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"Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community"
Sunday, February 10, 4 PM
Chevy Chase Village Hall, 8005 Connecticut Avenue
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Chevy Chase resident and director of the Greater Washington Jewish Historical Society, Laura Cohen Apelbaum, will recall the history of the Jewish community in the Washington area and its contributions to the region's business and civic life. The narrative begins in 1795 with Washington's first Jewish resident and continues today with a Jewish community of more than 215,000. Personalities such as John Hechinger, whom President Lyndon Johnson appointed the first Chairman of the District of Columbia Council, and Charles Liebermann, a Jewish physician who was called to President Abraham Lincoln's bedside after Lincoln was shot, are among important Jewish citizens to be highlighted. Apelbaum also will describe the preservation and restoration of Washington's oldest synagogue.

Clean Drinking Manor: The First Chevy Chase Estate
Saturday, March 24, 2007
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The Chevy Chase Historical Society is pleased to announce this series of occasional, informal programs for area residents who love history. This program offers neighbors guided visits to historic sites, roundtables led by distinguished speakers, and further exploration of history both inside and outside the neighborhood. To join the contact list for future programs, email Susan Elwell at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 301-657-1874.

"Brookville Road, before Connecticut Avenue, (was) the main thoroughfare...(for) George Washington when he went to Philadelphia....It went right past Clean Drinking Manor, where he frequently stopped."
From Edith Claude Jarvis: Oral History, 1987

Did George Washington really stop here? Learn the answer as Steve Dryden, an authority on the history of Clean Drinking Manor, leads an early spring stroll to see the location of the 18th century Manorhouse, which no longer stands, and the famed Clean Drinking spring. Clean Drinking Manor was built in the 1750's on a patent of 1400 acres given in 1699 to Major WilliamDent. It was one of the original land grants that formed the foundation of today's Chevy Chase.

Steve Dryden, a resident of Bethesda, is the former media director of the Audubon Naturalist Society at Woodend and currently is a writer and consultant on environmental and historic preservation issues.In May 2006, he wrote about Clean Drinking Manor in the Montgomery County Historical Society'squarterly publication, The Montgomery Story. Informal refreshments and a photographic exhibit of Clean Drinking Manor will follow the walk at anearby home. There is no fee for the program, but reservations are required.

CCHS Meridian Hill Walking Tour
Saturday, January 10, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Meeting Point in Meridian Hill Neighborhood TBD
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Fourth generation Washingtonian and Master Tour Guide Jeanne Fogle will lead a 1 ½-hour walking tour of Meridian Hill on Saturday, January 10, 2009, revealing stories behind the neighborhood’s fabulous mansions, church structures, row houses and sculpture-filled Park unlike any other in the city.

The 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. tour is being hosted by CCHS’ History-Go-Round, a series of occasional programs focusing on history in and out of the neighborhood. Cost is $10 for CCHS members and $20 for non-members, with space limited to the first 25 individuals to make advance reservations.

Tour tickets can be purchased at CCHS’ November 20 Fall Lecture or by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Carpools will take registrants to and from Chevy Chase for the tour, which will be followed by a Dutch treat lunch for those interested.