Cemetery Speaker Series: The Lincoln Assassination
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 stage floor and [...]
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Cemetery Speaker Series: The Pink Triangle and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights in the U.S.
FeaturedThroughout history, Americans have fought for freedom. And in the mid 20th century, Gay Americans fought for and advanced the LGBTQ+ liberation movement. Seeking equal rights and protections from discrimination, [...]
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Cemetery Speaker Series: Tobias Lear, with Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesTobias Lear, circa the 1780s. Courtesy of New England Historical Society Sign up here! In his capacities as general, president, enslaver, and farmer, George Washington received support from [...]
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Cemetery Speaker Series: Gravestone Recipes, with Rosie Grant
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesSOLD OUT The final Speaker Series guest of 2025 is a real treat! 🍪 Congressional Cemetery is thrilled to welcome Rosie Grant, author of the newly-released book, To Die For: [...]
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Cemetery Speaker Series: Lincoln Assassination, with Daiya Malone
SIGN UP HERE! David Herold, (LOC) On Friday, April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play at Ford's Theatre. The assassin, [...]
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Cemetery Speaker Series: Making Gay History, with Eric Marcus
SIGN UP HERE! Bringing LGBTQ+ History to Life Through the Voices of Those Who Lived It A popular adage says that there are two deaths: the first when the body [...]
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Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesPrison Terminal, the Oscar-nominated documentary, explores the end of life of an incarcerated man cared for by fellow incarcerated men. What is it like to die in prison? With an [...]
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Cemetery Speaker Series: The People Behind the People’s House, with Dr. Matthew Goetz
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesSIGN UP HERE! White House Residence Staff. Photo courtesy of Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA It takes a village to run the world's most famous house. The [...]
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