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A Community Exploring Its Past
The Overbeck Project preserves and publicizes the history of the Capitol Hill community by recording the recollections of its longtime residents, presenting history lectures and promoting historical research.
Featured Interviews
Mary Ellen Abrecht
Mary Ellen Abrecht, a retired D.C. Superior Court judge, moved to Washington in the turbulent 1960s and joined the Metropolitan Police Department.
Sidney M. Hais
Sidney Hais was born at home in 1914 above his father’s market at Seventh and C NE and remained active on the Hill until the 1980s when he ended his real estate investment activities in the neighborhood.
Carol Harris
Carol Mills Harris recalls Capitol Hill as her childhood home from 1933-1944, when all the Mall and the cultural events there were her classroom and playground.
Chris Calomiris
A grocer at Eastern Market since 1963, Chris Calomiris was for years one of the most familiar faces on Capitol Hill. What's less well known is that Chris was a Capitol Hill native.
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Lecture Series
Tree box, sidewalk and front yards on Capitol Hill.
Capitol Hill’s Front Yards and Green Spaces
Lecture By :
Chris Shaheen
May 13, 2019
Registration for this event will become available on May 1, 2019.
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Latest News
Overbeck Project launches new website
The Overbeck Project has extensively redesigned its website to enhance its appearance and make it more user-friendly, with stronger search capability.
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