Jerry McCoy, Retiring Georgetown Historian, Bequeaths His Own Lasting Legacy
• July 1, 2024

By David Edwards “I’ve taken better care of the Peabody Room than I think my own house,” says Jerry McCoy, who prefers to describe his days working as the Special […]

Have You Visited the Peabody Room?
• December 29, 2022

As the oldest neighborhood in the nation’s capital, with early 17th-century colonial origins, Georgetown has a deep, complex and ever-emerging history. So, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a Museum […]

Georgetown’s Art All Night: A Brilliant Evening
• September 26, 2022

Georgetown’s second annual Art All Night festivities wowed attendees and crackled with celebratory community energy last Friday, Sept. 23 from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. along the upper Wisconsin Ave. NW […]

Mapping Georgetown: Journey of a Lifetime
• June 6, 2022

This Mapping Georgetown story came as a total surprise. It was perfectly unexpected and thoroughly delightful! The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage route in Northern Spain, dating back to […]

Mapping Georgetown: Jamie Stiehm, Witness to the Capitol Riot
• May 31, 2022

Today’s Mapping Georgetown author, Jamie Stiehm, was present and locked down in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. She will be talking about her experience on Saturday, June […]

Mapping Georgetown: The Passions of Preservation
• November 22, 2021

In this season of thankfulness, we’re so grateful to receive so many passionate recollections of our local history. Clearly, we’re not the only ones with a passion for preservation. Today, […]

Mapping Georgetown: Meet the Real McCoy of the Peabody Room
• November 15, 2021

Imagine being a librarian with a passion to meticulously preserve every key detail of your community’s history. And, what if you had the dream job of serving as the archivist […]

The Story Behind Mapping Georgetown
• August 16, 2021

During a three-week trip to Russia a few years back, I met and came to travel with a gentleman in our California State Parks delegation by the name of Phil […]

Tudor Place Hosts Memorial for Ray Kukulski
• April 8, 2019

All who attended the April 6 event agreed on two things: Ray Kukulski had been a significant presence in their lives and he would be greatly missed.