Death Doula Days
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesOpen 10am-1pm stop in any time OUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK: Our special guest dropping by from 11am-noon will be Rosie Grant. Chances are, you've seen news stories about her recently because of her project to find and cook recipes she has found on gravestones. This former Congressional Cemetery intern is taking a break from her [...]
Tombs & Tomes Book Club March (In Person)
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesTombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery's book club. We meet every other month in our historic Chapel (unless otherwise noted), and we discuss primarily non-fiction books. 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. Our very first meeting was in September 2013 and we chose to read Stiff, by Mary Roach (pictured here with Doug Graves, Congressional Cemetery's mascot and NOT a real skeleton!).
Tombs & Tomes Book Club March (Virtual)
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesTombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery's book club. We meet every other month in our historic Chapel (unless otherwise noted), and we discuss primarily non-fiction books. 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. Our very first meeting was in September 2013 and we chose to read Stiff, by Mary Roach (pictured here with Doug Graves, Congressional Cemetery's mascot and NOT a real skeleton!).
Death Doula Days
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesOUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK from 11am-noon: How does a cemetery connect the living and the dead? We are welcoming Sharon Metcalf, the creator of the Circle of Life path at Congressional Cemetery the day before the official dedication which will feature Batala – an all-women Afro-Brazilian band playing samba reggae music. FROM 11am to noon [...]
Circle of Life Dedication
Please join Congressional Cemetery and the designers of the Circle of Life for an outdoor dedication ceremony honoring the creation of this signature cemetery fixture. The event coincides with the Vernal Equinox, a time to celebrate nature's renewal and longer days as the sun crosses the celestial equator. The Circle of Life is a living [...]
Death Doula Days
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! Office hours from 10am-1pm. TOPIC FOR THIS WEEK: SO YOU WANT TO MEET, OR BECOME, A DEATH DOULA? Death Doula Days has garnered a lot of interest from the public and media. Much of that interest has been on the topic of "death doula" [...]
Notes from the Crypt Concert
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us in our historic 1903 Chapel for an intimate concert featuring a few of D.C.'s best musicians! This chamber music concert is free to attend but there is limited seating. The event will be limited to approximately 50 seats, thus, seating is first-come, first-served, so we recommend arriving early to select your seat. Don’t [...]
A Phrase Remains: Poetry Open Mic
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesBuilding off of our new death positive programming, Congressional Cemetery is excited to offer a space for open dialogues about life, death, and the in-between through poetry. Come with your favorite original work to recite or share one of literature's classics! Open to all who want to speak, listen, and explore. This is a free [...]
Death Doula Days
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesTOPIC FOR THIS WEEK: HUMOR AND DEATH Stop by any time during our open hours 10am-1pm but between 11 and noon we will have a special guest around the table: Kathy Flann, whose essay Why Was I So Full of Jokes When My Dad Died? made us laugh and think. Why is humor so often part of [...]
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 65,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their story is our story and many of them lived noteworthy and extraordinary lives. Come and learn from one of our expert docents who will share the stories [...]
