktr.ee/councilmember_robertwhite
National Humanities Alliance @humanitiesall.bsky.social The National Humanities Alliance is a coalition of organizations that advocates for the value of the humanities on campuses, in communities, and on Capitol Hill.
Learn more at www.nhalliance.org.
@drpezster.bsky.social @drpezster.bsky.social 
Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social At-Large DC Councilmember. Caught in the intersection of my love of policy, politics, & pop culture. Mom x2. 🩷💚
www.christinahendersondc.com
Councilmember Zachary Parker @cmzparker5.bsky.social Official account of Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker | Building a healthier, stronger Ward 5 and a more just DC every day | Sign up for the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter: ward5.us/newsletter
Streets of Washington @streetsofdc.bsky.social Unique vintage images from postcards, stereoviews and other ephemera as well as in-depth stories about historic people and places in the Washington, D.C. area.
Topher Mathews @georgetownmet.bsky.social Writer of the Georgetown Metropolitan: news from DC's oldest n’hood. Proud son of the Nutmeg State & Daughter Guy to a Native Washingtonian. Talks too much.
Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social detroit native. deputy editor at huffpost. WABJ president. check out my free newsletter! --> https://www.whatimreading.net/
Black Queer DC @blackqueerdc.bsky.social Documenting and celebrating Black LGBTQ+ life in the District of Columbia. Preserving our past, honoring our present, shaping our future.