Jenny Blakemore has lived in the D.C. area since she was 10 years old, but really fell in love with the cherry blossoms while working in Georgetown in her 20s. “I would make a tradition to go every ...

Eliza Scidmore, a DC resident and Georgetown Visitation alumna, went to Japan in 1888 to do a newspaper travel article. She was wowed by Tokyo’s bountiful blooms. Inspired by Tokyo cherry-blossom hot ...

The centennial celebration of the National Cherry Blossom Festival is now underway and millions of visitors will descend on D.C. in the next five weeks. The official book of the National Cherry ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An Elizabethtown woman was crowned the 2025 United States Cherry Blossom Queen. The National Conference of State Societies crowned Malissa Bouakham in Washington, D.C. It's ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Woman standing by a gnarled cherry ...