Elements of Historic & Modern Masonry on Capitol Hill – Preservation Cafe
Gary Barnhart of GL Barnhart Construction will present “Elements of Historic & Modern Masonry on Capitol Hill” on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room at the...
View ArticleIronwork on the Capitol Dome – Preservation Cafe
Seth Baum of Historical Arts and Casting Inc. will discuss the firm’s recent restoration and reconstruction work of the cast-iron dome of the Capitol Building, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 6:30 p.m....
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2017 Dick Wolf Lecture Photos
Photos courtesy Andrew Lightman Monte Edwards, Elizabeth Nelson, Tanya Stern, Gretchen Pfaehler, Tommy Wells, Kelsey Robertson Kelsey Robertson with the family of the late Dick Wolf Monte Edwards...
View ArticleVillage Voices – Whistleblowing
On Monday, May 8, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. Richard Rashke, author of “Snowden, Silkwood and Their Quest for the Truth” will discuss the role of whistleblowers....
View ArticleVillage Voices – Overbooked
On Tuesday, April 24, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. Hear Elisabeth Becker, an award-winning journalist, discuss the exploding business of travel and tourism and its global...
View ArticleEvents DC Meetings – Plans for RFK Campus
Events DC will hold another round of meetings in April on plans for RFK campus. Monday, April 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm: Rosedale Citizens Alliance Monthly Meeting Location: Rosedale Community Center, 1701...
View ArticleEvents DC meetings — Plans for RFK Campus
Events DC will hold another round of meetings in April on plans for RFK campus. Monday, April 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm: Rosedale Citizens Alliance Monthly Meeting Location: Rosedale Community Center, 1701...
View ArticleEvents DC meetings Plans for RFK Campus
Events DC will hold another round of meetings in April on plans for RFK campus. Monday, April 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm: Rosedale Citizens Alliance Monthly Meeting Location: Rosedale Community Center, 1701...
View ArticleOverbeck Lecture – Hill Leisure During Segregation
On Monday, May 8, 2017, 7:30 p.m., Patsy Mose Fletcher will present “Boats and Beaches, Resorts and Picnic Grounds: Capitol Hill Leisure During Segregation.” In Washington, there has always seemed to...
View ArticleRescheduled: Future of Anacostia Waterfront – Public Presentation
Will be rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Committee of 100 on the Federal City and the Anacostia Waterfront Trust invite you to attend a public presentation on the future of the Anacostia River...
View ArticleVillage Voices – Point Me to the River
Village Voices: It`s Summer. Point me to the River! Monday, June 5, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. The Anacostia River has long been seen as a toxic wasteland. However, recent...
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What Secrets Lie Beneath the Shotgun House?
Dr. Ruth Trocolli, the DC Historic Preservation Office’s District Archaeologist, will be the guest speaker at the Wednesday, June 17, 2017 membership meeting. Dr. Trocolli directed the excavation of...
View ArticlePennsylvania & Potomac Avenues SE Intersection Improvement
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites you to attend an informational meeting about the Pennsylvania Avenue SE and Potomac Avenue SE intersection improvement project, Thursday, June...
View ArticleCapitol Hill July 4 Parade 2017
Again this year, CHRS will celebrate Independence Day by fielding a contingent in the Capitol Hill Community 4th of July Parade. We’ll carry the CHRS banner and toss Mardi Gras beads into the crowd....
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House Tour 2017 – Photos
Photos were taken by Beth Purcell, Nick Alberti and Kerry Mullins. Chuck Burger greets guests at 19 2nd St. NE Captain Patrick Crowley at 330 A St. NE It’s “show time” at 330 A St. NE 19 2nd St. NE 122...
View ArticleVillage Voices – Whistleblowing
On Monday, May 8, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. Richard Rashke, author of “Snowden, Silkwood and Their Quest for the Truth” will discuss the role of whistleblowers....
View ArticleComprehensive Plan Comments 2017
CHRS proposes amendments to the Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan, the city’s most important land-use law, is amended every 10 years, and 2017 is the start of the amendment cycle. The...
View ArticleVillage Voices – Whistleblowing
On Monday, May 8, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. Richard Rashke, author of “Snowden, Silkwood and Their Quest for the Truth” will discuss the role of whistleblowers....
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Shotgun House Presentation June 2017
Dr. Ruth Trocolli, DC Archaeologist Shotgun House Archaeological Team
View ArticleAn Underground “Tour” of Congressional Cemetery – Preservation Cafe
Paul K. Williams, President of the Historic Congressional Cemetery, will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Northeast Library.Still an active cemetery with...
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