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OUR NEWEST WAY TO SAY THANK YOU! THE U.S. CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY is pleased to announce an exciting new benefit designed exclusively for Society members— eligibility in the U.S. SENATE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. The USSFCU, an established Capitol Hill institution which offers membership only to select groups and organizations, is a fitting partnership forUSCHS. We aremaking this opportunity available as anotherway to thank you, ourmembers, for supporting ourmission. Visit www.ussfcu.org/membership to learn about the exceptional benefits of joining USSFCU. To readmore about this newpartnership, download theUSCHS& USSFCU Brochure on our website (www.uschs.org). For questions, please call 202-543-8919 x20 or 1-800-887-9318 to speak toMaggie Esteves,Manager,Membership Programs. Development Committee 2011-2012 It has been a very good year for the Capitol Committee— we are more than halfway to our $1,200,000 goal! We extend our gratitude to the 2011-2012 Capitol Committee Development Committee members, who have raised over $630,000 in revenue since July 2011. Don Carlson, Co-Chair, PricewaterhouseCoopers Mike Ruehling, Co-Chair, CSX Corporation John Collingwood, Bank of America Jeanne de Cervens, AEGON, USA Cathy Dooley, Johnson and Johnson Services, Inc. Mark Esherick, Siemens Corporation Greg Farmer, Qualcomm Mark Hopkins,WorldMedical Center, Inc. DarrellMinott, Bank of America JamesMorrill, Lincoln Financial Group David Regan, National Automobile Dealers Association Paul Romness, Boehringer-Ingleheim Clay Thompson, Caterpillar, Inc. AndreaWilkinson, Takeda Pharmaceuticals The Society deeply appreciates all of the Capitol Committee members, which includes over one hundred corporations, associations, and foundations, for their continued involvement and support of its educational mission. Thank You! USCHS FellowshipApplications Requested APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED for the twenty-sixth year of the United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support research and publica- tion on the history of the art and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Graduate students and scholarsmay apply for periods ranging from onemonth to one year; the stipend is $2500 permonth. Applicationsmust be postmarked byMarch 15, 2012. For further information contact Dr. BarbaraWolanin, Curator, Architect of the Capitol,Washington, DC 20515, (202) 228-1222 or the United States Capitol Historical Society at www.uschs.org. Calendar ofEvents FEBRUARY AFRICANAMERICAN HISTORYMONTH LECTURES: "Owen Lovejoy: Congressman, Abolitionist, and Underground Railroad Operator" By Owen Muelder, Dir. of the Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College Friday, February 3, 2012,Noon Room 2168, Rayburn House Office Building "Emancipation, Emigration, and Revolt: JohnWillis Menard, the American CivilWar, and the Jamaican Uprising of 1865" By PhillipW. Magness, George Mason University With remarks by MatthewWasniewski, House Historian Wednesday, February 15, 2012,Noon Room 121, Cannon House Office Building Free and open to all. Automated pre-registration: uschs@uschs.org or (202) 543-8919 x38. 12THANNUALVOLUNTEERTHANKYOU RECEPTION Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Speaker: Farar Elliott, Curator and Chief, Office of Art and Archives, U.S. House of Representatives By invitation only. SPRING EVENTS SPRING MEMBERTOURS Dates and tours to be announced soon. For USCHS members only. Check the "News and Program Information" tab on www.uschs.org for more details. 2012YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM Spring 2012 For more information, contact Joanna Hallac at jhallac@uschs.org or (202) 543-8919 x28. 2012 ANNUAL SPRING SYMPOSIUM "Creating an Army to Preserve the Nation" Friday,May 4, 2012 Time and location to be announced. Check www.uschs.org for updates or to join our mailing list. USCHS CLOSINGS February 20:Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day) observed