Panel: The History of Melvin Hazen
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Cleveland Park Library will host an outdoor storytelling event that will explore the stories of the Nacotchtank, and Piscataway peoples through the history of Rock Creek. Learn more at […]
This lecture will be presented in Hillwood’s visitor center theater with an in-person audience and livestreamed via Zoom. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/hillwood-history-land
Washington DC is synonymous with the federal government — with the White House and its occupant at the center of it all. But you can find past presidents — at […]
Horticulturist Drew Asbury brings Hillwood's orchid-filled greenhouses to you in this beautifully illustrated 20-minute virtual tour. Learn more about the greenhouse history, Marjorie Merriweather Post’s infatuation with orchids, and the exotic blooms and fragrances on display now, while asking questions in real time. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/virtual-tour-orchid-filled-greenhouse