Congressional Cemetery: Resurrecting the Past for the Future

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Guest Host:

Rebecca Roberts
Congressional Cemetery: Resurrecting the Past for the Future

We take a tour of one of Washington's best-kept secrets: Congressional Cemetery, the final resting place of some of the city's most notable residents.

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.

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

Related Links

Tomb Restoration at Congressional Cemetery
Congressional Cemetery

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