Sunday Stroll in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesDocents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving a standard broad look at the cemetery's history. Join us for a grab bag of history and lore! Our Sunday tours will begin at 1 pm, and will be an informal look at the history of Congressional Cemetery. Please be aware [...]
Civil War Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin military historian Charles Bowery for a guided tour of the Civil War history at Congressional Cemetery.
Sunday Stroll in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesDocents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving a standard broad look at the cemetery's history. Join us for a grab bag of history and lore! Our Sunday tours will begin at 1 pm, and will be an informal look at the history of Congressional Cemetery. Please be aware [...]
Sunday Stroll in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesDocents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving a standard broad look at the cemetery's history. Join us for a grab bag of history and lore! Our Sunday tours will begin at 1 pm, and will be an informal look at the history of Congressional Cemetery. Please be aware [...]
APHCC Virtual Annual Meeting
Zoom DC, United StatesCongressional Cemetery will host the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery’s Annual Meeting. President Paul K. Williams will present a brief annual report, sharing the highlights of the past year. This annual meeting will take place at 9:00 am and is open to all members. It will be hosted by Zoom video conference. [...]
Day of the Dog Festival (postponed to 2022)
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesCongressional Cemetery is hosting its annual Day of the Dog festival to celebrate everything we love about dogs. We’ll have activities for both people and their pups, including contests, games, demonstrations and much more. Local pet vendors and services will also be present, as well as pet adoption agencies and shelters with dogs and cats [...]
Sickness Unto Death Walking Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesThe COVID Pandemic is but one of a long line of sicknesses that have ravaged this country and much of the world throughout human history. Like many cities of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Washington DC had poor public sanitation that resulted in many deaths from the waves of cholera that swept the world [...]
Sunday Stroll in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesDocents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving a standard broad look at the cemetery's history. Join us for a grab bag of history and lore! Our Sunday tours will begin at 1 pm, and will be an informal look at the history of Congressional Cemetery. Please be aware [...]
Sunday Stroll in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesDocents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving a standard broad look at the cemetery's history. Join us for a grab bag of history and lore! Our Sunday tours will begin at 1 pm, and will be an informal look at the history of Congressional Cemetery. Please be aware [...]
Congressional Unleashed: HCC and Man’s Best Friend
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesDiscover where the bones are buried in a Fido-friendly* tour of Congressional Cemetery. This variation of our introductory tour highlights a selection of our most famous residents, many of whom were devoted to dogs. You’ll learn about the origin of our celebrated K9 Corps and its vital role in HCC’s transformation from endangered historic site to national [...]
