International Churchill Society

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The '''International Churchill Society''' ('''ICS'''), formerly known as the '''Churchill Centre''', studies the life and works of [[Winston Churchill]]. It is based in the United States. The Society's exhibits are located at the [[Churchill War Rooms]] in London, and the [[National Churchill Library and Center]] at the [[George Washington University]] in Washington D.C.

The Society sponsors an annual International Churchill Conference and numerous regional events. With grants from the US [[National Endowment for the Humanities]], the Society has conducted seminars for high school teachers in the United States and United Kingdom.

The society publishes ''Finest Hour,'' a quarterly journal which discusses Churchill's political philosophy and its relevance to today's issues.

The Society's offices are located in Washington, D.C. at the National Churchill Library and Center (NCLC).

==History== The predecessor organizations were the Winston S. Churchill Study Unit (1968), a chapter of the [[American Topical Association]], and The Churchill Centre. In 2008 The Churchill Centre merged with the American Friends of the Churchill Museum, to form The Churchill Centre and Museum at the [[Cabinet War Rooms]], London. In 2016, with the opening of the National Churchill Library and Center in Washington, D.C., The Churchill Centre was merged into a newly formed entity once again called the International Churchill Society which combined the memberships of The Churchill Centre and the Friends of the [[National Churchill Museum]] in Fulton, Missouri.

==The National Churchill Leadership Center (NCLC)== {{Main|National Churchill Library and Center}} The Society partnered with the [[George Washington University]] to create a library and museum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winstonchurchill.org/about/partners/national-churchill-leadership-center-2/|title=National Churchill Leadership Center|date=March 28, 2017|website=International Churchill Society|access-date=June 12, 2021|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501195815/https://winstonchurchill.org/about/partners/national-churchill-leadership-center-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> in Washington, DC. It opened on 29 October 2016.

==See also== *[[Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.winstonchurchill.org The International Churchill Society] * [https://www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org National Churchill Museum] * [http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms Churchill War Rooms]

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