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A "Slight" Capitol Contribution May 13 By: Kristen Frederick 0 Comments Throughout the U.S. Capitol Building’s 220-year history, there have been many workers who have labored in obscurity, their names forever lost to the passage of time. Recently when I was researching... Continue Reading »	A Few of My Favorite Things April 22 By: Sharon Gang 0 Comments Sharon Gang, Communications & Marketing Manager for the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) explores the CVC’s new exhibit, Conflict and Compromise. Continue Reading »
More Historically Accurate: Lincoln or Vampire Hunter? April 15 By: Matt Guilfoyle 0 Comments AOC Public Affairs Officer Matt Guilfoyle watches "Lincoln" and "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"-- and is surprised by which film more accurately depicts the U.S. Capitol. Continue Reading »	Squirrels on Capitol Grounds April 11 By: Andria Leo 0 Comments When walking across the Capitol Grounds there is one critter that can consistently be seen out and about – the squirrel. When did squirrels first come to Washington, D.C. and how did they end up here... Continue Reading »
Top 5 Spots to Enjoy Spring on Capitol Grounds April 08 By: Lori Taylor 0 Comments Spring in Washington, D.C. is one of the most beautiful times to visit the nation’s Capitol; it is also the busiest. Learn about five beautiful, and less known spots to enjoy the warm weather on the... Continue Reading »	In Bloom: Jeepers creepers, it must be spring! April 02 By: Bill McLaughlin 0 Comments Bill McLaughlin, Plant Curator at the U.S. Botanic Garden highlights plants currently in bloom at the U.S. Capitol. Continue Reading »
Behind the Scrim: An Inside Look at the Supreme Court... March 26 By: Lori Taylor 0 Comments Take a look behind the scrim at the restoration work underway on the U.S. Supreme Court Building's West Front façade to address deterioration due to age, weather and nature. Take a look behind... Continue Reading »	A Cornerstone of American History March 18 By: Matt Guilfoyle 0 Comments AOC Public Affairs Officer Matt Guilfoyle walks in the footsteps of the masons and laborers who worked the quarry at Government Island in Aquia, Virginia, to gather stone for the U.S. Capitol more... Continue Reading »
Capitol Illumination March 12 By: Franklin Bradley 0 Comments The AOC works to make the Capitol Dome, an enduring symbol of democracy recognized throughout the world, visible to all throughout the night. Learn about this history of the lighting of this iconic... Continue Reading »	How the Crypt Got its Name March 04 By: AOC Curator Office 0 Comments The term “crypt” has long referred to a space beneath the main floor of a church or a chamber in a mausoleum. For many of us it suggests somber, stony silence and perhaps dusty coffins. The Capitol... Continue Reading »

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