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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.

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John Franzén

John Franzén lived on Capitol Hill for "more than two decades before getting involved in the neighborhood." He more than made up for that over the next two decades as he became a vital contributor to Hill organizations.

Gina Sangster

Gina Sangster came to Capitol Hill as a child in the early 1960s. In her interview, done via the Zoom app, she describes how her parents, Libby and Gilbert Sangster, started the business that became Antiques on the Hill.

Roberta Blanchard

Roberta Blanchard opened Fairy Godmother book and toy store on Seventh Street SE in 1984. it's still in operation at the same location over three decades later. Prior to that, she'd had children and became involved in the neighborhood.

Naomi Mitchell

After raising her children in Northwest Washington, California native Naomi Mitchell moved to Capitol Hill in 1986, purposely choosing a block with “the haves on one side, the have-nots on the other.”

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Lecture Series

George Cooke. City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard. 1832. Courtesy White House Historical Association.

Bridge Across History

Lecture By :
John R. Wennersten and Barry Harrelson
December 6, 2021
Producers John R. Wennersten and Barry Harrelson will present the Capitol Hill premiere of their new film exploring the history of the Capitol Hill neighborhood and the rivers that form its boundaries.
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Living New Deal in Washington - Preservation Cafe

On November 17, 2021, the Capitol Hill Restoration Society will present a virtual program by Richard Walker and Brent McKee about New Deal projects in Washington.
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