• Events

    The Chevy Chase Historical Society sponsors two public lectures each year on topics related to local history. CCHS lectures are free and open to all.

    When possible, CCHS also organizes History-Go-Round tours, often related to recent lectures. History-Go-Rounds are group tours to local historical sites arranged by CCHS for anyone with an interest in local history. The idea for these group tours was developed by former CCHS Board Member Susan Elwell as an opportunity for both CCHS members and non-members to learn more about our shared history.  There is a nominal fee for our History-Go-Round tours to cover refreshments, and reservations are required.  Our YouTube Channel features many past lectures and presentations.

     

    Upcoming Events

    NEW DATE: Preserving Your Precious Items at Home:

    A presentation and demonstration on how to care for your family archive

     

    ***Unfortunately, the Chevy Chase Historical Society must change the date of the upcoming program Preserving Your Precious Items at Home.” The new date for the program is Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. As planned, the program will take place at the Chevy Chase Village Hall.***

    Sunday June 11, 2023, 4:00 p.m.

    Chevy Chase Village Hall

     

    Gaylord Archival Photo Preservation Box Album Kit

    Join us for an in person presentation by Renata Lisowski, Director of the CCHS Archive and Research Center, to learn about archival best practices, damage prevention and mitigation, and archive safe products and where to buy them. She will also demonstrate preservation techniques for photo albums, scrap books, documents, and more! One lucky attendee will go home with an Archival Photo Preservation Kit courtesy of Gaylord Archival!

     

    Attendance is free for CCHS members

    Tickets for non-members are $15 each

     

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    Recent Events

     

    Exterior view of the mansion at 9 Newlands Circle showing a Tudor revival facadeSpring 2023 Lecture

    An Iconic House is Reborn: The History of 9 Chevy Chase Circle

    Emily Hotaling Eig, founder and president of EHT Traceries, and one of the firm’s architectural historians, John Gentry, present an historic overview of the architectural centerpiece of Chevy Chase, Maryland.

    Watch it now on the CCHS YouTube Channel

     

     

    Official Program Woman Suffrage Procession March 3, 1913

    Fall 2020 Lecture

    Marching for the Vote: The 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession

    Historian, journalist and author Rebecca Boggs Roberts will present the Chevy Chase Historical Society’s first-ever Zoom webinar on Sunday, November 15, at 4 p.m., as she describes the 1913 suffrage parade that turned the tide in women’s long fight for the right to vote.

    Watch it now on the CCHS YouTube Channel

     

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    Fall 2019 Lecture

    Votes for Women: How the Battle Was Waged and Won

    One hundred years after the 1919 passage of the Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote, Dr. Elisabeth Griffith presents the CCHS Fall 2019 Lecture, “Votes for Women: How the Battle Was Waged and Won.” 

    Watch it Now on the CCHS YouTube Channel 

     

  • Upcoming Events

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    Our lectures and presentations have been postponed due to COVID-19.  Check back here for updated information.  In the mean time.... 

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  • Previous Events

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    Check out the list of past lectures and History Go Rounds.  You can even view past events on our YouTube channel!
     

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  • Annual Gala

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    Our annual gala has been hosted in Chevy Chase homes since 1982. Learn more about the event and our gracious sponsors 

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