Did you work or #goToSchool in a #DCPublicSchool between 1968 and 1991, check out the #SumnerSchoolMuseum #archives to see if you're in or know anyone in any of the #photos. They want to #IDEveryone. Many of the photos are apparently of #BlackStudents at those schools.

#BillWebb #photography #portraits #headshots #students #school #candids #SumnerMuseum

#DCHistory #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/08/dcps-school-photos/ via @washingtonpost

Time for a belated introduction!

I'm a medievalist, teaching graduate Medieval Latin courses in the DC area and paleography virtually and IRL (e.g. for HMML and in workshops).

I'm currently working on an open-access Latin paleography textbook and also writing a novel about nuns and archaeologists. I have high hopes that procrastinating on one of those projects will result in finishing the other, or vice-versa.

Since 2010, most of my work in DC has been in historic preservation, with a focus on the architecture and development of DC's neighborhoods. A lot of my energy over in the other place was devoted to local DC matters—yelling about statehood, yelling at District agencies, following weather and traffic, etc. I expect I will remain there for those purposes as long as those functions continue.

#paleography #medievaldons #medieval #manuscripts #nuns #womenreligious #benedictines #archaeology #dchistory #dcstatehood #historicpreservation #preservation