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…
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…
On Monday June 8, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center present a noon EDT discussion to celebrate the launch of the podcast Shaping History: Women in Capitol Art. Join us and the…
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…
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…
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…
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…