Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site

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Woodson Home National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service.

Tap into your creative side at Anacostia Park’s own Juneteenth celebration, “It’s Up to Us!” ✊ 📍 Skating Pavilion 🗓️ J...
06/14/2026

Tap into your creative side at Anacostia Park’s own Juneteenth celebration, “It’s Up to Us!” ✊
📍 Skating Pavilion
🗓️ June 21
🕒 3–6 PM

Whether busting moves with DMV Pressure or decorating your own tote bag, prepare for an exciting afternoon of festivities!

Get more information ➡️ https://go.nps.gov/anac/juneteenth

Photo: NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

Bring a picnic lunch and your neighbors—let’s turn Stanton Park into our neighborhood picnic grounds and celebrate Ameri...
06/13/2026

Bring a picnic lunch and your neighbors—let’s turn Stanton Park into our neighborhood picnic grounds and celebrate America’s 250th together!

Join us Saturday, June 20, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM at Stanton Park.

Enjoy a community celebration with Revolutionary War living history, historic games, Junior Ranger activities, Capitol Hill Restoration Society historic walking tours, plus a performance by the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the unveiling of the restored Nathanael Greene statue from 11:30–12:30.

For more info, visit https://go.nps.gov/stanton-park

(NPS/Conall Rubin-Thomas)

It is not easy running a publishing house out of your home, and Dr. Carter G. Woodson knew that better than most. Though...
06/11/2026

It is not easy running a publishing house out of your home, and Dr. Carter G. Woodson knew that better than most. Though comfortably sized for a single person living alone, Dr. Woodson had to share his rowhouse with the Associated Publishers, Inc. and, during the day at least, everyone who worked there. His personal space was remarkably small. Everything except the uppermost floor was used by the publishing house. This should demonstrate as well as anything else exactly how much he gave of himself to his work, as everything personal was pushed off into a corner to make room.

When have you ever focused on something so hard that you left almost everything else behind?

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A huge thank you to all the volunteers from Revive Stanton Park and our amazing community who consistently help keep Sta...
06/10/2026

A huge thank you to all the volunteers from Revive Stanton Park and our amazing community who consistently help keep Stanton Park clean! Your hard work, energy, and pride in this neighborhood help keep Stanton Park beautiful and welcoming for everyone.

Want to see this beautiful park for yourself? Enjoy a community celebration June 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. See Revolutionary War living history, historic games, Junior Ranger activities, Capitol Hill Restoration Society historic walking tours, plus a performance by the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the unveiling of the restored Nathanael Greene statue from 11:30–12:30.

For more info, visit https://go.nps.gov/stanton-park

(NPS/ Conall Rubin-Thomas)

🗺️ Choose your own adventure as a Trail Ambassador! 🗺️ Volunteer to help care for the Civil War Defenses of Washington T...
06/10/2026

🗺️ Choose your own adventure as a Trail Ambassador! 🗺️

Volunteer to help care for the Civil War Defenses of Washington Trail—and choose the section you want to work on!

This 6.5‑mile trail connects five Civil War–era forts across southeast/northeast Washington, DC, offering a mix of scenery, history, and outdoor exploration.

As a Trail Ambassador, you’ll select, monitor, and maintain your own trail section. Tasks include trimming overgrown vegetation, removing litter, noting trail conditions, and helping visitors.

Which fort calls to you?

- Fort Stanton, with its original masonry bastions?

- Fort Davis, lined with splendid, towering trees?

- Fort Dupont, home to summer concerts and rolling hills?

- Fort Chaplin, a peaceful green pocket in a busy cityscape?

- Fort Mahan, full of hidden-gem walking paths?

Whichever you choose, you’ll play an important role in conserving the Civil War Defenses of Washington Trail for everyone who enjoys it. Show your fort-itude and apply today: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000NJkd1YAD

Photo: NPS / Conall Rubin-Thomas

Juneteenth is coming up soon, and we’ve got an exciting celebration planned for the weekend! Join us for “Juneteenth at ...
06/01/2026

Juneteenth is coming up soon, and we’ve got an exciting celebration planned for the weekend!

