Here’s what’s happening at the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Follow each link to press releases and notices on upcoming and past events, lectures and symposia, tour information and general Society-related news.
2023 USCHS News Releases:
USCHS Statement on Political Violence
July 14, 2024
Women’s History Month
March 20, 2024
African American History
February 21, 2024
Reflecting on January 6: A Lesson from History
January 6, 2024
Join Us for Giving Tuesday!
November 3, 2023
PODCAST: Discover the Origins of D.C. as our Capital
October 16, 2023
Celebration to Honor the 118th Congress
September 13, 2023
Remembering Ronald A. Sarasin
March 28, 2023
Women’s History Quiz
March 15, 2023
2022 USCHS News Releases:
Webinar: Founding Faith: The 1st Amendment & Religious Liberty
January 28, 2022
Remembering Bud Brown
January 27, 2022
2021 USCHS News Releases:
2020 USCHS News Releases:
2020 Freedom Award Presented to Dr. Carla Hayden
December 29, 2020
2020 Freedom Award Honoree: Dr. Carla Hayden
December 1, 2020
2020 National Heritage Lecture
September 3, 2020
“Now’s The Time” Live Virtual Play Reading
September 2, 2020
“100 Years of Women Voting” Symposium
July 20, 2020
USCHS Remembers Congressman John Lewis
July 18, 2020
Lunch Bites with Steve and Jane: July Edition
July 1, 2020
Scholars Series: August Lectures
June 26, 2020
Scholars Series Continues in August: Save the Date
June 24, 2020
Lunch Bites with Steve and Jane: June Edition
May 28, 2020
Scholars Series: Book Talk with Fergus Bordewich
May 27, 2020
New Weekly Series Continues: Lunch Bites with Steve and Jane
April 21, 2020
Online Lunchtime Lecture with USCHS Chief Historian
April 21, 2020
USCHS Operations & COVID-19
March 16, 2020
USCHS Honors the Senate Committee on Agriculture
February 26, 2020
“Toward A More Perfect Union” Speaker Series
February 5, 2020
USCHS Remembers Jim Lehrer
January 23, 2020
Black History Month Lectures
January 22, 2020
Save the Date: New History and Art Talks!
January 10, 2020
2019 USCHS News Releases:
USCHS 2019 Holiday Closure
December 23, 2019
History Talk: Matthew P. Fink on Sen. Carter Glass
December 16, 2019
USCHS Hangs Ornament on Capitol Christmas Tree
December 5, 2019
USCHS Leads Annual Congressional Cemetery Tour
November 15, 2019
History Talks: Don Hawkins and Ken Bowling
November 15, 2019
USCHS Hosts “Truth is the Only Client” Program
November 6, 2019
USCHS Celebrates Constitution Day by “Fostering Informed Citizenship”
September 27, 2019
Autumn Art and History Talks with USCHS
September 24, 2019
USCHS Remembers Cokie Roberts
September 17, 2019
NBC News Learn Releases “We The People: Constitution Tour” Video Series
September 17, 2019
A New Logo for the Digital Age
September 3, 2019
Fall Book Talks
August 29, 2019
Save the Date! Fall 2019 Book Talks and Lectures
August 28, 2019
Reconstruction Symposium Concluded
August 15, 2019
USCHS Honors the 116th Congress
July 30, 2019
2019 August Brown Bag Series: Congress and the Arts
July 16, 2019
Congress Dedicates Lincoln Room
June 12, 2019
Campbell Speaks at AALU Town Hall
June 12, 2019
Summer Brown Bag Lectures
May 24, 2019
Book Talk with Brenda Wineapple
May 16, 2019
2019 Symposium: Long Reconstruction
April 24, 2019
USCHS Honors Volunteers and Partners
March 27, 2019
Save the Date! Upcoming History Programs
February 26, 2019
A New Leader for a Transformational Time
January 30, 2019
USCHS Hosts Tax & Trade Committee Staff Panel
January 17, 2019
2018 Freedom Award Presented to the Architect of the Capitol
January 7, 2019
2018 USCHS News Releases:
Office of the Architect of the Capitol to Receive 2018 Freedom Award
November 6, 2018
USCHS Hosts “Congress and the Separation of Powers” Forum
October 25, 2018
225th Anniversary of the Capitol Cornerstone Laying
October 17, 2018
Fall Lectures at USCHS: History, Art, Politics
September 26, 2018
Register Now! Congress and the Separation of Powers
August 7, 2018
“Creating Capitol Hill” Presented to Members of Congress
July 17, 2018
Save-the-Date: August Lecture Series
July 13, 2018
Reconstruction Symposium: Photos and C-SPAN Airings
June 27, 2018
“Creating Capitol Hill” Book Launched
June 22, 2018
Lectures on James A. Garfield and Emanuel G. Leutze
April 30, 2018
Reconstruction Symposium Details Announced
April 16, 2018
Save the Date › Annual Symposium: “Reconstruction”
March 27, 2018
Women’s History Month Lecture on Jeannette Rankin
February 27, 2018
2018 Black History Month Lecture Discusses Frederick Douglass
February 8, 2018
February & March Lectures: Capitol Art and History
February 5, 2018
