Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol
The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …

The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …
Step into George Caleb Bingham’s 1852 celebration of American democracy, The County Election. In the boisterous and crowded scene, we see the …
Born Phoebe Yates Levy on August 18, 1823, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was the fourth of seven children in a prominent …
By Robert Hancock Senior Curator & Director of Collections These two Mardi Gras ducal badges were sent to Winnie on the occasion …
By Bryce VanStavern White House Specialist There are two small rooms on White House of the Confederacy tours into which large …
Fitzhugh Brundage and Karen L. Cox, both historians of the Lost Cause, have recently noted the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s central place …
By John Coski Historian Prompted by Germany’s declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare, the United States entered “the Great War” on the side …
By Bryce VanStavern White House Specialist One of the things we try to do as the education and interpretive staff at the …
The plight of refugees has been in the news a lot since the November presidential election. The phenomenon is not new, however. …
By Patrick Saylor Director, Marketing Communication Old homes hold many stories within their walls, and the house at 12th and Clay Streets …
By John Coski Historian The Confederacy’s greatest home front disaster occurred on Friday, March 13, 1863, when Mary Ryan, a young woman …
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