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A Community Exploring Its Past

The Overbeck Project preserves and publicizes the history of the Capitol Hill community by recording the recollections of its longtime residents, presenting history lectures and promoting historical research.

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1818 map of Washington by Robert King and C. Schwartz and 1813 sampler by Julia Ann Crowley

Samplers, Students, and Sailmakers: A Portrait of Federal-Era Capitol Hill

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Alden O'Brien

May 4, 2026

Using church records, maps, property records, paintings, and the earliest city directory, as well as a recently identified group school girl samplers, Alden O’Brien painted a portrait of 1810s-1820s Navy Yard and Capitol Hill.

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In Memoriam

George Hutchinson

George Hutchinson, known as the last official crier of the United States Supreme Court, died in June 2026 at the age of 102. His oral history, conducted in 2016, explores his childhood growing up in the Stanton Park area with memories of the neighborhood beginning in the 1920s.

A Community Exploring Its Past

The Overbeck Project preserves and publicizes the history of the Capitol Hill community by recording the recollections of its longtime residents, presenting history lectures and promoting historical research.

Recently Posted Interviews

Tim Temple

Pat Joseph

Sam Ford

Kathleen Donohue

Featured Images

Lecture Series

Samplers, Students, and Sailmakers: A Portrait of Federal-Era Capitol Hill

In Memoriam

George Hutchinson

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