Reconstruction Symposium Concluded
On May 2 and 3, 2019, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted its annual history symposium. This year’s edition, Reconstruction and the Long Reconstruction: 150 Years toward Freedom, concluded a three-year dive into the post-Civil War period of congressional and U.S. history, including explorations of the ways that Reconstruction-era events, policies, and decisions continue to […]
Summer Brown Bag Lectures
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is pleased to announce two upcoming brown bag lectures covering Capitol-related topics that span a century of history. On Wednesday, June 19, Debra Hanson (Virginia Commonwealth University) will present “Daniel Boone, Andrew Jackson, and the ‘Culture Wars’ of the 1820s” in Ketchum Hall at 200 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington, DC […]
Book Talk with Brenda Wineapple
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will present a book talk with Brenda Wineapple on Wednesday, May 29 from noon to 1 pm in Ketchum Hall (VFW Building, 200 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002). Wineapple will discuss her newest work, The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation. The […]
Save the Date! Upcoming History Programs
March 27: Annual Women’s History Month Lecture The Woman Suffrage Statue: The Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony with Sandra Weber, U.S. Capitol Historical Society Fellow Sandra Weber will present an illustrated lecture about the Portrait Monument, which was created by sculptress Adelaide Johnson in 1920 to celebrate […]
Fall Lectures at USCHS: History, Art, Politics
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will present three lunchtime programs in October and November, with topics that range from Representative and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall to President Andrew Jackson to artist Emanuel Leutze. On October 3, Scott Einberger will present With Distance in His Eyes: The Environmental Life and Legacy of Stewart Udall. On […]
Steam Diplomacy: Sending a Subtle Message in Leutze’s Westward Ho!
Wednesday, Nov. 14. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will present Steam Diplomacy: Sending a Subtle Message in Leutze’s Westward Ho! a lecture by U.S Capitol Historical Society Fellow, John Laurence Busch on November 14, 2018. The presentation is free and open to the public, although pre-registration is requested. The lecture begins at noon on November […]
August Lectures: New Research on Congress, Congressional Capacity
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will host its annual lunchtime lecture series on Wednesdays in August and September on Capitol Hill. This year’s iteration of the series will focus on new and ongoing research on recent congressional history and issues related to congressional capacity, which is the ability of the institution to function. All events […]
Lectures on James A. Garfield and Emanuel G. Leutze
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will present two lectures in May. On Friday May 18, 2018, Matthew Gilmore will present Washington’s Unknown President, James A. Garfield: A Case Study in Creating a Memorial in Washington. On Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Heidi Irre will present Emanuel G. Leutze: “A Man of True Genius,” Neglected and Almost […]
