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Here’s what’s happening at the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Follow each link to press releases and notices on upcoming and past events, lectures and symposia, tour information and general Society-related news.

2021 USCHS News Releases:

January 22 » USCHS is #CapitolStrong
January 14 » Securing the Blessings of Liberty in the Wake of the Jan. 6 Insurrection
January 6 » Democracy is Stronger Than Terror

2020 USCHS News Releases:

December 29 » 2020 Freedom Award Presented to Dr. Carla Hayden
December 1 » “Toward A More Perfect Union” Speaker Series
December 1 » 2020 Freedom Award Honoree: Dr. Carla Hayden
September 3 » 2020 National Heritage Lecture
September 2 » “Now’s The Time” Live Virtual Play Reading
August 26 » Annual Trustee Event with Senator Blunt
July 18 » USCHS Remembers Congressman John Lewis
July 1 » Lunch Bites with Steve and Jane: July Edition
June 26 » USCHS Scholar Series: August Lectures
June 1 » Scholars Series: Debra Hanson on the Apotheosis of Washington
May 28 » Lunch Bites with Steve and Jane: June Edition
May 27 » Scholars Series: Book Talk with Fergus Bordewich
May 22 » Discussion: Launching to Podcast “Shaping History: Women and Capitol Art”
May 13 » Scholars Series: David Gerleman on Benjamin Brown French
May 5 » Online Discussion and Premiere: Video Tour of the Capitol
April 29 » Online Scholars Series: Felicia Bell on African Americans and the Capitol
April 21 » New Weekly Series: Lunch Bites with Steve and Jane (last update: May 21)
April 21 » Online Lunchtime Lecture with USCHS Chief Historian
March 16 » USCHS Operations & COVID-19
March 3 » Postponed: Spring Art and History Lectures: Cooper, O’Toole, West
February 26 » USCHS Honors the Senate Committee on Agriculture
January 23 » USCHS Remembers Jim Lehrer
January 22 » 2020 Black History Month Lectures
January 10 » Save the Date: New History and Art Talks!

2019 USCHS News Releases:

December 23 » USCHS 2019 Holiday Closure
December 16 » History Talk: Matthew P. Fink on Sen. Carter Glass
December 5 » USCHS Hangs Ornament on Capitol Christmas Tree
November 15 » History Talks: Don Hawkins (11/22) and Ken Bowling (12/11)
November 15 » Annual USCHS Congressional Cemetery Tour, October 25
November 6 » USCHS Hosts “Truth is the Only Client” Program
September 27 » USCHS Celebrates Constitution Day by “Fostering Informed Citizenship”
September 24 » Autumn Art and History Talks with USCHS
September 19 » USCHS Remembers Cokie Roberts
September 19 » NBC News Learn Releases “We The People” Video Series
September 3 » A New Logo for the Digital Age
August 29 » USCHS Fall Book Talks 2019
August 28 » Save the Date! Fall 2019 Book Talks and Lectures
August 15 » Reconstruction Symposium Concluded
July 30 » USCHS Honors the 116th Congress
July 16 » August Brown Bag Series: Congress and the Arts
July 10 » USCHS Honors the Senate Committee on Finance
July 2 » Save the Date: USCHS August Brown Bag Series › Congress and The Arts
June 12 » Congress Dedicates Lincoln Room
June 12 » USCHS President Campbell Speaks at AALU Town Hall
May 24 » Summer 2019 Brown Bag Lectures
May 16 » Book Talk with Brenda Wineapple: May 29
April 24 » USCHS Holds Annual Trustee Lunch: Representative Gerry Connolly (VA)
April 8 » “Reconstruction” › 2019 USCHS Symposium Announcement and Details
March 27 » USCHS Honors Volunteers and Partners
March 21 » Save the Date: Reconstruction Symposium
February 26 » Brown Bag Lectures: Suffrage Monument, Capitol History, Unknown Soldier
January 30 » A New Leader for a Transformational Time
January 17 » USCHS Hosts Tax & Trade Committee Staff Panel
January 9 » USCHS Symposium & Reception Honors Dr. William Thornton
January 7 » 2018 Freedom Award Presented to the Architect of the Capitol

