• 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

    History-Go-Round of Chevy Chase Lake

     

    The tour for December 9 has SOLD OUT.

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    Have you wondered why there’s no LAKE to be seen along Chevy Chase Lake Drive?
    Have you heard rumors that there was once an Amusement Park nearby?
    Gail Sansbury will lead a walking tour that will answer these, and other questions!

     

     

    Recent Events

     

     

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    Fall 2023 Lecture

    Hidden Histories of Chevy Chase: The Rollingwood Burial Ground for Enslaved People

    The Chevy Chase Historical Society started off a new lecture series covering important but lesser known subjects, the Hidden Histories of Chevy Chase with a lecture by Renata Lisowski, Director of the CCHS Archive and Research Center, about the Rollingwood Burial Ground for Enslaved People.

    A recording of the event will be made available soon.

     

     

     

     

     

    Gaylord Archival Photo Preservation Box Album KitSummer 2023 Special Program

    Preserving Your Precious Items at Home: How to Care for Your Family Archive

    Renata Lisowski, Director of the CCHS Archive and Research Center, discusses archival best practices, damage prevention and mitigation, and archive safe products and where to buy them. She also demonstrates preservation techniques for photo albums, scrap books, documents, and more! 

    View and download the slideshow here

    Watch a recording of the program on the CCHS YouTube Channel

     

     

    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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