Sunday Stroll 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 [...]
Death Doula Days
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesThis Saturday we are having an exciting new offering. We have permission to show the new 2022 award-winning feature documentary "Jack Has a Plan," during our weekly gathering. The filmmaker, Bradley Berman, generously gave us permission for a single screening at Congressional. The "Jack" in the title was Berman's best friend.
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 [...]
Mindfulness Among the Monuments
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesExperience Congressional Cemetery through Mindfulness Immerse yourself in the natural and cultural features of Congressional Cemetery through an outdoor mindfulness tour. Outdoor mindfulness is akin to Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, a Japanese wellness practice that helps individuals access the healing properties of nature. Research shows that extended contemplative time in nature calms the mind, promotes [...]
Congressional Unleashed: Pets Guided Tour
In honor of National Pet Adoption Day, we are bringing back our Congressional Unleashed tour! Discover where the bones are buried in a Fido-friendly tour of Congressional Cemetery led by one of our expert docents. This variation of our introductory tour highlights a selection of some of our notable residents, many of whom were devoted [...]
Tombs & Tomes Book Club September (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 September (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 StatesThis Saturday’s topic is: Dying Independently In our conversations this year it has come up often: how do we die independently? Single. Solo. No descendants. No living parents. No partners. So much of the business of dying involves “next of kin.” But of course many of us live independent lives without ties of offspring or [...]
Honey Pickup with the President
Did you order some of our Congressional Cemetery "Rest in Bees" Honey? Do you want to pick it up as soon as possible? Well, you are in luck! Stop by just outside the Gatehouse between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM on Saturday, September 16 to pickup any honey you have purchased. Jackie Spainhour, President, will [...]
Jewish Americans at Congressional Cemetery: Guided Tour
Jewish people have long called the national capital region home. Their history in the District of Columbia is long, varied, and rich. And at Congressional Cemetery, this rich history is on full display on the grounds in the form of the various gravestones, memorials, and other markers of Jewish interred resdients, Come and explore the [...]
