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.

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.

Donnald Anderson's years on Capitol Hill predate his professional career—he began as a Capitol page during high school and graduated from the Capitol Page School.

Anne Brockett, an architectural historian with the DC Historic Preservation Office, discusses the rehabilitation of Eastern Market in this June 2009, interview with Beth Hannold.

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

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.

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

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.

Cliff Hackett and his wife arrived in Washington in 1964 looking for housing for their family of six children; they'd already decided to live in the city and not commute.

Ken Jarboe served 12 years as an elected Commissioner for ANC 6B and was Chair during 2001 and 2002.

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.

Stuart Long is best known as the co-founder of the Hawk and Dove restaurant and bar in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE, started in 1967 and named for that period's prevailing political factions.

Cornelia "Connie" Mitchell, a lifelong Washington resident, remembers seeing presidential inaugural parades as far back as Woodrow Wilson’s. 

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.”

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. 

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.

A resident of the Hill since 1996, political commentator Bill Press was a 2023 Capitol Hill Community Foundation honoree for his Hill Center “Talk of the Hill” series.

Nelson Rimensnyder shared information on the data he has gathered on DC history and governance.

Anwar Saleem was a teenager when the 1968 riots devastated the thriving and diverse commercial and social hub of H Street NE.

Dan Tangherlini was the brand new City Administrator for brand new Mayor Adrian Fenty in 2007 when he got the late night call that Eastern Market was on fire. The mayor told him it would be his job to fix it. 

Tommy Wells was elected to represent Ward 6 on the DC City Council in 2006 and was sworn in less than four months before the April, 2007, Eastern Market fire.

Henry Wrona moved from his native Rhode Island to work in Washington after World War II. By 1959, he worked for the Senate and lived nearby at the John Adams House on Maryland Avenue NE.