Community lives in our stories. Add your voice to the mix.

Join us for small, guided conversations where people share brief stories about their experiences at the cemetery.

Help build a record of community care, connection, and collective memory.

All are welcome. No preparation is required.

Story What?

Story Circles bring people together in small, facilitated groups to share stories and memories shaped by their experiences at the cemetery. Together, our stories build a record of community care, connection, and collective memory, revealing what makes this place meaningful to you, to us, to DC. No preparation is required.

Who: Story Circles are open to volunteers, neighbors, dog walkers, gardeners, historians, descendants, and visitors—anyone with a connection to the cemetery, whether long-standing or newly-formed.

Recording the stories you share will be Dr. Michelle LaFrance, associate professor of writing and rhetoric in the Department of English at George Mason University. She will be assisted by students enrolled in her spring semester Community and Public Writing course.

Why: Congressional Cemetery is known for its history, but it is also a place where everyday activities—walking, volunteering, visiting, caring—continue to shape its meaning.

Where: the Chapel

When:

Saturday, March 7th at 1pm

Saturday, March 21st at 1pm

Sunday, March 29th at 3pm

Saturday, April 4th at 1pm

Sunday, April 19th at 1pm