The Evening Star Articles by The Rambler

From 1912 - 1927 J. Harry Shannon, known as "The Rambler," published articles on Washington and vicinity in The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C. The following files are transcriptions of articles that refer to individuals or families interred in Congressional Cemetery. These transcriptions contain the text only. The Rambler articles frequently contain photographs of individuals and locations throughout the area, and you may wish to check The Evening Star to see what photographs were included. The Kiplinger Library of the D.C. Historical Society owns a large collection of the Rambler's photographs.

Antisell	Along Persimmon Lane, February 2, 1919
Blagden	Life and Work of George Blagden, May 27, 1917
Causten	Tale of Album Which Was A Real Benefactor, March 20, 1927
Coombe	Griffith Coombe and His Associates Were D.C. Leaders in Early Days, July 25, 1926 Wisdom Was Shown in Griffith Coombe Transactions, August 1, 1926
Heiberger	Rambler Recalls Social Life of District, February 1, 1925
Ingle	Mysterious Tunnel On Old Estate Is Freight Entrance, December 7, 1924
Massari	War Service of Local Musicians Revealed by Newspaper Records, July 26, 1925
McCormick	Peirce Cemetery, March 5, 1916
Pinkney & Wirt	Famous Men Who Lived in Historic Bladensburg, March 12, 1922
Schroeder	Schroeder Name in D.C. Music History, June 7,1925
Slavery	Slave Ownership in D.C. in War Days, May 29, 1927
Smallwood	Place of Smallwood in Early Washington Emphasized by Records, January 2, 1927
Steamboats	Old Potomac Steamers, March 21, 1920 Potomac's First Steamer, April 4, 1920 More of River Steamers, April 11, 1920 Story of First Steamers on the Potomac, April 18, 1920 Story of an Old Potomac River Steamer, The Pilot Boy, June 6, 1920
Tingey	Some of Neighbors of Capt. Thomas Tingey, February 13, 1927 Story of Commodore Tingey, Ruler of Navy Yard, January 23, 1927 Tingey a Conspicuous Figure at Time Washington Was Captured, February 2, 1927
Trimble	House Which Does Not Look Its Age, August 24, 1924
Wood	Story of Col. W.P. Wood, Who Ruled Capitol Prison, November 28, 1926
Wright	Bradbury Heights Really Entitled to Its Lofty Name, August 2, 1924 Matthew Wright&039;s Will Interests Rambler During Visit to Old Estate, August 31, 1924 Wills and Other Old Documents Aid Rambler&039;s Study of Local History, August 17, 1924