The US Capitol Historical Society is a 501(c)3 founded in 1962 & chartered by Congress in 1978 to educate the public on the history & heritage of the US Capitol To encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner an understanding by the people of the founding, growth and significance of the Capitol of the United States of America as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government; to undertake research into the history of the Congress and the Capitol and to promote the discussion, publication and dissemination of the results of such studies; to foster and increase an informed patriotism of the land in the study of this living memorial to the founders of this nation and the continuing thread of principles as exemplified by their successors.