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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T180000
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SUMMARY:Oak Hill Cemetery's 175th Anniversary Gala
DESCRIPTION:Join Oak Hill Cemetery in celebrating 175 years of operation in Georgetown with our 175th Anniversary Gala! \nWHO: Friends of Oak Hill Cemetery\, new and old! \nWHAT: A Gala Dinner to celebrate Oak Hill’s 175th Anniversary! \nWHEN: Friday\, October 18 from 6 pm to 10 pm \nWHERE: Palladium Ballroom\, Omni Shoreham Hotel (2500 Calvert St NW) \nSingle tickets are available for $100\, Couples pay $175 for a pair of tickets. \nQuestions? Email Superintendent Paul Williams (paulwilliams@oakhillcemeterydc.org) \nClick to tickets HERE
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/oak-hill-cemeterys-175th-anniversary-gala/
LOCATION:Omni Shoreham Hotel\, Palladium Ballroom\, 2500 Calvert Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Significant Tree Walk with Historical Ecologist Michael Gaige
DESCRIPTION:Significant Tree Walk with Historical Ecologist Michael Gaige on Sunday November 17\, 10am-12pm \nJoin us as we explore Oak Hill’s tree-scape looking at the cemetery’s oldest trees. We will discuss how to recognize them\, identify different species\, and what the cemetery may have looked like in the early 19th century. In 2024 the Oak Hill Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation commissioned a Significant Tree Report of the grounds to understand our historical ecology even before the cemetery was created. This is a focused approach to understanding the property’s history including a field inventory and archival research. This work will serve as a foundation for our emerging Landscape Archive as well as our Landscape Master Plan to ensure that we document\, understand and can preserve our historic tree canopy. Michael Gaige is an independent consulting ecologist based in upstate New York. His work explores the intersection of nature\, culture\, and history at the landscape level. Michael works with organizations\, private landowners\, and design teams on park and landscape projects\, historical ecology inventories\, and conservation planning for natural areas. He wrote detailed historical and landscape inventories for the Oak Spring Garden Foundation main site and its adjacent Rokeby farm. Michael teaches field studies programs for several colleges and universities. . Reserve your ticket HERE \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/significant-tree-walk-with-historical-ecologist-michael-gaige/
LOCATION:Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T200000
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SUMMARY:"Classical Echoes in Oak Hill Cemetery:" by Elise A. Friedland\, Associate Professor of Classics and Art History\, George Washington University
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Lecture from the Institute of Architecture & Art  “Classical Echoes in Oak Hill Cemetery:” Thursday Feb 6th\, 6-8 pm\, The Georgetown Club\, light refreshments will be served. Since its founding\, Oak Hill has been the final resting place of historical personages from government\, business\, politics\, the arts\, law\, and the military\, and interments continue today. After a brief history of the cemetery\, this talk will highlight some of the Classical echoes found in the architecture and sculpture of Oak Hill\, for example the Van Ness Mausoleum\, that was designed as a replica of the Temple of Vesta in Rome. Featured monuments will also shed light on connections between Oak Hill and the adaptation of classical art and architecture in the federal buildings of Washington\, D.C. The talk will be given by Elise A. Friedland\, Associate Professor of Classics and Art History\, George Washington University with a short introduction from Laura Thoms\, Archivist & Collection Manager\, Oak Hill Cemetery. Register HERE
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/classical-echoes-in-oak-hill-cemetery-by-elise-a-friedland-associate-professor-of-classics-and-art-history-george-washington-university/
LOCATION:Georgetown Club\, 1530 Wisconsin Ave NW\, Washington DC\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T090000
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SUMMARY:Spring Dog Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:Oak Hill Cemetery’s Spring Dog Day 2025 will take place on Saturday\, April 5 from 9 am to 4 pm! \nBring your dog and join us at Oak Hill Cemetery for a day of exploring and socializing! Dogs are only permitted at Oak Hill two days a year\, and this is the first date for 2025. \nThis is a FREE fundraising event\, with donations accepted towards the Oak Hill Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation’s Bigelow Iron Fence Restoration Along R Street. Water and waste bags will be provided for guests. \nQuestions? Call the cemetery office at (202)-337-2835\, or email Office Manager Laura Lavelle at lauralavelle@oakhillcemeterydc.org .
