USCHS Leads Annual Congressional Cemetery Tour
On Friday, October 25th, 2019, the United States Capitol Historical Society (USCHS) conducted its annual tour of Congressional Cemetery. Chief Historian William diGiacomantonio led more than 20 people through the hallowed and historic grounds to explore the artistic symbolism of cemetery art. With interments at Congressional Cemetery beginning in the first decade of the 19th […]
History Talks: Don Hawkins and Ken Bowling
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will close 2019 with two final history brown bag lectures. First, the rescheduled talk from Don Hawkins on the L’Enfant manuscript plan of Washington will take place on Friday, November 22 in Ketchum Hall. On Wednesday, December 11, we welcome Ken Bowling to discuss the Bill of Rights, including how […]