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
I have previously alluded a few times to the statue of George Washington by Horatio Greenough (pictured on the left) which is housed currently in the Smithsonian American History Museum. Over the next weeks, I want to look at its peripatetic existence before it finally came to rest. On the 100th anniversary of the birth […]
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 […]
In preparation for my talk next month about the history of Eastern Market, I was reading through the building’s National Registry of Historic Places nomination form from 1968. In it, I stumbled across this sentence: “It is said that during the Spanish-American War, the basement was used as a rifle range.” Obviously, this needed more […]
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 […]
Tomorrow (February 11) the Friends of Southeast Library (FOSEL) will have their book sale. As usual, there are lots of books, and most are priced a dollar – it’s the best book deal in town. The sale begins at 10 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m. More importantly right now is that the renovation and […]