Member Appreciation Reception
Tuesday, February 2
For Society members who give at the $250 level and up.
For this unique educational program, the Architect of the Capitol, the
Secretary of the Senate, and our USCHS Capitol Fellow bring guests into the
Brumidi Corridors to show and educate them on the restoration process.
Volunteer Appreciation Reception
Rescheduled: Tuesday, February 9
Mitsitam Café at the National Museum of the American Indian
is evening of food, friendship, and fascinating facts celebrates our loyal and
hardworking volunteers. To start volunteering with USCHS,
contact swolfe@uschs.org.
Annual Black History Month Lecture
Wednesday, February 17, Noon-1 pm
Room 385, Russell Senate Office Building
Free and open to the public.
Discussion about Reconstruction Era black congressmen, especially Sen.
Blanche K. Bruce. Speakers include Matthew Wasniewski, Historian of the
House of Representatives; Betty K. Koed, Senate Historian;
and Melinda Smith, Senate Curator.
House Lights Up Program with Woolly Mammoth
Sunday, February 21, approximately 3:30
(aer 2 pm performance of Guards at the Taj)
Woolly Mammoth eater Rehearsal Hall
Free and open to the public.
Special for USCHS members: use our code for $25 tickets.
Contact BBarnett@uschs.org for more information about membership.
Join USCHS Chief Historian William C. diGiacomantonio and three
panelists to explore stories of historical oddities, mysterious legends,
and unsung heroes in the construction of the Capitol.
Reception and Panel Discussion Honoring the 90th Anniversary
of the Joint Committee on Taxation
February 24-25, 2016
For Constantino Brumidi Society members and above.
February 24: evening reception.
February 25, 9 am-noon: speakers and panelists reflect on the
history and role of the JCT in the legislative process.
Participants will include George Yin, Joseph orndike, James Wetzler,
Randall Weiss, Bernard Shapiro, John Samuels, and Mel Schwarz.
For more information, please contact VictoriaWolfe@uschs.org.
Exterior Walking Tours
Mondays, March through November, 10 am-noon
Union Station Metro, Massachusetts Ave. exit, top of the outside escalator
Small fee applies. Walk up or reserve a spot at www.uschs.org.
Society staff and trained volunteers lead visitors around the outside of the
Capitol and provide perspectives about Congress, the origin and construc-
tion of the building, and the meaning of democratic of government.
Book Talk
ursday, March 10, Noon-1 pm
Ketchum Hall, VFW Building, 200 Maryland Ave. NE
Free and open to the public.
John Norris speaks with former Senate Historian Don Ritchie about his
book on an important member of the twentieth-century Washington press
corps, Mary McGrory: e First Queen of Journalism.
Book Talk
Wednesday, March 16, Noon-1 pm
Ketchum Hall, VFW Building, 200 Maryland Ave. NE
Free and open to the public.
Cindy Gueli discusses her book, Lipstick Brigade: e Untold True Story of
Washington's World War II Government Girls.
Annual Trustee Breakfast
For Leadership Council members.
For more information, please contact VictoriaWolfe@uschs.org.
Book Talk
Wednesday, April 13, Noon-1 pm
Ketchum Hall, VFW Building, 200 Maryland Ave. NE
Free and open to the public.
Mau VanDuren discusses his book, Many Heads and Many Hands: James
Madison's Search for a More Perfect Union.
Annual History Symposium
ursday, May 5 (evening keynote lecture and reception)
Friday, May 6 (day-long symposium)
Free and open to the public.
Scholars from across the country gather to discuss how Congress has handled
immigration and related issues from the early republic to the 1980s.
Freedom Award Presentation
Wednesday, May 11
National Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol
For Cornerstone Level members and above. For more information about
Society membership, contact BBarnett@uschs.org.
USCHS will present its annual Freedom Award to author and historian
David McCullough. e program will include a reception and the award
presentation.
Chief of Staff Event
For Constitution Signers members and above.
For more information, please contact VictoriaWolfe@uschs.org.
Book Talk
Wednesday, June 8, Noon-1 pm
Ketchum Hall, VFW Building, 200 Maryland Ave. NE
Free and open to the public.
Fergus Bordewich returns to discuss his latest book, e First Congress: How
James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men
Invented the Government.
UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2016 EVENTS
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