by susandabbar | May 23, 2016 | Oral History
In an interview in his home with Linda Greenan and Cathy Farrell, John Laytham talks about his 50 plus years with the Cyldes Group and his involvement with a growing and changing Georgetown. John was a freshman student at Georgetown University in 1964 when he applied... by susandabbar | Jan 12, 2016 | Oral History
In the late 70s Gary Tischler arrived in DC from California as a young freelance writer. He intention was to go to work for the “Washington Post” but he met Dave Roffman, second publisher of “The Georgetowner,” who encouraged him to write a story about Ted Kennedy’s... by susandabbar | Nov 4, 2015 | Oral History
The indomitable nonagenarian, Sarah Yerkes, moved to Washington with her first husband, as she describes it, “in the spring of 1945, just before the bomb dropped. We rented a house in Georgetown that belonged to Phil and Millie Watts on 29th Street.” So begins her... by susandabbar | Aug 3, 2015 | Oral History
Margaret Meenehan and Sharon Meenehan O’Brian shared with Cathy Farrell a brief history of the Meenehan family who owned a number of hardware stores in the DC area including the favorite one, Meenehan’s Hardware on M Street. From a large family of Irish heritage, the... by susandabbar | Dec 10, 2014 | Oral History
Ellen Charles has been an extremely successful board director of Hillwood, the estate of her formidable Grandmother, Marjorie Merriweather Post. Ellen Charles’ s vision and leadership has taken a family home and professionalized it into a well respected museum that is...