Join us for “Juneteenth at Anacostia Park — It’s Up to Us,” an afternoon honoring liberation through the powers of community, art, and self-reliance. Held on June 21 at the Roller Skating Pavilion from 3 – 6 PM, this public event invites you to Learn, Make, Move, and Share your freedom by:

👜 Creating your own tote bags!
🕺 Joining in on some line dancing!
💡Delving into local history + stories of community resilience!
🙌 And more *free* activities!

Good vibes, great people, and a grand time await you in Anacostia, so come out for some joyous Juneteenth fun! We hope to see you there!

Learn more about this occasion 👉 https://go.nps.gov/anac/juneteenth

Photo: NPS / Gabby Napolitano

Dr. Carter G. Woodson's publications are well-known, but let's take a moment to highlight his younger sister Bessie Wood...
05/29/2026

Dr. Carter G. Woodson's publications are well-known, but let's take a moment to highlight his younger sister Bessie Woodson Yancey, an accomplished educator and writer in her own right.

Focusing more on poetry, she only had one publication to her name, a 1939 book of poetry entitled "Echoes from the Hills", written from the perspective of an African American woman living in Appalachia during the early 1900s. Even though this was her only discrete published work, it was still a historic achievement.

Later, scholars would define her unique perspective by the term "Affrilachian," and remark on her being among the field's pioneers (as one of the first who directed much of her writing toward children). She continued to send further poems and commentary, both about personal experiences and advocacy for a better world, to newspapers, and many of them were published that way as well.

How has your family influenced who you are today?

NPS Photo: The Guyandotte River, along the banks of which Bessie Woodson Yancey lived when she began her poetry career.

National Capital Parks - East is excited to announce a brand-new Trail Ambassador volunteer position! This role involves...
05/26/2026

National Capital Parks - East is excited to announce a brand-new Trail Ambassador volunteer position! This role involves monitoring and maintaining sections of the Civil War Defenses of Washington Trail in southeast/northeast Washington, DC.

The trail winds 6.5 miles from Fort Mahan Park to Fort Stanton Park through other Civil War-era forts and can be traversed in either direction. As a Trail Ambassador, you’ll select a portion of the pathway to regularly walk, report on, and conserve, proving indispensable in:

--Informing Park Service staff of trail conditions 🌱
--Actively working to improve trail quality ⛏️
--Assisting visitors and answering questions 🙋
--Removing litter & invasive species 🗑️🥀

Eager for some adventuring? Learn more about being a Trail Ambassador and apply to join 👉 https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000NJkd1YAD

With your help, the trail shall prevail!

Photo: NPS / Conall Rubin-Thomas

Before the books, before the academics, before ever teaching, future-Dr. Carter G. Woodson was already making a name for...
05/25/2026

Before the books, before the academics, before ever teaching, future-Dr. Carter G. Woodson was already making a name for himself as a local intellectual resource. While working in the coal mines in Fayette County, West Virginia as a young man, he started visiting the home of one Oliver Jones. A Black veteran of the Civil War much like Dr. Woodson's own father, Jones opened his home as a social space for miners once the workday was done, serving ice cream and fresh fruit. When he learned that Dr. Woodson could read, Jones engaged him to read newspapers and books that centered Black perspectives in history to him and his patrons (many of whom could not read for themselves) in exchange for "all the nice things I wanted to eat," as Dr. Woodson himself later put it. He cited this activity, reading and sharing stories he otherwise would not have known, as expanding his horizons. It is not hard to see why he went the way he went later on!

What special skills do you use to give back to your community?

Photo: A railroad bridge built to serve the coal industry in Fayette County, WV, near where future-Doctor Woodson got his start sharing knowledge with others (NPGallery).

The Associated Publishers, which Dr Woodson ran from his home/office, may be better known today for his books and the ot...
05/24/2026

The Associated Publishers, which Dr Woodson ran from his home/office, may be better known today for his books and the other long-form volumes they released, but it's important to remember that they also produced several periodicals regularly. These resources, whether focused on educators or just curious learners, had to be written, set, published, and delivered many times per year, as opposed to the simple (if longer) print run for full books; it may not have been as glamorous as the other work, but this sort of work made up the backbone of what needed to be done at this office.

What are some of the important but not-so-glamorous things that need to be done around your workplace?

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