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Posted by: Andrew Weber
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Madison, Wisconsin, and while there I took a few minutes to tour the state’s beautiful capitol building. I enjoy seeing various capitol buildings and previously blogged about my tour of the Indiana State House. You might not be able to tell from the above photo, but the capitol …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
I work in an amazing place. We sometimes refer to it as a mini United Nations because we have staff from around the globe. Our Global Legal Research Directorate provides a wealth of foreign, international, and comparative reports for Congress. You can access our foreign law reference collection in the Global Legal Resource Room. There is also …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The National Archives is just a short walk down Capitol Hill and across the National Mall from the Library of Congress. Currently, if you live in Washington, D.C. or are visiting, there is a very interesting exhibit titled Amending America. Each time I visit the National Archives I learn more about the great institution and new projects they …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
During a recent blog team meeting, the fire alarm went off causing the bloggers to cut short the meeting and quickly leave the building. But our bloggers are a determined group and the meeting picked back up again outside once we regrouped. It also provided a nice backdrop to highlight and thank Patrick. He is …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
On March 11, 1930, President William Howard Taft became the first president buried in Arlington National Cemetery. (Trivia question: How many other presidents have been buried there? See answer below.) The monument pictured below marks the site. To find his grave, go past the Welcome Center and turn right on Schley Drive. After turning, you will find immediately that there …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
On this day 150 years ago, December 18, 1865, then Secretary of State William H. Seward issued the following statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment. These two digitized images come from A Century of Lawmaking. The image below comes from the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress and shows that the …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
On a trip back home to Indiana, I stopped in at the Indiana State House. I always enjoy visiting buildings with a dome (the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, and the Hoosier Dome), so it is no surprise that I think the Indiana State House is a beautiful building. The Indiana Supreme …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
After a quick trip to Harpers Ferry, I was curious to learn more about its history. At a recent blog team meeting, Betty mentioned that it was almost the anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. This felt like a perfect opportunity for me to do some research. The event took place on October 16, 1859. …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
A lot has happened to our reading room over the last few months. One of the final steps is to have the new furniture assembled and arranged. You can see our new entrance, the beginning of the new reference desk, lots of chairs, tables, a little trash, and the microfilm reading room in the pictures …
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