Looking through events other than those ending in death and which happened at the Washington Navy Yard in 1853, I came across a short article entitled “Resignation and probable Appointment.” In it, it stated that a James B. Elliott, “the efficient Engineer of the Copper Rolling Mill” had resigned. There is no “James B. Elliott” […]
Good morning fellow citizens of the home of the World Series champions! It was such a fun ride. That team is pretty special. And now we sleep. Actually I’m kidding about sleep! Because… Tonight is Halloween! Truly the best night on the Hill. Whether you are escorting tiny goblins on East Capitol Street, handing out […]
Good morning from Capitol Hill, an “isolating and serious place to live sometimes.” Isn’t it great to have our city explained to us by the kind, erudite folks at the New York Times? What would we do without them? Anyway. I’d like to send a hearty shout-out to all the kind, warm folks I met […]
As a moderator of Moms on the Hill since the early aughts, I have been fielding snark about Yahoo Groups for quite a while. It’s mostly well-deserved snark, I would say. Yahoo has inexplicably made their product worse for many years, stripping it of any usable functionality. I was even part of a story about […]
Last week, we looked at two deaths in 1853 at the Washington Navy Yard, and how diarist Michael Shiner reported them in his journal. Today, we will continue with the sad tales, starting with, perhaps the saddest. It occurred not directly at the Navy Yard, but just up the street, at the Marine Barracks, where […]