Historic Pie and Photos at Georgetown Library Saturday

Descendants of the people who ran the Connecticut-Copperthite Pie Baking Co. of Georgetown will donate a historic photo to the Georgetown Neighborhood Library at 2 p.m. Saturday.

The family will donate a 1913 Georgetown landmark photograph to the library's Peabody special collection.

"Mr. Copperthite first contacted me last year inquiring about what materials on his family and its business were in the Peabody Room. I was disturbed to discover after checking the collection that there was very little historical information on the Copperthite family or their business and I felt it was important to acknowledge both," explained Special Collections Librarian Jerry McCoy.

Henry Copperthite first started making pies in Georgetown in 1885 and in 1887 launched the H. Copperthite Pie Baking Co. The family business baked pies at 1407 32nd St. NW.

Twenty-five years after its founding, the Connecticut-Copperthite Pie Baking Co. was producing more than 50,000 pies a day at three factories in Washington and employing an estimated 15,000 people, according to a Copperthite family biography.

Eventually the company became part of the Ward Baking Co. of New York — now the Hostess Brands of Foods — and part of C.W. Post’s General Foods, according to the biography.

Descendants of the original Connecticut-Copperthite Pie Baking Co. are hoping to open a pie shop in Georgetown once again. Mike Copperthite, Henry's great-great-grandson, and local farmers markets, to sell pie and talk about his family business.

Though they have not found a new Georgetown home, family members have been celebrating the 125th Anniversary of their business through various events in Georgetown, including this weekend's photo donation at the library.

"I think the return of a family business whose historic "roots" were so firmly planted in not only Georgetown but Washington, DC will be incredibly exciting," said McCoy. "And who doesn't love pie?!"

The event, called a "Pie Reception," will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Peabody Room of the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW.

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