Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education

08/31/2026

Take a tour of the SU Byrd Center archives!
Join us Wednesday, September 2nd for Historic Shepherdstown's Annual Meeting followed by our Speaker Series featuring archivist Melanie Garvey.

08/27/2026

Join us for Historic Shepherdstown’s Speaker Series where our own Archivist, Melanie Garvey will tell us about Robert C. Byrd’s legacy!

Speaker Series – Melanie Garvey, The Legacy of Robert C. Byrd Through Ten Objects from his Congressional Archives, September 2, 2026. Byrd Center, 7:00 p.m. https://historicshepherdstown.com/2026/08/speaker-series-melanie-garvey-the-legacy-of-robert-c-byrd-through-ten-objects-from-his-congressional-archives-september-2-2026/

08/27/2026

Hey Rams, CONSTITUTION WEEK IS APPROACHING!

📜🔍Come join us for a scavenger hunt and the chance to win some prizes.

⏺From 9/8/26 - 9/23/26, we will be hosting BYRD BINGO. Swing by the Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education beside Scarborough Library to pick up your BINGO card and get started!

🎤This event goes along with our annual Constitution Day lecture. This year we welcome Allida Black, PhD, director of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Oral History Project.

Tickets are FREE, but space is limited, so click the link below to reserve your seat!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-these-truths-from-the-declaration-to-the-constitution-and-beyond-tickets-1995921405653

08/21/2026

Welcome, President Wesson! 🐏💙💛

08/11/2026

📜🇺🇸Come join us on Wednesday, September 16th at 7:00pm for our annual Constitution Day lecture, followed by light refreshments.

This year we welcome Allida Black, PhD, director of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Oral History Project.

🎟Tickets are FREE, but space is limited, so click the link below to reserve your seat!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-these-truths-from-the-declaration-to-the-constitution-and-beyond-tickets-1995921405653

08/05/2026

Thank you to all who contributed to our 2026 Summer Fundraiser! ☀️🌷

We had a wonderful turnout, and thanks to your generous donations, we can continue to provide our interns with the materials they need to gain unique on-the-job experience.

🍽🎶The dinner provided by MJ's on German DeliCafe was spectacular, and Ben Townsend helped us close our evening with a wonderful display of Appalachian folk music style and history.

Please visit https://www.byrdcenter.org for more information

07/21/2026

It's not too late!! Tickets are still available!!

Come join us for our Annual Summer Fundraiser! ☀️🎶

When: August 1 at 6 pm
Where: Jacob Folk House at Shepherd University Farm

Dinner will be catered by MJ's on German DeliCafe and will feature Appalachian-style music by local artist Ben Townsend.

Ticket proceeds and any additional donations will benefit our growing intern program, as well as funding archival materials and other programming needs.
Please visit www.byrdcenter.org/summer-fundraiser.html for more information

07/14/2026

Come join us for our Annual Summer Fundraiser! ☀️🎶

When: August 1 at 6 pm
Where: Jacob Folk House at Tabler Student Farm

Dinner will be catered by MJ’s DeliCafe and will feature Appalachian-style music by local artist Ben Townsend.

Ticket proceeds and any additional donations will benefit our growing intern program, as well as funding archival materials and other programming needs.

Please visit www.byrdcenter.org/summer-fundraiser.html for more information

WHO CAN VISIT THE BYRD CENTER? Congressional researchers seeking access to archival materials and legislative history Historians and scholars studying West Virginias's political development...

05/18/2026

Join us On June 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm in the Byrd Center Auditorium for our second half of our “The Documents that Make Us” series to celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence!

Hosted in partnership with Four Seasons Books, Dr. Robert G. Parkinson will present “Understanding the Declaration of Independence,” an author talk based on his new book, TYRANTS & ROGUES (WW Norton, 2026).

As the nation approaches the Declaration’s 250th anniversary, Parkinson’s work examines the document offering a fresh perspective on America’s founding.
Following the lecture, guests are invited to a book signing and reception. Books will be available for purchase at the event and in advance through Four Seasons Books. For more information visit our website: www.byrdcenter.org/upcoming-events.html

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05/18/2026

Join us On June 11, 2026 at 7:00 pm in the Byrd Center Auditorium on the campus of Shepherd University as we kick off our “The Documents that Make Us” series celebrating the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence!

In honor of West Virginia Day, Dr. Kristen L. Bailey will present “Prelude: The Steps Towards Statehood,” a lecture exploring the people and events behind the creation of West Virginia as the nation’s 35th state.

Dr. Bailey is a 2025 PhD graduate of West Virginia University whose work focuses on the West Virginia Statehood movement and the broader political and economic changes of the Civil War era. For more information visit our website: www.byrdcenter.org/upcoming-events.html

This event is free and open to the public.

Shepherd University Department of History Shepherd University Foundation Shepherd University Shepherdstown, West VirginiaVisit Jefferson County WV