Calendar of Events
January
sell his photo collection to the federal government to serve as a
photographic record of the Civil War, they were not interested at
the time. Finally, in 1954, the Library of Congress purchased the
collection from Brady's grandniece.
Booksigning: Mark Ozer
Washington, D.C.: Streets and Statues,
Walking in the Steps of History
Wednesday, January 9 at noon
Ketchum Hall, 200 Maryland Ave. NE
Free and open to the public.
Questions or to RSVP: (202) 543-8919 x38
or uschs@uschs.org
Herold, who met John Wilkes Booth
through his friend John Surratt,
joined the plot to assassinate President Lincoln. His job was to help the
murderers escape, and once the
Union soldiers caught up to them
after 12 days of being on the run,
Herold gave himself up while Booth
was shot. Herold was hanged with
herold
the other surviving conspirators—
George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, and Mary Surratt—and buried
near the execution site. Through an Episcopal pastor, his mother
petitioned President Johnson in 1869, and Herold's body was
moved to his family's plot at the cemetery; no headstone exists
for him as he was interred with his sister, Elizabeth.
ALL LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
David Herold – Lincoln Assassination
Plot Conspirator
Adelaide Johnson – Artist and Suffragist
Booksigning: Ronald M. Johnson
and Abby Arthur Johnson
In the Shadow of the United States Capitol:
Congressional Cemetery and the
Memory of the Nation
Wednesday, January 16 at noon
Ketchum Hall, 200 Maryland Ave. NE
Free and open to the public.
Questions or to RSVP: (202) 543-8919 x38
or uschs@uschs.org
February
African American History Month Lecture
Johnson is still best known for her
statue of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia
Mott—called Portrait Monument—
that resides in the Capitol rotunda.
She also happened to be quite eccentric, as many artists can be, with one
story in particular highlighting her
eccentricity. In 1896, Johnson got
married, and her bridesmaids were the
busts of Susan B. Anthony and ElizaJohnson
beth Cady Stanton that she had
sculpted for the monument. Certainly not your typical picks for
bridesmaids to be sure.
~Reviewed by Joanna Hallac
Editor's note: Another new book on Congressional Cemetery
was released too late for review here. In the Shadow of the United
States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the
Nation by Abby A. Johnson and Ronald M. Johnson will be
reviewed in an upcoming issue of The Capitol Dome.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at noon
Speaker: Matthew Wasniewski,
Historian, U.S. House of Representatives
Topic: Oscar De Priest, Representative
from Illinois (1929-1935)
Co-sponsored with the Illinois State
Society of Washington, D.C.
Questions or to RSVP: (202) 543-8919 x38
or uschs@uschs.org
March
Booksigning: Maurine H. Beasley
Women of the Washington Press:
Politics, Prejudice, and Persistence
Details TBA
New Members Reception
Reception to welcome Members
of the 113th Congress
Details TBD
Walking Tours of the Capitol Exterior Resume
(March through October) Approximately two hours
Starting at Union Station Metro exit
$10.00 per person
Visit www.uschs.org for more information.
