Memorials – What To See In Washington DC

The Glory of “A Soldier’s Journey”

MemorialsSeptember 30, 202482Views 0Likes 0Comments

The bronze sculpture installed and unveiled this month in DC is glorious. Here are three reasons why. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service A Testament to the Human Experience This large sculpture is located at the National World War I Memorial, just across the street from the White House. The narrative bronze art captures the…

DC’s Competing WWI Memorials

MemorialsMay 18, 2024389Views 0Likes 0Comments

A sixty-foot-long bronze sculpture with 38 figures is going up here in downtown Washington, DC. Sculptor Sabin Howard focuses on the journey of a WWI survivor in his developing, monumental sculpture. Set in Pershing Park, next to the White House, it will reimagine our WWI memorial. People gravitate to sculpted human figures, not stark, theoretical…

Remembering WWI with a New Memorial

Exhibit, MemorialsApril 6, 2024472Views 0Likes 0Comments

One hundred and seven years ago, we entered WWI when Congress declared war on Germany. The terrible effects of this war resulted in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. It also gave us the DC War Memorial built by local Washington DC residents to honor local casualties. Now, a new monument…

3 Cemetery Choices in the DMV for Next Memorial Day

Holidays, MemorialsJune 3, 2023263Views 0Likes 0Comments

Families in the DMV love visiting Arlington National Cemetry on Memorial Day. Few places are more beautiful, solemn, and famous. But going on the holiday has several cons. Pros: Beautiful, iconic views The guards at the Tomb of the Unknown See the graves of many famous people Soldier placing flags at Arlington National Cemetery Cons: Crowded,…

Lost at Sea Remembered in DC

MemorialsNovember 11, 2022180Views 0Likes 0Comments

When the guns of WWI fell silent on November 11, 1918, these United States of America had been at war for just one year. Some local soldiers didn't return to victory parades. Only their names appeared, carved on the DC War Memorial. The WWI Memorial in DC John Francis Moriarty enlisted in the Navy. He was…

Observing Memorial Day in DC

Holidays, MemorialsMay 30, 2022370Views 0Likes 0Comments

I hung the American flag on the front porch as soon as I got up this morning. Holidays always start out promising, before restlessness sets in with the kids out of their normal routines. If you feel the same way, download our free printables to give the kids something to do. Visiting Arlington National Cemetery…

The Lincoln Memorial Centennial

MemorialsMay 27, 2022316Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fifty-seven years after President Abraham Lincoln’s death, the nation dedicated a national memorial to him. The Lincoln Memorial joined the Washington Monument on the National Mall in the most prominent space.

Prince Among His Brothers

MemorialsApril 27, 2022351Views 0Likes 0Comments

On April 22, 1979, the National Academy of Sciences dedicated a twelve-foot tall, four-ton statue of Albert Einstein in Washington, DC. They created the statue in recognition of his exalted place among scientists. The sculptor, Robert Berks, produced portraits of over 300 famous people including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, and Ernest Hemingway.…

Remembering the Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

MemorialsFebruary 15, 2022558Views 0Likes 0Comments

Arlington National Cemetery contains thousands of unidentified graves. The most famous of which is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, visited by millions every year. But just behind the tomb and its amphitheater you can find another memorial to obscure soldiers- those of the U.S.S. Maine. On this day in 1898, the battleship exploded off…

Gone But Not Forgotten at Arlington National Cemetery

MemorialsJanuary 5, 2017241Views 0Likes 0Comments

In Section 60, every day is Memorial Day for some family. A year ago today, my daughter and I visited Matthew Seidler's grave in Arlington National Cemetery to remember him. Post holidays and pre-spring there's not much beauty in the frozen landscape. Matthew Seidler grave in Arlington National Cemetery I first heard of Matthew Seidler about…