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Death Doula office hours
Death Doula office hours
Visit the Death Doula in Residence during office hours on Sundays from 10am to 4pm, by appointment. These appointments are opportunities to meet with the Death Doula in Residence. Work on projects, research options, explore ideas, read, play deathy card games: bring a friend!
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
September Artist Meet and Greet at the Big Chair
September Artist Meet and Greet at the Big Chair
Join HCC in a Meet the Artists gathering at the Big Chair, September 1st at 4 PM! Come for a meet and greet with the Big Chair’s Artist, Heather Sabarese, accompanied by frequent HCC art contributor, Elizabeth Marik, for a design commemorating Suicide Awareness Month 2024. This September marks a year since Heather and her […]
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Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery
Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery
We welcome you to join us at one of our monthly Death Cafes at Historic Congressional Cemetery. As an active burial ground, Historic Congressional Cemetery is well acquainted with death, but just what is a Death Cafe? Death Cafe is a global movement to encourage discussion about the often-taboo subject of death. These are intimate […]
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Cinematery: Casper
Cinematery: Casper
While ghosts may be scary, they can be friendly too. Casper is not only a friendly ghost, he is the featured conclusion to Summer of Spirits extravaganza. This family friendly classic is the perfect way to say goodbye to summer and to usher in the cool fall air of spooky season. Cinematery is our […]
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Mausoleums and Manuscripts: A Congressional Writer’s Group
Mausoleums and Manuscripts: A Congressional Writer’s Group
Is your motivation to write giving up the ghost? Have you lost your plot, or maybe you need to find one on the grounds? Are the muses as silent as the grave for you? Here at HCC, we have a solution! Join our Writing Group: Mausoleums and Manuscripts! In our pursuit to support the arts, […]
Only at Congressional Guided Introductory Tour
Only at Congressional Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
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Death Doula office hours
Death Doula office hours
Visit the Death Doula in Residence during office hours on Sundays from 10am to 4pm, by appointment. These appointments are opportunities to meet with the Death Doula in Residence. Work on projects, research options, explore ideas, read, play deathy card games: bring a friend!
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
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Tombs and Tomes Book Club September (In Person)
Tombs and Tomes Book Club September (In Person)
Tombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery’s book club. We meet every other month on the second Tuesday in our historic Chapel, and we discuss primarily non-fiction books. (We meet the following Wednesday virtually) Our book selections have no rhyme and reason; however, our choices tend to stray towards the macabre, as is natural for a cemetery book club. […]
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Tombs and Tomes Book Club September (Virtual)
Tombs and Tomes Book Club September (Virtual)
Tombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery’s book club. We meet every other month on the second Tuesday in our historic Chapel, and we discuss primarily non-fiction books. (We meet the following Wednesday virtually) Our book selections have no rhyme and reason; however, our choices tend to stray towards the macabre, as is natural for a cemetery book club. […]
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Cinematery: The Sixth Sense
Cinematery: The Sixth Sense
NOTE: This event is the July Cinematery that has now been rescheduled for this new date. This screening is FREE for everyone but reservations are required, with those with tickets the original July screening given first opportunity to reserve their free spot. I see dead people…and live people in the cemetery for Cinematery! We […]
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Lincoln Assassination Tour
Lincoln Assassination Tour
Back by popular demand! This is your chance to experience our one of a kind Lincoln Assassination Tour if you missed the Cemetery Speaker Series earlier this year. On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play at Ford's Theatre. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, jumped to the […]
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Death Doula office hours
Death Doula office hours
Visit the Death Doula in Residence during office hours on Sundays from 10am to 4pm, by appointment. These appointments are opportunities to meet with the Death Doula in Residence. Work on projects, research options, explore ideas, read, play deathy card games: bring a friend!
