Please join Congressional Cemetery and the District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution for a dedication ceremony celebrating the installation of a new historic "America 250!" marker at the [...]
TOPIC 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 [...]
Join 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 [...]
OUR 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 [...]
Tombs 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 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!).
Open 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 [...]
Sometimes death is personal. This week, death is personal indeed. This week’s special guest, Robert "Hoff" Hoffman, will not be with us, except in spirit. Hoff, a well-known and beloved friend [...]
Join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Office hours from 10am-1pm . Stop by to talk about death [...]
Join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Office hours from 10am-1pm . Stop by to talk about death [...]
We are so pleased you can join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Office hours from 10am-1pm with [...]
Join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! Drop in hours are 10am-1pm on Saturdays, with special drop in guests for special topics on some weeks from [...]
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