Catherine Bowman, the fifth child of six, at 86 years old is a third-generation Georgetowner. Born in 1924 to a mother and grandfather that both lived in Georgetown all of their lives, she has seen many changes occur, particularly in regards to race. She loves...
Kay Evans tells the story of a young woman from Minnesota, who comes to Washington looking for a news job and ends up marrying a reporter who becomes a famous syndicated columnist. In her interview with Kevin Delany, Kay describes the nation’s capitol and Georgetown...
Matthew Donohue is the scion of a Georgetown family with a rich history of real estate holdings in Georgetown and other parts of Washington. After graduating from Georgetown University in 1959, Matt worked for the Job Corps — part of President Lyndon Johnson’s...
Don Shannon was an army artillery officer during World War II who served in the Pacific and in the occupation of Japan just after the war. He joined the Los Angeles Times in 1951 and spent nearly forty years as a foreign correspondent in Europe, Africa, and Asia. In...
Lucy Moorhead moved from Pittsburgh to Georgetown in 1959 with her Congressman husband and four small children. The Moorhead family first lived on Foxhall Road while trying to decide where to permanently settle; they soon fell in love with the streets of Georgetown:...
