All Souls Day/ Day of the Dead…~Andréa Seiger
With the business of Halloween (taken from hallowed as in holy eve) behind us, we pay tribute on November 1st, as we celebrate All Souls Day and The Day of the Dead. Many many souls are remembered due to the generous efforts and hard work of generations of staff...
A Really Really Scary Story…..~~Mimsy Lindner
The scene of the crime…Prospect and Potomac…
An Invitation…..
Beautiful, Elsa!
Dumbarton Docent ~~ Betty Thompson
It is always a happy place…
Docents make everything better!… Read the post
...Water Street interlude…..
But we’ll still be married because
Making a Memory……
Dumbarton House has been a home away from home and a family away from family
“Blast from the past..”
…recently found Dumbarton House….
Love Story…
Date nights are always at Dumbarton…
Wait…Is it Georgetown or… Texas…?
“40 years later…I’m still in Washington…”
Georgetown Synagogue
The sukkah is a temporary structure with a roof of branches or bamboo that represents the ancient jewish peoples travel through the desert from Egypt to Israel. The Bible commands in the book of exodus that this hut be erected outside for...
Washington DC Historical Society – DC History Conference
Mark your calendars for next year! Not to be missed. Mapping Georgetown met the most interesting, personable, informative, fun and pretty people at the DC History Conference! So many stories!
Wild Women of Georgetown? YES!
Check out Wild Women of Georgetown here and while you are at it, check out Tour of Her Own here.
Mark Wenner – Where Are You?
Many Georgetown Stories can be gleaned from Mark Wenner of Kensington, MD who founded the Nighthawks blues band in the 1970’s. The band frequently played The Bayou and The Cellar Door in Georgetown.
You’re the Frosting to my Cupcake…
My Georgetown Cupcake!
Thank you, Alfred Brooks!
Georgetown ‘Milk...
It’s a Wonderful Life…
Watching ducks on the waterfront in Winter, contemplating…..
Your picture (map) is worth a thousand words!...
A Salute to Georgetown University Hospital
A story about comfort amid stress…
From Hat Check Girl at Whiskey A-Go-Go
N&M House Detectives track the history of your home and present the owner with a coffee table version of the story! How cool is that? Thank you, Michelle, for your story. It was a pleasure to meet you!
Yarrow Mamout’s Home Site —
DC Historic Preservation Office’s Archeology Team @ DC History Conference
Yarrow Mamout? The Georgetown Legend?
About Georgetown’s Hebrew Academy
Thank you, Art Grosman. it was a pleasure chatting with you about growing up in Georgetown.
