The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) became FDR’s most popular program. Learn about the CCC, how it provided meaningful work for young men without jobs during the Great Depression and how it helped to...
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Ranger Talk:The Jeffersons and Peales: A Friendship Between Families
Charles Wilson Peale's family included 17 children; among them explorers, natural scientists, and portrait painters. Several Peales painted...
December 15, 2011 - 10:00am - 10:30am
December 15, 2011 - 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Free
Ranger Talk:Women of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
Many women served with bravery and distinction in the Vietnam War. The young woman who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial had to demonstrate courage as well to see her vision become reality. Come and hear all their stories....
December 14, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:Life, Times and Death of George Washington
Join park staff in1776 attire to learn about the life, times and death of George Washington and how he influenced the National Mall and...
December 14, 2011 - 11:00am - 4:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:Remembering Our Korean War Veterans
Learn about the Korean War Veterans Memorial, a symbol of recognition for the sacrifice of those veterans who faced fear and adversity with great personal courage while fighting in...
December 11, 2011 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Free
Ranger-led Walking Tour:Tidal Basin Walking Tour
Join us for a two-hour walking tour to enjoy the winter beauty of Washington's Tidal Basin! We will learn a little bit of it’s history, and investigate the various memorials that call it "home." Be...
December 10, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:FDR’s Favorite Program – The CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) became FDR’s most popular program. Learn about the CCC, how it provided meaningful work for young men without jobs during the Great Depression and how it helped to...
December 10, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
Ranger-led Living History Program:Where in the Park are the Band of Patriots
Join park staff in1776 attire to learn about the events and people that helped to create the National Mall and...
December 10, 2011 - 11:00am - 4:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:Pearl Harbor: A Day in Infamy
Pearl Harbor is a famous name in American history. What lead up to the attack at Pearl Harbor? What was the impact of the attack? What did FDR mean by,...
December 7, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:Planning Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a fortress within the Pacific; a safe harbor for the American fleet. Yet on December 7, 1941 it was taken by surprise. Learn how careful...
December 6, 2011 - 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Free
Ranger Talk:Remembering Our Korean War Veterans
Learn about the Korean War Veterans Memorial, a symbol of recognition for the sacrifice of those veterans who faced fear and adversity with great personal courage while fighting in...
December 4, 2011 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Free
Ranger Talk:A New Kind of Citizen:” FDR and the TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority was the most ambitious and wide-ranging of the New Deal programs, designed to create what FDR called "a new kind of citizen" out of more than two million people in the...
December 3, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:The Jeffersons and Peales: A Friendship Between Families
Charles Wilson Peale's family included 17 children; among them explorers, natural scientists, and portrait painters. Several Peales painted...
December 3, 2011 - 10:00pm - 10:30pm
December 3, 2011 - 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Free
Ranger-led Walking Tour:Tidal Basin Walking Tour
Join us for a two-hour walking tour to enjoy the winter beauty of Washington's Tidal Basin! We will learn a little bit of it’s history, and investigate the various memorials that call it "...
December 2, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:B-29’s Over Japan
In November 1944 the American bomber called the B-29 began its bombing campaign against Japan. These were dangerous missions for the crews of these planes, and...
November 4, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:Leaders of Mass Movements
Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr. were three leaders who made great strides in struggles for civil rights at times of great social crisis in America. Come to learn more about these leaders and their...
November 3, 2011 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Free
Ranger Talk:The Jeffersons and Peales: A Friendship Between Families
Charles Wilson Peale's family included 17 children; among them explorers, natural scientists, and portrait painters. Several Peales painted Thomas Jefferson and Lewis and Clark. Jefferson's grandson lived with the Peales. Would a...
November 2, 2011 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Free
A Serene Sunday
This is one of the select Sundays Hillwood is open during the year. Spend the day strolling the gardens and Mansion, and enjoy the exhibition Wedding Belles: Bridal Fashions from the Marjorie Merriweather Post Family, 1874-1958.
October 30, 2011 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Bike and Roll Fall Bike Sale!
It's that time again! Bike and Roll Washington DC will hold our highly anticipated bike sale on Sunday, November 6th from 11am to 4pm at our Downtown DC location at the Old Post Office...
November 6, 2011 - 11:00am - 4:00pm
Royal Thai Embassy Brings a Thai Village to Georgetown
The Royal Thai Embassy as a part of Georgetown cultural event is bringing a Thai village to the heart of Georgetown on October 1, 2011.All residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia are welcome to join in for an...
October 1, 2011 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Free
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