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
Just as the Nationals story has gone south in October, so does our story of ‘Buck’ Becker take a turn for the tragic in today’s installment. When we last saw him, he was out of the Major Leagues, but still pitching regularly, if only for amateur clubs. On June 5, 1917, Buck Becker registered for […]
I admit, this is pretty much the opposite of ‘lost.’ In fact, if you want to see the Library of Congress, particularly the main reading room, today’s your chance. So, to marginally justify the title, I will leave here a couple of pictures from their open house in February 2011.
Last week I wrote about Buck Becker’s Major League debut with the 1911 Nationals, and his remarkable performance in holding the White Sox to only one run. Today, even as the 2014 Nationals teeter on the brink of elimination, we’ll continue to look at Becker’s career in baseball. It looked good for Buck Becker in […]
Last week, I wrote about John Becker’s saloon at the end of 8th Street SE. In researching him, I discovered that his son’s life had been much shorter – and much more interesting. Today, the first installment on the life of Charles Schlagel Becker. Appropriate to the season, it involves baseball. When John Martin Becker obtained […]
Four weeks ago, I led a tour through the Navy Yard neighborhood, a tour in which I attempted to recreate what it looked like 200 years earlier, just before the British came through. One of the stops was the old brewery that had been built in an abandoned sugar refinery. I noticed at the time […]