Tombs and Tomes Book Club September (Virtual)
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesTombs 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. [...]
Cinematery: The Sixth Sense
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesNOTE: 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 [...]
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 [...]
Death Doula office hours
Historic Congressional Cemetery Gatehouse 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesVisit 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
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 [...]
Mausoleums and Manuscripts: A Congressional Writer’s Group
Historic Congressional Cemetery Gatehouse 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesIs 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
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin 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 [...]
Death Doula office hours
Historic Congressional Cemetery Gatehouse 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesVisit 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
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
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 [...]
