District of Columbia

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Washington D.C., U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1840-18905,659
Smocks in the censuses, 1790-184032
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District of Columbia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953863,463
District of Columbia, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1830-1921493,981
District of Columbia, U.S., Select Births and Christenings, 1830-1955324,995
District of Columbia, U.S., Select Deaths and Burials Index, 1769-1960190,903
District of Columbia, U.S., Glenwood Cemetery Records, 1854-2013122,382
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-194754,144,553
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 194214,501,913
U.S., Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty, 1917–1918613,480
Washington D. C., U.S., Military Naturalization Petitions, 1918-19248,728
Washington D.C., U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1840-18905,659
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U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940320,331
Washington D. C., U.S., Military Naturalization Petitions, 1918-19248,728
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District of Columbia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current78,783,392
Washington Post, The (Washington, District of Columbia)137,283
The Daily Globe (Washington, District of Columbia)364
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Texas, U.S., Select Headstone Photos, 1850-200594,225
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Washington, District of Columbia, City Directory, 1890-1891176,194
Register of the Society of Mayflower descendants in the District of Columbia, 1970 : in commemoration of the 350th anniversary593
A Directory of churches and religious organizations in the District of Columbia, 1939193
The centennial of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. : 1803-1903.187
The centennial of the beginning of Presbyterianism in the city of Washington : the First Presbyterian Church, November 17th to184
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District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Emancipation Records, 1851-1863Free7,336
District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862Free4,250
Washington D.C., Pension Correspondence and Case Files of Formerly Enslaved People, 1892-1922Free2,939
Washington D.C., U.S., Habeas Corpus Case Records, 1820-18631,004
Web: U.S., Slave Era Insurance Policies Index, 1640-1865Free682
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U.S., Select Family History and Bible Records Index14,871
The Book of Washington486
Your Washington and mine384
Walks about Washington350
Prominent personages of the nation's capital : a work for newspaper and library reference.341
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There are no Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers collections unique to District of Columbia
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Washington, past and present : a history2,721
A history of the national capital : from its foundation through the period of the adoption of the Organic Act1,418
Washington, city and capital1,156
The Monumental City : its past history and present resources871
Washington : the capital city and its part in the history of the nation839
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