Gary Abrecht’s interview spans the years 1967 to 2000 and is a warm and poignant recollection of over 30 years working in law enforcement in Washington, DC.

Maureen Shea and Kenn Allen are active volunteers, involved parishioners of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, and Capitol Hill residents for nearly 50 years. In 2023 they received a Capitol Hill Community Foundation Achievement Award for their dedication to the community.

Former DC Council member Sharon Ambrose, a Chicago native, was born to political life, accompanying her grandfather in door- to-door campaigning during the 1950s.

When Melissa met Hill Rag founder Jean-Keith Fagon, the paper was well established. She joined him and used her MBA skills to manage the business and keep it profitable. 

Joel Bailes plays the piano and the fiddle and Pearl the harmonica with the Capitol Hillbillies, the performing group they founded in 1983. Even if you don’t recognize their names, you probably have enjoyed their music on the Hill.

Linda Barnes moved to Washington as a young bride in 1963, and had lived on East Capitol Street for 35 years when she was interviewed in 2002.

Roberta Blanchard opened Fairy Godmother book and toy store on Seventh Street SE in 1984. it's still in operation at the same location over three decades later. Prior to that, she'd had children and became involved in the neighborhood.

When asked how he got ‘sucked into’ one of the volunteer tasks he performed during his years on Capitol Hill, Bruce Brennan answered, “I like to be a helper.” Stories about his activities, as told during the interview, support that statement.

Now President of the Capitol Hill Business Improvement District, Patty Brosmer has been a part of the BID movement since helping to develop the necessary legislation from 1995-1999.

In 2009, Chuck Burger discussed his history as an owner of a store across from Eastern Market in the 1980s.

In 2010, Chuck Burger received a Community Achievement Award and was interviewed by Stephanie Deutsch in preparation for that.

The family of Francis Campbell, a Capitol Hill native, has been here since the 1920s. He was interviewed when he received the 2013 Community Achievement Award.

Judy and Mike Canning, winners of the 2009 Community Achievement Award, were interviewed by Stephanie Deutsch in preparation for that event. 

Bryan Cassidy arrived in Washington from Ireland in the mid-1960s, newly wed and seeking employment as an architect. 

After Sig Cohen moved to Capitol Hill in 1986, his contributions to the neighborhood have included founding the Hill Havurah Jewish Community and participating in the Capitol Hill Group Ministry.

Carl Cole was born in Southwest Washington but his ties to Capitol Hill are extensive.

Patrick Coyne jokingly says he's still teaching five year olds to play soccer 25 years after starting that volunteer coaching task because he "need[s] kids to yell at" and his own don't listen any more. 

Paul Cromwell was awarded a CommunityAchievement Award in 2015, based primarily on his contributions to youth and women's soccer teams and the Capitol Hill Restoration Society.

Sally Carlson Crowell, founder of Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, turned her passion for the arts into her livelihood and created a now venerable neighborhood institution.

Patrick Crowley saw the deplorable condition of Congressional Cemetery while walking his Saint Bernard in the 1990s. He joined other dog-walkers to create a volunteer effort to improve the grounds.

In this 2010 interview, Steve Cymrot says "The Hebrew word for charity is the same as the word for justice," which helps explain Steve's and his wife Nicky's amazing history of service to Capitol Hill for over 40 years.

In 2000, neighbors organized to seek a suitable use for Capitol Hill's delapidated Old Naval Hospital. This interview is an oral record of the 11 year effort that resulted in its conversion to Hill Center.

Steve and Maygene Daniels moved to Capitol Hill as newlyweds in 1972. They raised their children, Eddie and Leah, in the community, quickly becoming involved in schools and community organizations.

Claire and Larry Davis, Capitol Hill residents since 1969, bought their house for its garden and made extensive use of it through the years. 

This interview with longtime Hill realtor Don Denton conducted by former ANC 6B chair Ken Jarboe focuses on the 2002 creation of the Capitol Hill Business Improvement District (BID). Both Denton and Jarboe were instrumental in the effort that led to the successful establishment of the BID.

Dan Donahue's first experience as a vendor outside Eastern Market was selling bulbs for the Capitol Hill Garden Club. Next he sold plants that he raised on a rooftop in Southwest. 

In 1960, Pat Taffe Driscoll and her husband Bill moved to the Capitol Hill neighborhood, where they and their three sons had close-up views of a challenging period in the country's history.

Bill Driscoll grew up in New York City but has spent almost all of his adult life on Capitol Hill. 

Ralph Dwan was a Catholic priest working for the Washington archdiocese when he first came to the Hill in the mid-1960s.

Randy Edwards was born and raised on Capitol Hill, but his ties to the neighborhood through subsequent years revolve around his long-time membership in the (Masonic) Naval Lodge on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. 

