Last week, I introduced Mary Clemmer Ames, long-time Capitol Hill resident, and mentioned some of her books. Today, I want to look at one that still contains information of interest today: Ten Years in Washington: Life and Scenes in the National Capital, As a Woman Sees Them. The book is copyrighted 1873, and was republished […]
Hey there, Capitol Hill! Another Tuesday upon us, so it’s time to share things with you. This time I checked that it actually is Tuesday, so yay! Let’s start with a little bit of joy from the Washington Bach Consort, who shared a lovely Bach piece this morning. What’s going on? For starters, we don’t […]
Finding new items to research for this column is a haphazard business. It sometimes feels like a stochastic walk through history, with my research leading me to a completely different area from what I set out to find out about. For instance, I found a charming little tale about newlyweds at the Capitol written by […]