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Welcome
In 1890, a new kind of neighborhood began to take shape on former farmland at the edge of Washington, D.C. The modern planned community of Chevy Chase, Maryland was designed to take advantage of a revolutionary mode of rapid transit: the streetcar. This electric-powered conveyance made commuting from a home in the country to work in the nation’s capital fast, easy and convenient. Residents of Chevy Chase enjoyed the best of both worlds – and they made the most of each!
Today’s residents and members of the Chevy Chase Historical Society protect and treasure the character of their community while they welcome the best aspects of the future. We welcome you to join us – and to explore our history.
2022 Spring Gala Dust off your vintage hats, dig out your spats, and join your neighbors Join CCHS for the 2022 Spring Gala on May 22 at 5 p.m. Attendance is limited, please buy your ticket by May 18. |
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Come work with us! CCHS Director Job Description
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CCHS 2022 Spring Lecture now available CCHS Archive and Research Director Beth Huffer presented the virtual 2022 Spring lecture, "Chevy Voices: Treasures from the Oral History Collection" on April 7, 2022. She led viewers through the history of the CCHS oral history program and used interview audio clips, photographs, and transcript excerpts to give a textured look at what life was like growing up, raising a family, or working in Chevy Chase, from as early as the 1910s. This program was made possible by a grant from the Maryland Center for History and Culture. |
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CCHS 2021 Fall Lecture now available Historian Paige Glotzer presented the virtual 2021 Fall Lecture,"Suburban Developers and The Making of Urban Inequality" on December 1, 2021. The lecture described how developers of planned suburbs from 1890-1960 shaped the mechanisms of a housing market in which racial exclusion and profit are intertwined. Chevy Chase opened as one of the nation’s first streetcar suburbs in 1892. |
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