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
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Mausoleums and Manuscripts: A Congressional Writer’s Group
Mausoleums and Manuscripts: A Congressional Writer’s Group
Is your motivation to write giving up the ghost? Have you lost your plot, or maybe you need to find one on the grounds? Are the muses as silent as the grave for you? Here at HCC, we have a solution! Join our Writing Group: Mausoleums and Manuscripts! In our pursuit to support the arts, […]
Only at Congressional Guided Introductory Tour
Only at Congressional Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
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Death Doula office hours
Death Doula office hours
Visit the Death Doula in Residence during office hours on Sundays from 10am to 4pm, by appointment. These appointments are opportunities to meet with the Death Doula in Residence. Work on projects, research options, explore ideas, read, play deathy card games: bring a friend!
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
Circle of Life Fall Celebration
Circle of Life Fall Celebration
Join the revelry during Autumn’s Equinox March with Batalá to celebrate the Equinox and kick off Congressional Cemetery’s series of Fall Events. Sunday, September 22, 5:00pm* – 7:00pm *The drumming performance and march will begin at the cemetery’s front gate promptly @ 5:00 pm. Batalá, Washington’s Afro-Brazilian all-female percussion band, will lead spectators in a […]
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Death over Drafts at Duffy’s!
Death over Drafts at Duffy’s!
Join us from 6-7:30pm at our favorite neighborhood pub for Death Over Drafts! WHERE? Duffy's Irish Pub 1901 C St SE, Washington, DC 20003 This is a free and informal gathering for the community that will be held monthly on the FINAL (get it?) Tuesday of the month. Come once or come monthly: no experience […]
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An Evening with the Residents: A Comedy Show at the Congressional Cemetery
An Evening with the Residents: A Comedy Show at the Congressional Cemetery
An Evening with the Residents: A Comedy Show at the Congressional Cemetery The Congressional Cemetery is pleased to host an uproariously funny comedy show in our on-site chapel. An Evening with the Residents, so named to recognize the affectionate nickname for the permanent “residents” of the Congressional Cemetery, will feature some of DC’s top comedians […]
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Choose Your Own (Corpse’s) Adventure
Choose Your Own (Corpse’s) Adventure
The one thing we cannot do for ourselves is take care of our body after we’ve died. But that shouldn’t keep us control freaks from telling others what to do! What can you do with a dead human? How soon do you need to do it? What are the options and prices? Come plan your […]
Only at Congressional Guided Introductory Tour
Only at Congressional Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
Author Talk with M.L. Rio: An Event with East City Book Shop
Author Talk with M.L. Rio: An Event with East City Book Shop
Come to Congressional Cemetery for an evening with the author M.L. Rio! Saturday, September 28th, 7:00 PM East City Bookshop proudly partners with the Congressional Cemetery to welcome M.L. Rio to discuss her new novella, Graveyard Shift, about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in […]
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Death Doula office hours
Death Doula office hours
Visit the Death Doula in Residence during office hours on Sundays from 10am to 4pm, by appointment. These appointments are opportunities to meet with the Death Doula in Residence. Work on projects, research options, explore ideas, read, play deathy card games: bring a friend!
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Sunday Stroll Guided Introductory Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are American history in microcosm, all in 35 acres of the nation's capital. Come and experience their extraordinary lives in a one of kind portal into […]
Collaging Memory: A Reflective Writing Workshop on Grief and Remembrance
Collaging Memory: A Reflective Writing Workshop on Grief and Remembrance
As part of our death literacy programming at Congressional Cemetery, and facilitated by our Death Doula in Residence, join us for a writing workshop by teaching artist and playwright, Mary Hall Surface.
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Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery
Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery
We welcome you to join us at one of our monthly Death Cafes at Historic Congressional Cemetery. As an active burial ground, Historic Congressional Cemetery is well acquainted with death, but just what is a Death Cafe? Death Cafe is a global movement to encourage discussion about the often-taboo subject of death. These are intimate […]
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Law Enforcement Torch Run
Law Enforcement Torch Run
Special Olympics DC is hosting their Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) on Friday, October 4 at the Historic Congressional Cemetery. For over 30 years, Special Olympics DC has partnered with local law enforcement for the Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run. The 5K Race raises awareness and funds for the more than 2,500 children and […]
