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| Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt, c. 1850 |
H.B. Fieldtrip #2-Rock Creek CemeteryI've meant to visit the Rock Creek Cemetery near the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C. since last year; over Memorial Day weekend, I made the trek with a friend. Rock Creek’s boast illustrious “residents” like aut… Read More
H.B. Fieldtrip #3-Leonardo da Vinci’s Ginevra de' Benci (National Gallery of Art)This May, we brought our students to the National Gallery of Art to see Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Ginevra de' Benci; his only painting on display in the Americas. Though just as captivating as the Mona Lisa, scholars un… Read More
History Bitches Fieldtrip #5: Mary Surratt's Boardinghouse and Mount Olivet CemeteryMary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt, c. 1850This Saturday, my friend George (of Bricktop podcast and Eater DC fame) and I drove out to Mount Olivet Cemetery; I wanted to photograph Mary Surratt’s grave. On July 7, 1865, Mary was b… Read More
H.B.Fieldtrip #1-Old St. Mary's Church & CemeteryThis Memorial Day weekend, a friend and I trekked out to Rockville, Maryland to Old St. Mary's Church and Cemetery to see Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s grave. They share a headstone inscribed with the words, "So we… Read More
History Bitches Fieldtrip #4: Hillwood Estate, Museum and GardenSeveral weeks ago, I visited Hillwood, the sumptuous, sprawling estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post. Marjorie wasn't just the spectacularly rich heiress to Postum Cereal Company (now General Foods Corporation), but a tal… Read More
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