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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

Currier and Ives view of Capitol Hill. ca. 1880

The Razzle-Dazzle: Mary Shiner Almarolia (1833-1904)

Lecture By :
Mark Herlong
March 11, 2019
The next Overbeck Lecture will be held at Hill Center on Monday, March 11, 2019, when Dr. Mark Herlong will present a lecture on Mary Ann Shiner Almarolia (1833-1904). Admission is free, but a reservation is required due to limited seating.
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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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