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…
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…
In show of bipartisan cooperation Senators Blunt, Casey, Coons and Collins gather to…
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society (USCHS) has sponsored an annual tribute to a House or Senate Committee for the past 19 years. In our 20th year of honoring the work of Congressional committees, we are…
Our Volunteer Appreciation Reception at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian was a success! We would like to thank all those who made this event possible including our guest speaker, Abbie Kowalewski, of…
On the evening of February 2nd, USCHS supporters were treated to an up-close viewing of the Capitol's Brumidi Corridors by the experts who are rescuing these extraordinary works of art from layers of paint and…