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Historic Doors – Preservation Cafe
Joel Truitt presented Maintaining and Repairing Historic Doors on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room at Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 7th Street, NE. The event is free and handicapped-accessible, and the public is...
School Board Candidate Debate
Hear the candidates for Ward 6 representative to the State Board of Education, Thursday, September 20, 2018, 7-9 pm at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Sponsored by The Hill Rag, The Ward 6 Democrats & The DC GOP Event hosts: The Capitol Hill Restoration...
Historic Preservation Community Day – DCPL
The DC Preservation League, Washington's citywide nonprofit advocate for historic resources, is hosting a day long 10 am- 4 pm) program on Saturday September 22, 2018 highlighting historic preservation in the city. The event will take place at All Souls Unitarian...
Family Separation in Nazi Germany – Village Voices
Village Voices: Separating and Remaining: Families in Nazi Germany, Monday, October 15, 2018, 7-8 pm at the NE Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. Norman Metzger will speak about his experience as a child in Germany in World War II, as told in his recent memoir, Separating...
Quality Education Research – Village Voices
September Village Voices: Quality Education Research: What is it? How does it help our schools? Monday, September 11, 2018, 7-8 pm at the NE Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. Barbara Devaney was Mathematica’s chief operating officer and executive vice president and worked...
Dockless Bikes/Scooters – DDOT Demonstration
Comments of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society concerning DDOT's Dockless Bicycles and Scooters Demonstration Program, submitted July, 2018 DDOT is currently engaged in a demonstration project to evaluate bikeshare and scootershare systems that operate without...
Kingman Park Historic District
On May 3, 2018, the Historic Preservation Review Board approved the Kingman Park Historic District (Historic Designation Case 16-19). The Board found that Kingman Park meets the criteria for historic district designation: National Register Criterion A for events...
Kraft Atlas of Early Capitol Hill
Brian Kraft's (Atlas of Early Capitol Hill)
Capitol Hill July 4 Parade 2018
CHRS celebrated Independence Day 2018 by fielding a contingent in the Capitol Hill Parade. Photos: CHRS members were joined by friends and family - plus a classic Jaguar driven by Monte Edwards.
Anacostia Park History – Overbeck Lecture
And A River Runs By It.... Vince Vaise, Chief of Visitor Services, National Capital Parks-East will discuss the history of Anacostia Park at the Overbeck Lecture on Monday, September 24, 2018, 7:30 p.m. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the integration of the...