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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.

Recently Posted Interviews

Kirsten Oldenburg

Kirsten Oldenburg came to DC in 1983 for an advanced degree and chose as her first home a basement apartment on Capitol Hill near Mr. Henry’s.

Michael and Joan Kim

Michael and Joan Kim, owners of Grubb’s Pharmacy, received a Capitol Hill Community Foundation Achievement Award in 2022 for community contributions that became vividly evident during the Covid pandemic.

Sah Brown

Sah Brown served as the dynamic principal of Capitol Hill’s Eastern High School for six years. In this interview, he describes his nontraditional route to a career in education and talks about Eastern’s distinguished history, vibrant present, and supportive community.

Sally Carlson Crowell

Sally Carlson Crowell, founder of Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, turned her passion for the arts into her livelihood and created a now venerable neighborhood institution.

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Lecture Series

Execution of Lincoln Conspirators. July 7, 1865. Photograph by Alexander Gardner

The Last Lincoln Conspirator

Lecture By :
Andrew Jampoler
June 5, 2023
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater on the evening of April 14, 1865, is a well-known and pivotal event in American history. What may be less well known are the strands of places and people that link this infamous event to Capitol Hill and its vicinity.
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Father Michael's Story

As Capitol Hill’s St. Peter’s Church concludes its 200th anniversary year, learn more about Irish-born Father Michael J. O’Sullivan who served as pastor from 1970 to 2005.
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