USCHS is #CapitolStrong

USCHS is #CapitolStrong

As the nation recovers from the January 6 insurrection, the United States Capitol Historical Society is proud to join with leading civil society groups to launch CapitolStrong, an initiative to strengthen and invest in the institution of Congress and the people who serve there. Members of the CapitolStrong coalition are working to foster an ongoing […]

History Talk: Matthew P. Fink on Sen. Carter Glass

History Talk: Matthew P. Fink on Senator Carter Glass

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society kicks off 2020 with its first brown bag lecture. Matthew P. Fink will present a talk about Senator Carter Glass. The talk will be held on Wednesday, January 15 in Russell Office Building SR-385 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Carter Glass served in the U.S. government from 1902 to […]

Fall Book Talks

Fall at the U.S. Capitol (Photo credit: AOC)

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is pleased to present three book talks in September and October. Authors will discuss books about Congress and political life rooted in three different centuries. Free and open to the public! All three brown bag lectures will be held in Ketchum Hall at 200 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002 […]

2019 August Brown Bag Series: Congress and the Arts

Aerial View of the U.S. Capitol

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will host its annual lunchtime lecture series on Wednesdays in August on Capitol Hill. This year’s iteration of the series will focus on Congress and the arts and how Congress acts as a patron of the arts.     August 7: Michele Cohen, The Preservation Dilemma   Michele Cohen, PhD., […]