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/spring-dog-day-2025/
LOCATION:Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T103000
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SUMMARY:Classical Echoes in Oak Hill Cemetery Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Walking Tour from the Institute of Architecture & Art  “Classical Echoes in Oak Hill Cemetery” Sunday June 8th\, 10:30 am-12pm pm\, starting at the Oak Hill Cemetery Gatehouse. Since its founding\, Oak Hill has been the final resting place of historical personages from government\, business\, politics\, the arts\, law\, and the military\, and interments continue today. After a brief history of the cemetery\, this walking tour of our grounds will highlight some of the Classical echoes found in the architecture and sculpture of Oak Hill\, for example the Van Ness Mausoleum\, that was designed as a replica of the Temple of Vesta in Rome. Featured monuments will also shed light on connections between Oak Hill and the adaptation of classical art and architecture in the federal buildings of Washington\, D.C. Laura Thoms from Oak Hill Cemetery\, Robert Bell from Bell Design\, Inc.\, and John Mahshie of the ICAA will be conducting the tour. Link to register HERE.
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/classical-echoes-in-oak-hill-cemetery-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Author Rose Neal on "E.D.E.N. Southworth's Hidden Hand: The Untold Story of America's Famous Forgotten Nineteenth-Century Author"
DESCRIPTION:Oak Hill Cemetery is proud to announce a Book Talk from Dr. Rose Neal\, author\, about the life and legacy of Oak Hill Notable\, E.D.E.N. Southworth. \nJoin us at the Renwick Chapel on Friday\, October 17 at 6:30 pm for this lively and educational event! \n  \nUncover the legacy of E.D.E.N. Southworth\, the trailblazing novelist whose daring heroines\nand progressive ideals captivated a generation\, only to be forgotten by history—until now. \nE.D.E.N. Southworth (Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte) was one of the nineteenth century’s most\nprolific and successful authors\, with more novels to her credit than Nathaniel Hawthorne\, Herman\nMelville\, and Mark Twain combined. Readers loved her feisty heroines who rode horses\, shot\npistols\, captured notorious villains\, became sea captains\, and had other such grand adventures. In\n1859\, countless readers named their daughters Capitola after their favorite character in\nSouthworth’s best-selling The Hidden Hand. \nIn her fifty-plus novels\, Southworth wrote about unspeakable topics for the time\, including\nalcoholism\, domestic violence\, poverty\, and capital punishment—all nicely tucked away within the\npages of her “domestic fiction.” Despite being raised in a slave-owning family\, she wrote for The\nNational Era (a known abolitionist magazine)\, supported emancipation\, and encouraged her\nlongtime friend Harriet Beecher Stowe to publish Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Southworth also advocated\nfor better education for girls and better living conditions for the poor and joined the early\nwomen’s rights movement. \nAlthough Southworth achieved international fame in her lifetime\, knowledge of her work virtually\ndisappeared as readers were drawn to the new Modernist literature. Because Southworth never\ndiscussed her progressive views publicly—a necessity as a single mother who made a living by her\npen—she has long been incorrectly categorized as being against causes she in fact supported.\nNow\, by combining details from Southworth’s novels\, newspapers\, and personal letters\, Rose Neal\nhas set the record straight\, piecing together the fascinating life of a woman who was as\ndetermined as the heroines she created. \nAbout the Author:\nAfter more than twelve years of researching E.D.E.N. Southworth\, Rose Neal\, PhD\, is one of\nthe preeminent scholars on the author’s work and life. In 2012\, she finished her master’s\nthesis on Southworth before embarking on a doctorate in literature from Swansea University\nin Wales\, where she successfully defended her dissertation on Southworth’s impact on female\neducation. Dr. Neal has also presented about the author at professional conferences and\nlibraries.\nAfter a twenty-plus-year career in teaching\, both at the high school and university levels\, Dr.\nNeal retired and is now devoting herself full-time to a second career as a writer. In addition to\nher love of research and storytelling\, she enjoys traveling with her husband\, Chris\, and\nspending time in her garden. She lives in Edmond\, Oklahoma.
