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
On Monday, January 17, 1910, William T. Sorrell of 426 7th St SW died. His death was reported to have been because of gas inhalation. It was a tragic, if typical, occurrence. His grieving mother had him interred two days later in Congressional Cemetery. That should have been that. However, over the next two weeks, […]
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Over the past few weeks, I have written of the exhumations of two residents (former and current) of Congressional Cemetery. Today, we turn to the largest mass exhumation that the cemetery ever witnessed. It happened in 1927, when a group of Chinese citizens up and down the eastern seaboard decided to return family members of […]
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]
Last week, we looked at the first exhumation of GPO watchman John Sanford, and the preliminary examination of the body. The real question, as to whether he had been poisoned or not, was to be determined by the chemist of the District, who was given a hermetically sealed glass jar with the stomach and intestines. […]