Greg Frane was one of four men awarded the Capitol Hill Community Foundation's Spark Award in 2016.Through more than 30 years, Greg's roles evolved as did that of SOTH, now known as Sports on the Hill.

John Franzén lived on Capitol Hill for "more than two decades before getting involved in the neighborhood." He more than made up for that over the next two decades as he became a vital contributor to Hill organizations.

Isaac Fulwood, Jr. served Washington, DC, as Police Chief from 1989 to 1992, but long before that, his character was formed by the neighborhood near Kentucky Avenue SE that fostered a sense of community during his childhood. 

Brian Furness was interviewed by Mary Weirich in May 2005, just before he and his wife moved from Capitol Hill to New Orleans. By that time, he had been a Capitol Hill resident for over 35 years, in between State Department foreign postings. 

Working through Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian's Church, Hal Gordon and his wife Janice founded the Community Action Group to "[address] the social ills that were retarding the personal development and struggle of poor people." 

Walter Graham grew up in the 1200 block of G Street SE from the 1920s to 1940s. In this interview with Ida Prosky, he remembers details of life on Capitol Hill before and during World War II. 

Luis Granados began volunteering with Sports on the Hill in 1994 when his son was six years old. 

Neal Gregory arrived in DC in 1963, and in 1970 Janice Maxwell came to work for Texas Congressman Jake Pickle. They met when Neal came to Pickle's office to interview him, and they married the next year.

Emily Guthrie, who became executive director of the Capitol Hill Group Ministry in 2002, has noted that its membership has expanded beyond Christian churches and is now truly interfaith.

Barbara Held Reich was a realtor on Capitol Hill starting in the late 1950s. 

Margaret Hollister moved with her sons from mostly white Montgomery County to Ninth Street SE around 1970 to find a "more authentic place to live". 

Martha Huizenga was awarded a Community Achievement Award in 2012, acknowledging her years of service as an officer and Board member of CHAMPS, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, and the Capitol Hill Group Ministry. 

Margaret Hutchison spent most of her early life in Georgetown, but she lived in the Stanton Park neighborhood as a young woman in the mid 1920s and again as a mother in the late 30s and early 40s. 

Parker Jayne made many neighborhood connections while organizing musical productions at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and in the process of founding the Capitol Hill Choral.

Steve Johnson’s pictures are likely to be found in the family albums of countless Capitol Hill families, possibly balancing two or three children on his shoulders at once during his more than 40 years teaching Chinese gymnastics at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW).

Larry Kaufer was one of four men awarded the Capitol Hill Community Foundation's Spark Award in 2016. He got involved just as Soccer on the Hill was evolving into Sports on the Hill.

Margot Kelly moved to Capitol Hill in the 1960s because she couldn't find the house she wanted in Northwest. She became involved in rehabilitation of neglected buildings, but unlike most she quickly focused on Eighth Street SE commercial buildings. 

Marguerite Kelly and her husband Tom moved to Capitol Hill in 1953 to help care for his aging parents, and she remains here to this day. Her interview's vividly told stories focus on the early years of child rearing and community activism.

Len Kirsten owned and operated the Emporium, a gift shop in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE, from 1965 to 1975. He carried an eclectic array of traditional items plus up-to-the-minute hip things, aimed at the new folks who were moving to the Hill at the time. 

Gladys Salpeter Kraft supervised many of the programs at Friendship House from 1946 to 1950 and later served on the Board until 1968. 

Scott Kratz is a civic leader, Director, 11th Street Bridge Park, and Vice President, Building Bridges Across the River.

Hazel Kreinheder and her husband Bob purchased a house on Kentucky Avenue just off Lincoln Park in early 1963. They are still living in that same house in 2020.

E. Raye LeValley was one of the original teachers at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and later became the Director of Education there.

When John and Elsie Leukhardt were interviewed in 1974, Elsie reminisced about having had the same phone number -- updated as the system changed -- for 70 years.

Geoff Lewis's life on Capitol Hill followed familiar patterns: moving to Washington after college (in 1965), finding work, marrying his wife Terry, buying a house, and raising two daughters. 

Janice MacKinnon left her Hollywood, CA, hometown for DC in the 1960s to work for a California congressman, and in 1969 moved to Capitol Hill with her husband David. 

Goldie Mamakos was born on the Hill in 1930 at a house where her family and other Greek relatives lived. 

Florence McGee, a nurse with advanced training, moved to Washington by Greyhound bus with her new husband in 1935. She lived most of the next 68 years in the 600 block of Maryland Avenue NE.

Ronald McGregor and his family moved to Capitol Hill in 1968 after his retirement from the Navy, settling in the 700 block of Massachusetts Avenue NE and becoming active in the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, the Restoration Society and the Garden Club. 

Bill McLeod, was Executive Director of Barracks Row Main Street from August 2002 to December 2006, during the period in which the Capitol Hill Business Improvement District was being formed.

