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AOI's Monthly Luncheon Meetings

After years of holding luncheons at the Pier 7/Channel Inn and for the last six years at the Capitol Skyline Hotel, the AOI has changed its luncheon venue to the Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (one block north of DuPont Circle). The location is easily accessible via the Metro Red Line using the Dupont North Exit and walking 1 1/2 block east on Q Street to New Hampshire Avenue. It is also convenient to many Metro Bus lines. Parking has been arrange for a flat fee of $10 at the parking garage at 11 Dupont Circle, diagonally across New Hampshire from the venue. During the pandemic all safety protocols are being observed including: proof of vaccination and wearing a mask while moving about in the club. Masks may be removed while seated, drinking and eating.

In addition, AOI frequently celebrates each New Year with a New Year's Day reception (from 11:00 am - 2:30 pm).

See the AOI's latest monthly newsletter or postcard embedded version below. AOI's monthly newsletters provide a recap of the past month's luncheon meeting. The recap in the newsletter becomes the 'official' record of the luncheon meeting and maintained under MS422 in the Kiplinger Research Library Archives of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

See tab "Luncheon Reservations" for a virtual tour of the Woman's National Democratic Club.

AOI Luncheon Topics for 2024

Scheduled Events:

Oct. 17, 2024 -- "Oak Hill Cemetery: Georgetown's Garden Cemetery" with Laura Lavelle, Director of Social Media at Oak Hill Cemetery

Nov. 16, 2024 ~~ To Be Announced

Wed., Jan. 1, 2025 -- Annual New Year's Day Bruch, 11am to 2pm

Feb. 20, 2025 -- The Historic U Street Corridor: a panel discussion

March 18, 2025 -- Peter Penczer, Historian and author on "Arlington in the 1920's"

April 17, 2025 -- Knight Kiplinger, Editor Emeritus of The Kiplinger Letter on the "W.M. Kiplinger's Civic Contributions to Washington."

May 15, 2025 -- Martin G. Murray, Founder of The Washington Friends of Walt Whitman on "Walt Whitman: A Capital Poet in the Capital City."

June 19, 2025 -- Monty Hoffman, Founder and Chairman of Hoffman & Associates on "Transforming the Southwest Waterfront."

September 18, 2025 -- To Be Announced

October 16, 2025 -- Ted Gong, Director of the 1882 Foundation on "The Asian American Experience in DC."

November 20, 2025 -- Dr. Mary Beth Corrigan, Curator and Archivist at Georgetown University Library on "Recollections of a D.C. Historian." Annual election of Officers & Directors

Click here for luncheon reservation details

[Guest speakers have been invited to appear and have confirmed; however, last-minute program changes sometimes occur.]

NOTICE: Be Advised that videotaping, filming and photography take place at our events for documentary and AOI promotional purposes.
By attending, you acknowledge and agree to grant the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of D.C. (AOI) the right to use the videotapes, film and photography for educational purposes and to promote AOI across all print and digital platforms.

Here is last month's newsletter which you can either down-load or view in Scribd below. To view the current newsletter, select the "Current Newsletter" tab from above.

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AOI Provides On-line Access to Luncheon Talks

Since 1999, audio cassette recordings of AOI's monthly luncheons have been filed in our archive (MS422) at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Beginning with the February 2016 luncheon we began capturing our business meetings, announcements and featured speakers in digital form. These 60-90 minute files will be aggregated, burned to a CD/DVD or other archival media and placed on file at the Historical Society at the end of the calendar year. We realize that taking this approach, we may be delaying access to these talks While we do not have statistics to support the use of these audio files in the past, we do not want to place at a disadvantage anyone who would like access to the talks in the meantime. So, we are providing the audio portion of the monthly luncheons here on our web site so they might be enjoyed by those unable to attend or by others who may want to use components of the talks in their research. As of AOI's move to the Woman's Democratic Club in 2021, videos of the luncheon programs and meetings are available both on this web site and on the YouTube platform. If any of the contents is used or quoted in published works, essays or blogs, please give proper credit to both the speakers and the AOI of DC.

We would be interested in any feedback, concerns or questions regarding this new feature. Email your feedback via our Contact Us form.

We Have moved the audio of our luncheons to a new, separate page of our Audio Archives which, as of 2021 where possible, contains videos of our Zoom and hybrid Zoom meetings.

AOI Rings in the New Year with its Annual New Year's Day Brunch Buffet on Jan. 1st of each year.

More than 70 AOI members and guests welcomed in 2024 and the beginning of AOI's 159th year at the Woman's National Democratic Club on Jan. 1, 2024. After welcoming everyone, AOI President Dr. Cindy Gueli provided a brief presentation on New Year's Day celebrations throughout the country's history.

Seventy-seven AOI members and their guests ushered in AOI's 155th year and the new decade on 1/1/2020.

AOI Kicks Off It's 154th Year With a New Year's Day Brunch Buffet

Forty-nine AOI members and guests gathered at the Capitol Skyline Hotel to ring in 2019.

2018 New Year's Day at the Capitol Skyline Hotel... with a breakfast/brunch buffet. Fifty-two members and guests enjoyed fellowship and welcomed in the New Year.
(Again, not pictured: Pat Brown who took these photos, John Herron, Roger Thiel and Bill Brown)

AOI Celebrated the New Year... in the past...
...on Sunday, January 1, 2017 by resuming its annual New Year's Day event... last year: a breakfast at the Capitol Skyline Hotel.
Not pictured: Patricia Brown who took these great photos and member John Herron.