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Spend an autumn evening exploring the orchard at Peirce Mill and a local cidery—all from the comfort of home. Learn about the heirloom apple varieties once grown in DC from orchardist Tim Makepeace. Then let ANXO cidermaker Gregory Johnson guide you through a tasting four different ciders crafted right here in the city. This 21+ […]
The mill will be running, and Peirce Mill volunteers will be demonstrating a corn sheller, making rope, pressing apple cider, and taking visitors on a tour of the heirloom orchard. […]
For more than 100,000 years, human beings have been eating grass seeds, or grains. Two hundred years ago, Isaac Peirce built a mill along Rock Creek using a revolutionary system invented by Oliver Evans to grind grain into flour. What happened in between? Explore the fascinating global history of milling with Angela Kramer from the […]
DC Public Library and Politics and Prose are teaming up to present Mighty Justice: A Virtual Family Event About Civil Rights Lawyer Dovey Johnson Roundtree. Learn more at https://www.dclibrary.org/mightyjustice
Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service invite you to join a virtual discussion of race and history in Washington, DC. Join local experts to explore the history of […]
The current site of the Heurich House Museum was once an antebellum teaching school for Black women and girls, and that school was a predecessor of UDC. Kimberly Bender, the executive director of Heurich House, will be sharing her research on Myrtilla Miner’s school. Join UDC’s Office of Alumni Affairs for Ms. Miner’s 206th birthday […]
Register here to attend a virtual conversation on a part of Peirce Mill's history: In 1920, an African-American woman named Hattie Sewell applied for a concession to run the teahouse at Peirce Mill. She won the contract, paid a fee of $45 a month, and increased business at the teahouse. But a prominent neighbor, E.S. […]
Milling demonstrations will be offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/
Learn about this frozen treat brought over from France by Dolley Madison. Watch the ingredients being poured into the dasher, help turn the crank, and learn about the brine that freezes the cream. A historic recipe by Thomas Jefferson adapted for modern kitchens will be available. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/
Explore the remnant earthen batteries (cannon emplacements) that were constructed to support the forts and guard the Rock Creek Valley during the Civil War, including recently rediscovered earthworks. The program will highlight the earthworks role during the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 11-12, 1864. The 2.5 mile hike begins at the Rock Creek Park […]
A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-harlem-renaissance-yesterday-and-today
A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-jazz-age-american-style-1920s
Hattie Sewell was an African American woman who ran the teahouse at Peirce Mill exactly 100 years ago. But a prominent neighbor, E.S. Newman, complained that Peirce Mill had become “a rendezvous for colored people, soon developing into a nuisance.” Her contract was terminated in October 1921. A 30-minute documentary about Sewell will premiere at […]
A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-paris-fashion-1920s
Forest Hills neighbor and photographer Max Hirshfeld will discuss his book Sweet Noise: Love in Wartime and share memories of being raised by parents who survived the Holocaust, during a […]