Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
While looking through the many times that newlyweds were sighted in the Capitol, I came across several times when they were privy to some extraordinary occurrence. The most remarkable of these happened on May 7, 1913, when visitors – including newlyweds – observed someone who was climbing the outside of the Capitol dome. The human […]
In researching the story of newlyweds in Washington, I also came across indications of actual weddings performed in the Capitol itself. This was a fairly rare occurrence. Much more frequent, at least in the early 20th century, was seeing young couples coming to the Capitol in hopes of getting their marriage licenses there. In fact, […]
We have been looking at the phenomenon of honeymooning in D.C. and, particularly, the Capitol over the last few weeks. Digging further into old newspapers, it becomes clear that this was, indeed, a well-known destination (along with the Poconos and Niagara Falls) in the early 20th Century. An article in the August 14th, 1921 Arizona […]
I quoted extensively from Mary Clemmer’s book on Washington last week, and, in particular, her vignette of the newlyweds Jonathan and Jane from Mudville. She made it sound as if newlyweds were a frequent occurrence in the nation’s capital. My question was, therefore, who else had experienced their visits, and did they have other opinions […]