Watch “A History of Your House” from HCCDC
At least 78 viewers logged into our first Zoom conference on May 12 entitled, “The History of Your House,” by HCCDC President Carl Lankowski. Carl, who bought his house on …
Archives for May 2020
Scholarly Research Supports Lafayette-Pointer Project
Free Black People of Washington County, D.C. George Pointer and His Descendants BARBARA BOYLE TORREY and CLARA MYRICK GREENWashington History, Vol. 28, No. 1 (SPRING 2016), pp. 16-31Published by: Historical Society …
The Argument for Historical Signage to Tell the Story
Placing historical signage at Lafayette Park has been a main component of HCCDC’s effort for public recognition of the Black families who were dispossessed of the land in 1928 to …
The Argument for a Name Change: HCCDC’s Proposed Resolution to ANC 3/4G
The following was submitted by Tim Hannapel along with fellow HCCDC board members before the ANC 3/4G on July 8, 2019. It was endorsed unamimously. Resolution SupportingAdding the Name of …
Useful Resources and Links
If you have any suggestions for additions to the links below, please contact us. Community and DC Organizations Cultural Tourism DC Chevy Chase Citizens Association Chevy Chase News & Notes (former …
HCCDC’s List of Previous Events and Author Talks
Historic Chevy Chase DC maintains a program of inviting speakers once or twice a year to address topics relevant to the neighborhood. These are open to the public and usually …
Mary Ann Plummer Harris, granddaughter of George Pointer, Bought Land on Broad Branch Road
This article was excerpted from the 2015 Pointer Descendants Family Reunion booklet: Mary Ann Plummer Harris was the daughter of Mary Pointer Plummer and granddaughter of George Pointer. She was …
Pointer Descendants 2015 Reunion Picnic Held at Lafayette Park
A group of more than 100 descendants of George Pointer returned to their roots for a family reunion in August 2015. They gathered for a picnic at Lafayette Park, the …
Keeping Eyes on Our Community
Editor’s Note: This Page Is Under Construction!! Here is a list of issues on our radar that are of interest to Chevy Chase DC: Friends of Chevy Chase Circle traffic …