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/book-talk-author-rose-neal-on-e-d-e-n-southworths-hidden-hand-the-untold-story-of-americas-famous-forgotten-nineteenth-century-author/
LOCATION:Renwick Chapel – Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Oak Hill Cemetery":MAILTO:lauralavelle@oakhillcemeterydc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T090000
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SUMMARY:Fall Dog Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:Oak Hill Cemetery’s Fall Dog Day is quickly approaching! \nBring your dog with you to Oak Hill Cemetery on Saturday\, October 18 from 9am to 4pm for a day of adventure and exploration! Dogs are only allowed on the grounds two days a year\, and this the last day for 2025. Water and waste bags will be provided. \nFall Dog Day is a FREE fundraising event in support of the Oak Hill Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation’s Bigelow Iron Fence Restoration Along R Street. Thank you in advance for your generosity! \nQuestions? Call the cemetery office at (202)-337-2835\, or email lauralavelle@oakhillcemeterydc.org for answers!
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/fall-dog-day-2025/
LOCATION:Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T113000
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SUMMARY:Historic Tree Walking Tour at Sunday November 16th
DESCRIPTION:DATE CHANGE We are delighted to have Ecological Historian Michael Gaige return for two Historic Tree Talks at Oak Hill on Sunday November 16th. Enjoy the Fall colors while learning about the cemetery’s oldest trees. We are offering a Walking Tour with Michael where he will present the findings of his 2024/25 Oak Hill Cemetery Significant Tree Report. \nSignificant Tree Walking Tour\, Sunday Nov 16th\, 10:00-11:30am $25   REGISTER HERE \nMichael Gaige is an independent consulting ecologist based in upstate New York. His work explores the intersection of nature\, culture\, and history at the landscape level. Michael works with organizations\, private landowners\, and design teams on park and landscape projects\, historical ecology inventories\, and conservation planning for natural areas. His projects include the Saratoga Battlefield National Historic Park and the Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/historic-tree-walking-tour-at-sunday-november-9th/
LOCATION:Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T133000
DTSTAMP:20251104T151014Z
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SUMMARY:Significant Tree Lecture in the Renwick Chapel\, Sunday Nov 16th
DESCRIPTION:DATE CHANGE We are delighted to have Ecological Historian Michael Gaige return for two Historic Tree Talks at Oak Hill on Sunday November 16th. Enjoy the Fall colors while learning about the cemetery’s oldest trees. We are offering a seated Lecture in the Renwick Chapel\, for those who do not wish to walk the grounds\, where he will present the findings of his 2024/25 Oak Hill Cemetery Significant Tree Report. \nSignificant Tree Lecture in the Renwick Chapel\, Sunday Nov 16th\, 1230-130pm $10 REGISTER HERE \nMichael Gaige is an independent consulting ecologist based in upstate New York. His work explores the intersection of nature\, culture\, and history at the landscape level. Michael works with organizations\, private landowners\, and design teams on park and landscape projects\, historical ecology inventories\, and conservation planning for natural areas. His projects include the Saratoga Battlefield National Historic Park and the Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/significant-tree-lecture-in-the-renwick-chapel-sunday-nov-9th/
LOCATION:Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251224T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251224T170000
DTSTAMP:20251224T195150Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Office Closure: 12/25/2025-1/04/2026
DESCRIPTION:As a gift to Oak Hill Cemetery’s hard-working staff\, the cemetery office will be closed from 12/25/2025 – 01/04/2026. The cemetery office will reopen to the public on Monday\, January 5\, 2026. Emails and voicemails will be checked daily during this break.
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/holiday-office-closure-12-25-2025-1-04-2026/
LOCATION:DC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T154431Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Dog Day 2026\, Saturday April 18
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us at Oak Hill Cemetery for Spring Dog Day 2026! It’s the best day of the year! \n  \nOak Hill Cemetery only allows dogs onto the cemetery grounds two days a year\, and this is the first day for 2026! Bring your dog to Oak Hill for a beautiful walk through the cemetery’s spring blooms! Water and waste bags provided. \n  \nThis is a FREE fundraising event in support of Oak Hill Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation’s Bigelow Iron Fence Restoration Project Along R Street. Please reach out to lauralavelle@oakhillcemeterydc.org for any questions!
URL:https://oakhillcemeterydc.org/event/spring-dog-day-2026-saturday-april-18/
LOCATION:Oak Hill Cemetery\, 3001 R St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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