The Harlem Renaissance: Yesterday and Today
Washington, DCA virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-harlem-renaissance-yesterday-and-today
Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
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 virtual event sponsored by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Learn more and register at https://mjhnyc.org/events/love-in-wartime/
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 https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/5753900
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 least memorials or reminders of them — in all kinds of surprising places that few tourists visit and even many native Washingtonians don't know about. […]
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
Peirce Mill's milling demonstrations are offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/
Peirce Mill's milling demonstrations are offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/
Peirce Mill's milling demonstrations are offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/
Peirce Mill's milling demonstrations are offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/
Peirce Mill's milling demonstrations are offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/
Peirce Mill's milling demonstrations are offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/