After work I stopped by the newest hardware store at 1055 5th St NW, near Shaw (on the other side of NY Ave, so not Shaw) to see if I could find a cable do-hicky-thingy. Thing with businesses that just open up is that there are more staff people milling about than customers and no I don’t need any help, just looking. This cramps my style of leave me the heck alone until I need something shopping. It will get better once people realize it’s there and the surrounding condos are filled with folks who need light bulbs, hooks, Meyer’s cleaning solution, buckets, flower pots, suet, and bolts… okay maybe condo people may not need the kajillion different bolts and actual hardware they have stocked on the second floor.
I got my cable thingy, as well as some garden wire and some citronella candles. It doesn’t have the same vibe as Logan Hardware, but as I said, it’s still new.
Month: July 2008
Call for Papers
35th Annual Conference on Washington, D.C. Historical Studies
CALL FOR PAPERS/PANELS
35th Annual Conference on Washington, D.C. Historical Studies
November 13-15, 2008
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
801 K Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Deadline for proposals: July 1, 2008
The popular Washington, D.C. Historical Studies Conference, offers an excellent opportunity for students, community researchers, and local historians to present their research. Also welcome are lively presentations of
• oral history/reminiscence,
• walking tours,
• films, and
• new publications.
The annual History Network on Friday November 14th provides space for historical, archival and community organizations to display brochures, fliers, and other materials explaining their activities and research.
All topics related to Washington, D.C.’s local history are welcome, as are topics on federal government history or the history of the nearby Northern Virginia and Maryland suburbs, if they clearly relate to Washington’s history. A particular focus for the conference is the civil disturbances of 1968, their context, and ramifications.
Organizations and presenters are encouraged to combine papers into panels reflecting particular interests and topics.
To submit a proposal, please see the attached guidelines.
For a flavor of past conferences and presentations, see the following programs from previous years:
http://www.historydc.org/2007Conference/ (2007)
http://www.h-net.org/~dclist/DCHSC2006.pdf (2006)
http://www.h-net.org/~dclist/2005DCHSC.pdf (2005)
The 35th Annual Conference on Washington, D.C. Historical Studies is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. and the Washingtoniana Division of the District of Columbia Public Library.
Proposal Guidelines
35th Annual Conference on Washington, D.C., Historical Studies
November 13-15, 2008
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
801 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Please note: Concurrent sessions (Nov. 14 and 15) will run 90 minutes. Presenters are limited to 20 minutes, not including Q&A.
Please submit:
Panel
Title of session
List of participants with titles and affiliations.
(Please suggest a moderator who is not presenting)
Emails
Telephones
Addresses
100-word description of session
Abstracts of papers
Audio-visual equipment needs
Principal contact’s name
Individual
Name
Title and affiliation
Email
Telephone
Address
Abstract of paper
Audio-visual equipment needs
Please email your submission to: carignan@historydc.org
or mail it to:
2008 Conference
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
801 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
For more information, contact
Yvonne Carignan, chair, Historical Studies Conference Planning Committee
carignan@historydc.org
(202) 383-1850
The 35th Annual Conference on Washington, D.C., Historical Studies invites your organization to participate in the History Network, a presentation by those who document, preserve, and present the history of Washington, D.C. The Network takes place at lunchtime on the Friday (November 14) session of the annual conference at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Attendees and practitioners mingle, trade ideas, and get up to date on what’s happening in local history.
To reserve your table, please contact Matthew Gilmore (dchist@hotmail.com) or Leslie White (lwhite@historydc.org). The deadline for participation in the 2008 History Network is Friday, October 31, 2008
The 35th Annual Conference on Washington, D.C. Historical Studies is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. and the Washingtoniana Division of the District of Columbia Public Library.