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2020 Freedom Award Honoree: Dr. Carla Hayden

Dr. Carla Hayden Named 2020 Freedom Award Honoree   USCHS is delighted to announce the 2020 Freedom Award honoree: Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress. Dr. Hayden will accept the award during a virtual ceremony…

Posted by uschsstaffuser on Dec 1

“Now’s The Time” Live Virtual Play Reading

USCHS is excited to offer an opportunity to enjoy a history-oriented LIVE performance—perfect for enjoying from the comfort of your own living room! On Saturday, September 12, we are hosting a virtual reading of Jean…

Posted by uschsstaffuser on Sep 2

“Toward A More Perfect Union” Speaker Series

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society has launched Toward a More Perfect Union, a biweekly speaker series examining the historic role of Congress in the journey toward defining the ideal of a “perfect union” in American…

Posted by uschsstaffuser on Feb 5

2013 Annual Symposium: Congress, the Home Front, and the Civil War

"Congress, the Home Front, and the Civil War" is the subject of this year’s annual symposium on Friday, May 3, 2013.  The day-long conference will be held in Room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

Posted by uschsstaffuser on Mar 7

From Slave Ship to Harvard and Hollywood on the Potomac: April Book Signing Lectures

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will host two book signing lectures in April featuring a recent study of six generations of an African American family in Washington, DC and Maryland and a new book on…

Posted by uschsstaffuser on Mar 3

African American History Month Lecture: The Career of Congressman Oscar De Priest

At noon on Wednesday, February 13, Matthew Wasniewski, Historian of the United States House of Representatives, will present the 2012 African American Month Lecture for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society on the topic of “Phoenix…

Posted by uschsstaffuser on Jan 11


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