2018 USCHS News Releases:

November 6 » Office of the Architect of the Capitol to Receive 2018 Freedom Award
October 25 » USCHS Hosts “Congress and the Separation of Powers” Forum
October 17 » 225th Anniversary of the Capitol Cornerstone Laying
October 4 » 3rd Annual Memorial Service for Deceased Members of Congress Held
September 26 » Fall Lectures at USCHS: History, Art, and Politics
August 30 » Steam Diplomacy: Sending a Subtle Message in Leutze’s Westward Ho!
August 7 » Save the Date: Congress and the Separation of Powers
July 20 » Women Chiefs of Staff Panel and Luncheon
July 17 » “Creating Capitol Hill” Presented to Members of Congress
July 13 » Save-the-Date: USCHS August 2018 Lectures
June 27 » Reconstruction Symposium: Photos and C-SPAN Airings
June 22 » “Creating Capitol Hill” Book Launched
June 18 » An Evening Honoring the Energy and Commerce Committee
April 30 » Lectures on James A. Garfield and Emanuel G. Leutze
April 16 » Reconstruction Symposium Details Announced
March 27 » Save the Date › Annual Symposium: “Reconstruction”
February 27 » Women’s History Month Lecture on Jeannette Rankin
February 8 » 2018 Black History Month Lecture Discusses Frederick Douglass
February 5 » February & March Lectures: Capitol Art and History
January 8 » Bi-Partisan Congratulations for 2017 Freedom Award Recipient Lin-Manuel Miranda
January 3 » James McElhinney Lecture: Rethinking Seth Eastman’s Paintings

2017 USCHS News Releases:

November 8 » Congress and David McCullough
September 15 » Congressional Staff Luncheon: Phil Maxson, Chief of Staff to Senator Mitch McConnell
September 6 » Autumn Brown Bag Series
August 25 » Annotated Constitution Project Completed
August 17 » Olmsted Capitol Grounds Tours in September
August 14 » 150 Years of the Senate Appropriations Committee
August 1 » The Brumidi Corridors Rediscovered
July 28 » Lin-Manuel Miranda to Receive U.S. Capitol Historical Society’s Freedom Award
July 14 » August Lecture Series on the Library of Congress
June 23 » Book Talk: John Quincy Adams’s Evolving Views on Slavery
June 2 » Brown Bag Book Talk with Carl Adams
April 19 » USCHS Annual Symposium: Reconstruction / May 11-12, 2017
April 6 » April History Lecture with Paul Polgar
March 31 » Upcoming History Events: Save the Date!
February 7 » Black History Month Lecture with Harold Holzer
February 1 » USCHS Board of Trustees Announces New Chairman of the Board

2016 USCHS News Releases:

December 9 » Congressional Staff Luncheon: Dave Hoppe, Chief of Staff to Speaker Paul Ryan
December 8 » 25th Annual National Heritage Lecture: “Doing History”
November 2 » Book Talk with Robert O’Harrow on Montgomery Meigs
July 7 » Extended Summer 2016 Brown Bag Series
June 26 » USCHS Awards 2016 Freedom Award to David McCullough
May 18 » Book Talk with Fergus Bordewich on First Congress
April 25 » Lunch Featuring David Stewart of Ways and Means
April 7 » Annual Symposium Focuses on Immigration Legislation
March 23 » April Book Talk with Mau van Duren
March 9 » C-SPAN Broadcasts Black History Month Event
February 18 » March Book Events: John Norris / Cindy Gueli Talk RESCHEDULED for May 18
February 5 » USCHS Partners with Woolly Mammoth for Panel on “The Price of Beauty”
January 12 » Annual Black History Month Lecture Announced
January 11 » USCHS Launches Updated Mobile Friendly Website
January 9 » USCHS to Honor 90th Anniversary of Joint Committee on Taxation

2015 USCHS News Releases:

December 11 » David McCullough to Receive 2016 Freedom Award
October 19 » Christopher Gahan Presents at Fall Congressional Breakfast
October 19 » USCHS Co-Sponsoring: “Abraham Lincoln — A Press Conference”
October 16 » USCHS Co-Sponsoring James A. Garfield Conference
September 18 » Fall Lectures Focus on Capitol Restoration & History
September 2 » Third Chief of Staff Event Features Rick Murphy, Chief of Staff to Senator Kelly Ayotte
July 20 » Extended August Lecture Series Announced
July 10 » July 29 Noontime Lecture Announced: George Washington in the Capitol Rotunda
May 13 » June 2 Book Signing Lecture Announced: “Washington’s Circle”
April 30 » U.S. Capitol Spring 2015 Members Only Tours Begin
April 20 » United States Capitol Exterior Tours Begin
April 16 » USCHS Leadership Council Members Welcome Senator Roy Blunt: Annual Trustee Breakfast
April 6 » 2015 Symposium “Aftermath: The Consequences of the Civil War for Congress”
March 20 » USCHS Honors New Members of the 114th Congress in Statuary Hall
March 18 » Book Lecture by Dr. Julia King on George Hadfield: Architect of the Federal City
March 18 » USCHS Announces Reception honoring 114th Congress
January 12 » USCHS Names New Development Vice President

