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Capitol Hill History Project -- Cindy Hays (Past and Future of Congressional Cemetery):

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Description of Pictures: Overbeck Lecture: The Past and Future of Congressional Cemetery
On Tuesday, February 7, Cindy Hays will deliver an illustrated Overbeck History Lecture on Congressional Cemetery, its significance to the Capitol Hill community, and its impressive, ongoing restoration by concerned neighbors and friends. The 30-acre site, which contains the remains of Matthew Brady, John Philip Sousa, J. Edgar Hoover and many other historical figures, has served the Hill for more than two centuries.
Hays is executive director of the Association for the Preservation of The Historic Congressional Cemetery, the local citizens organization that has brought the storied resting place back from decades of decline and neglect and made it a source of pride for the neighborhood.
The lecture is set for Tuesday, February 7, at 8:00 p.m. at the Naval Lodge Hall at 330 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E. As always, admission is free but a reservation is required due to limited seating.

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1. HAYS_120207_023.JPG: Cindy Hays, John Franzen
2. HAYS_120207_131.JPG: Cindy Hays
3. HAYS_120207_146.JPG: The Founders Captain Thomas Tingey -- Commandant, Washington Navy Yard General Archibald Henderson -- Commandant, Marine Corps George Blagden -- Overseer of Construction, US Capitol
4. HAYS_120207_179.JPG: Originally Known as Washington Parish Burial Ground As a result of the custom of interring Congressmen here Became "Congress Burying Ground"
5. HAYS_120207_180.JPG: Benjamin Henry Latrobe's sketch for a monument for George Clinton, 1812
6. HAYS_120207_187.JPG: Cenotaphs 169 monuments 58 members of Congress entombed
7. HAYS_120207_189.JPG: The First National Cemetery -- 55 years before Alexandria and Old Soldiers and 57 years before Arlington Over 1300 Veterans Representing Every Major War including: * 50 Veterans of the Revolutionary War * 76 Veterans of the War of 1812 * 30+ Veterans of the Mexican War * Civil War (both USA and CSA) * Spanish American War * World War I * World War II * Korea * Vietnam
8. HAYS_120207_191.JPG: Only Vice President & Signer of the Declaration of Independence Elbridge Gerry, d. 23 Nov. 1814 (R29/9-11) Note: Vice President George Clinton (d 1812) rested near Vice President Gerry until his remains were removed to New York in 1908.
9. HAYS_120207_193.JPG: Three Presidents Rested Here (Public Vault -- Later Removed) * Gen. Benjamin Harrison (d. 7 April 1841) * John Quincy Adams (d. 23 Feb. 1848) * Gen. Zachary Taylor (d. 13 July 1850)
10. HAYS_120207_210.JPG: Ten Mayors of Washington Rest Here * Daniel Rapine, 1812-13, R54/6 (no marker) * Benjamin Grayson Orr, 1817-19, R28/15 * Samuel N. Smallwood, 1819-22 & 1824, R49/2 * Roger Chew Weightman, 1824-1827, R53/134 * Joseph Gales, Jr., 1827-30, R55/158 * William W. Seaton, 1840-1850, R57/165 (no marker) * John Walker Maury, 1852-54, R49/171 * John Thomas Towers, 1854-1856, R47/167 * James G. Berrett, 1858-1861, Berrett Vault * Sayles Bowen, 1868-1870, R84/102
11. HAYS_120207_216.JPG: Military Leaders Major General Alexander Macomb Captain Thomas Tingey, Commandant of the Navy Yard
12. HAYS_120207_218.JPG: The Monument to the 21 Women Who Died In an Emplosion at the U.S. Arsenal June 19, 1864
13. HAYS_120207_220.JPG: The Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery: * 1972 -- HR 14339 introduced to acquire, protect, and administer the cemetery as part of the national park system. * 1974 -- Report from NPS that acquisition was not feasible. * 1975/6 -- Members of the vestry, local merchants and civic leaders organize to divest Christ Church from operation of the cemetery. * 1976 -- All staff were laid off. * 1976 -- HR 13789 introduced to appropriate funds for the Architect of the Capitol to renovate the cemetery and fund a study to formulate proposals for renovation and permanent maintenance. * 1979 -- NPS and Dept. of Veterans Affairs turn down general maintenance requests.
14. HAYS_120207_223.JPG: The Decline
15. HAYS_120207_238.JPG: First cemetery to be named to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites
16. HAYS_120207_241.JPG: A Decade of Progress -- Cemetery is Saved: Volunteers -- Military clean-up days; Dogwalkers; neighbors; church and lineage groups Infrastructure: * 1999. 2002 -- $1m Matching Congressional Endowments * 2009 -- $1M Matched by the Association from private contributions. * 2002-2008 -- Various Government Appropriations for studies and repairs. * 2008-2011 -- New roads, cemetery-wide water lines, 1850's drainage system restored Grants -- Save America's Treasurers; Capitol Hill Community Foundation; MARPAT; Kiplinger Foundation; Dreyfus; others Full-Time Staff
17. HAYS_120207_252.JPG: The Present Mission Statement Adopted in 2009 The mission of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery is to serve the community as an active burial ground and conserve the physical artifacts, buildings, and infrastructure of the cemetery; to celebrate the American heritage represented by those interred here; restore and sustain the landscape, protect the Anacostia River watershed, and manage the grounds as accessible community resource.
18. HAYS_120207_256.JPG: First advertising campaign in at least 40 years: Where do you see yourself in 100 years?
19. HAYS_120207_270.JPG: Live on the Hill? Stay on the Hill
20. HAYS_120207_272.JPG: long-term stays, free after first night
21. HAYS_120207_279.JPG: Preservation of Artifacts and Monuments
22. HAYS_120207_287.JPG: Celebrate the heritage of those buried here: * Dozen Self-Guided Walking Tours * Weekly docent led tours April-October * Monthly Civil War tour, 2nd Saturday, April-October * Quarterly lecture of book series featuring "residents"
23. HAYS_120207_399.JPG: The Future: The grass will be mowed. Proceeds from the Congressional endowment should never be less that [sic] $100,000 annually. The cemetery cannot be closed for at least 42 years as a Conservation easement is held by the City. Christ Church will decide whether to take the cemetery back in 2019. The new board has committed its efforts toward preservation.
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Description of Subject Matter: In keeping with our goal of building a stronger, kinder, more thoughtful community, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation has established the Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project in order to give our neighborhood a better knowledge of its past and a deeper understanding of the everyday lives of its citizens.
The Project collects oral histories and other relevant materials and information from longtime Capitol Hill residents and former residents, to create a permanent, accessible, ongoing record of the people and events that have shaped our community. As a first priority, the collection effort is focusing on elderly residents whose stories may soon be lost, but its ultimate goal is a many-voiced narrative from across the generations, representing all walks of life and all races and backgrounds, that will illustrate the richly inter-connected life of our neighborhood over time.
The above was from http://www.capitolhillhistory.org/
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