Congressional Cemetery: Resurrecting the Past for the Future

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Congressional Cemetery: Resurrecting the Past for the Future

Listen Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in Society

Guest host: Rebecca Roberts

In a city rich with history, it may be one of Washington's best-kept secrets. Congressional Cemetery is more than 200 years old -- the final resting place of composer John Philip Sousa and former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. After years of near abandonment, experts from the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History are leading a restoration mission at Congressional. We'll learn more about that restoration work and the museum's long and eclectic history.

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Guests

Patrick Crowley

Chair, Board of Directors, Congressional Cemetery

Douglas Owsley

Head, Division of Physical Anthropology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Laurie Burgess

Associate Chair, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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