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BREXIT Affair: Why Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Village Voices
Village Voices: "The BREXIT Affair: Why Breaking Up is Hard to Do", Monday, February 4, 2019, 7-8 pm at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE. In June 2016, British voters approved a referendum to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019. Since...
The Capitol Hill Chorale: Its Next 25 Years- Village Voices
Village Voices: The Capitol Hill Chorale: Its Next 25 Years, January 7, 2019, 7-8 pm at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE. Capitol Hill ‘s own Chorale is marking its 25th anniversary, and looking toward the future. Join Music Director...
Garden Therapy – CHGC
The Capitol Hill Garden Club presents: "Garden Therapy", Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 7:15 pm, at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE. Learn about horticultural therapy using garden activities directed at improving cognitive abilities, physical rehabilitation and...
Tell Us About YOUR Garden! – CHGC
The Capitol Hill Garden Club presents: “Tell us About Your Garden” on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 7:15 p.m. at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE. Club members will tell about their own gardens and share photos. capitolhillgardenclub.org
Union Station Expansion
For the past three years CHRS has participated in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) undertaken by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the expansion of the Union Station Rail Terminal.Union Station Expansion "Fact Sheet" as prepared by the Federal...
Thankful for You
A word of thanks to our supporters: We count on your assistance in keeping Capitol Hill the vibrant, beautiful historic neighborhood we all love. Whether your support is financial or volunteering your time, we know that we could not manage without you. Please accept...
Happy Holidays! – end of year giving
Please consider a tax-deductible gift to the CHRS Annual Fund; your gift really will make a difference in keeping Capitol Hill the vibrant, beautiful historic neighborhood we all love. Checks can be mailed to Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS), P.O. Box 15264,...
Streetscape Spaces
Below is text and illustrations from a paper by Nancy Metzger delineating, describing and documenting spaces surrounding buildings in the Capitol Hill Historic District. The complete paper, which maintains the original formatting, is available for download in .pdf...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Then and Now – Village Voices
Village Voices: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Then and Now, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 7-8 pm at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE. Seventy years ago, on December 10, 1948, the Third General Assembly of the United Nations adopted...
Washington Riots of 1968: The View from Capitol Hill – Overbeck Lecture
Capitol Hill History will present at Overbeck Lecture, The Washington Riots of 1968: The View from Capitol Hill, on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. The Washington riots of 1968 had a devastating impact throughout the city, on Capitol...