During the 1960s, Keith Melder was active in the Capitol Hill Community Council, a racially integrated civic organization attempting to supplant the predecessor segregated organizations that previously dominated civic life in D.C.

Shortly after Jeff Menick was born in July 1947, his family moved to the corner store at 601 E Street SE, which his father operated. The family lived in quarters behind and above the store.

Nancy Metzger’s interest in Capitol Hill historic preservation began in childhood, when she questioned her mother about their church’s decision to remove houses in order to build an annex. 

Margaret Missiaen, widely known as the "Tree Lady of Capitol Hill", was awarded a 2010 Community Achievement Award largely for her devotion to pruning and nurturing neighborhood trees.

After raising her children in Northwest Washington, California native Naomi Mitchell moved to Capitol Hill in 1986, purposely choosing a block with “the haves on one side, the have-nots on the other.”

Larry Monaco's early childhood was spent on Capitol Hill, as both his mother's and father's had been, so this interview is filled with reminiscences of family life in both the northeast and southeast parts of the neighborhood. 

Helene Monberg was a journalist in Washington for over 60 years.

Oley Morgan was born in 1917 and grew up on Capitol Hill. From the age of 12, his primary interest was boxing, at the Knights of Columbus, then the Merrick Boys Club, the Police Boys Club, and eventually for the Marine Corps.

Spouses Elizabeth Nelson and Nick Alberti have made Capitol Hill their home since 1985, and throughout that time have made major contributions to the life of the neighborhood. 

Peggy O’Brien has lived on Capitol Hill, within a three-block radius of where she lives today, since coming to Washington to attend Trinity College in 1965.

Kirsten Oldenburg came to DC in 1983 for an advanced degree and chose as her first home a basement apartment on Capitol Hill near Mr. Henry’s.

John Overbeck arrived in Washington in 1957 for a job at the Library of Congress

Mary and Steve Park were interviewed by Stephanie Deutsch in January, 2017, after being chosen to receive a Community Achievement Award that year. 

John Parker was awarded a Community Achievement Award in 2005 for his work with youth baseball programs on Capitol Hill. 

James Perry is the band director of the Eastern High School Marching Band, AKA the “Blue and White Marching Machine” and “The Pride of Capitol Hill.”

Susan Perry is a long-time Hill resident who joined the early efforts to establish the Capitol Hill Business Improvement District, using her extensive background in public transportation issues to the benefit of her neighborhood.

Gary Peterson was awarded the Community Achievement Award in 2008, largely based on his stewardship of the Capitol Hill Community Foundation's efforts to support Eastern Market merchants following the 2007 fire. 

Bill Phillips had many different experiences before he moved to Capitol Hill in 1987 to become legislative director to an Alabama congressman; over time, he became involved with a wide range of activities in the community. 

Peter Powers, a Capitol Hill resident from the late 1960s until his death in 2006, played a prominent role in the early days of the neighborhood renovation era, including a stint as president of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society. 

For many years, Mary Procter and her husband Bill Matuszeski have generously contributed their time and talents to neighborhood organizations such as Friendship House and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.

Sharon Raimo began her career in education in the DC public schools on Capitol Hill, working closely with Veola Jackson and the early efforts to establish the Capitol Hill Cluster School.

Graphic designer Adele Robey and her husband Bruce Robey were instrumental in early efforts to develop the Atlas Theater on H Street NE. They went on to found the H Street Playhouse (2001-2012) and from 1999 to 2010 published the Voice of the Hill, a local print newspaper.

Donna Scheeder was volunteer Chair of the Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) and was awarded a Community Achievement Award in 2009 in large part due to this service.

The Seafarers Yacht Club is believed to be the oldest active African American yacht club in the United States.

Bea (Beatrice) Shelton first became involved in the Lutheran Curch of the Reformation on East Capitol Street in 1945.

Deborah Shore has nurtured Sasha Bruce Youthwork since she founded the nonprofit agency in 1974.

Becky and Michael Skinner’s impact on Capitol Hill can be felt from many a youth playing field to the founding of the Two Rivers Charter School to the origination of the Pendragwn Youth Film Festival.

Duncan Spencer moved to his first home on Capitol Hill in 1965 and has lived in the same East Capitol Street house since 1970.

Kris Swanson's work with children from Potomac Gardens eventually produced the Yume Tree on the wall of the 12th Street CVS, and she and her husband, Roy Mustelier, founded the nonprofit Corner Store that provides a venue for local musicians and artists. 

Alice Van Brakle moved to Capitol Hill in 1944 and to her home on Fifth Street SE in 1948.

Suzanne Wells and Mike Godec got involved with community activites on Capitol Hill the usual way: by seeing a problem and working to find a solution. 

The houses where Esther Woodfolk and her siblings grew up were torn down when the Southeast-Southwest Freeway was built, but she remembers her Depression-era neighborhood well.