2014 USCHS News Releases:

December 23 » Three Upcoming 2015 History Programs Announced
November 19 » USCHS Awards 2014 Freedom Award: Congressman John Lewis
October 15 » A Curious Removal: The Rescue, and The Discovery of America
September 18 » Congressman John Lewis to Receive 2014 Freedom Award
September 4 » Congratulations to the 2013-2014 We the People Constitution Challenge Winners!
July 17 » August 6 Lecture Announced: Major General Robert Ross and the Burning of the Capitol
June 13 » September Symposium “America Under Fire: Mr. Madison’s War & the Burning of Washington City”
May 18 » 2014 Making Democracy Work Essay Contest Focuses on Voting Rights in American History
May 7 » Andrew Tan and Richard Alec Merski Accept Student Essay Awards
April 21 » May 21 Book Signing Lecture Announced: “The Slaves’ Gamble” by Gene Allen Smith
April 11 » Spring 2014 Member Tour Schedule Announced
March 20 » April 23 Lecture Announced: Virtual Archaeology of Three War of 1812 Sites
March 6 » Annual Symposium Announced: “A Just and Lasting Peace, Ending the Civil War”
February 18 » March 26 Book Talk: Washington D.C. & the War of 1812

2013 USCHS News Releases:

December 10 » Support USCHS Education Programming This Holiday Season
November 26 » Two February 2014 Lectures Announced: Chenoweth & Wasniewski
November 26 » Latest Special Edition of Capitol Dome on Capitol Art and Architecture
November 14 » USCHS Awards 2013 Freedom Award
November 13 » Comcast Newsmakers: Ronald Sarasin Interview
October 21 » In Memoriam: Thomas S. Foley, 1929-2013
October 9 » William Cohen and Norman Mineta to receive 2013 Freedom Award
September 30 » 2013 Making Democracy Work Student Essay Contest
September 25 » Fall Member Tour Schedule Announced
September 24 » September 24, 1963: The First Official Photo of Senate in Session
August 26 » Fiftieth Anniversary of the March on Washington
July 29 » In Memoriam: Corinne “Lindy” Boggs, 1916-2013
July 2 » August 2013 Brown Bag Lecture Series: Hanson, Ozer, Hawkins, diGiacomantonio
June 17 » USCHS Announces New Partnership with Capitol Page Alumni Association
June 7 » Maya Angelou Public Charter School Wins 2013 “We the People Constitution Challenge”
June 6 » Congressman Joe Heck Presents Making Democracy Work Award to Greenspun Junior High
May 9 » Congressman Scott Peters Presents Making Democracy Work Award to Canyon Crest Academy
May 7 » Omar Qureshi Accepts First Place Award in Junior Division of 2012 Student Essay Contest
April 18 » 2013 Youth Forum Focuses on “Working Across the Aisle”
April 11 » Vaishnavi Rao Accepts First Place Award in Senior Division of 2012 Student Essay Contest
April 5 » Spring 2013 Member Tour Schedule Announced
March 18 » In Memoriam: Robert L. Breeden, 1925-2013
March 7 » 2013 Annual Symposium: Congress, the Home Front, and the Civil War
February 18 » From Slave Ship to Harvard & Hollywood on the Potomac: April Book Lectures
February 18 » Two March Book Signing Lectures Announced
January 23 » African American History Month Lecture: The Career of Oscar De Priest
January 2 » 2013 U.S. Capitol Historical Society Fellowship Program

2012 USCHS News Releases:

December 19 » In Memoriam: Senator Daniel K. Inouye, 1924-2012
December 13 » January 2013 Book Signing Lectures
December 4 » 2012 Heritage Lecture Coverage
November 16 » 2012 Heritage Lecture Moderated by Mark Shields on December 4
October 22 » Conference on Sioux Uprising Set for November 15
September 28 » “Making Democracy Work” Student Essay Contest Award Winners
September » Ken Burns to Receive 2012 Freedom Award, September 20
July 14-15 » USCHS 2012 Spring Symposium Speakers on C-SPAN3
May 18 » USCHS Meet and Greet Event
March 17-18 » C-SPAN-3 Airs John Willis Menard Lecture (February Lecture Series)
March 14 » Spring Symposium Announced: Creating an Army to Preserve the Nation
March 12 » 2012 Volunteer Reception Coverage
March 4, 10, 11 » C-SPAN-3 Airs Owen Lovejoy Lecture (February Lecture Series)
February 1 » March Book Events Planned: Guy Guliotta & Joseph Wilkins
January 20 » Coverage of 2011 Congressional Leadership Breakfast with John Larson
January 4 » 2012 African American History Month Lectures Announced

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