Hamilton Education Program Online Now Available for Schools with 6th–12th Graders

The Hamilton Education Program Online (#EduHamOnline) is now available to all schools with students in grades 6–12 in the 2020–2021 school year. Completely adaptable for remote or hybrid learning, the program encourages students to use their newfound knowledge to create original pieces—a song, rap, spoken word, or scene—at the end of their remote or physical classroom studies on the founding era using primary source documents like those Lin-Manuel Miranda used in writing... Read more

The Gilder Lehrman History Shop Offers Mugs, Bags, Posters, and Apparel with Collection Images

The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s new History Shop features favorites from the Gilder Lehrman Collection that we hope will be of interest to our friends and supporters. Start your morning with American history with these and many other coffee mugs featuring Gilder Lehrman Collection images. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress. The poster from Shirley Chisholm's 1972 campaign to be the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the... Read more

Summer 2021 Professional Development with the Gilder Lehrman Institute

The Gilder Lehrman Institute and its partners are excited to offer three different ways for teachers to learn with us in the summer of 2021.All of these programs will offer access to renowned scholars, discussion with skilled master teachers, and interaction with colleagues from around the country via synchronous and asynchronous activities.You can choose the option (or options!) that best fits your interests, needs, and schedule.PD FOR SUMMER OF 2021Teachers SeminarsCouncil on Foreign... Read more

The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop Is Open

The Gilder Lehrman Institute Book Shop is the history lovers’ online book store. In addition to general new and notable history titles, the Book Shop offers books featured on Gilder Lehrman Institute’s popular Book Breaks, Inside the Vault, and Hamilton Cast Read Along programs. You can easily browse Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, Frederick Douglass Book Prize, George Washington Prize, and Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History winners’ books and find books that are... Read more

Register Now for Spring History School

Building on the success of our summer and fall Gilder Lehrman History School, we are pleased to offer free courses this spring for elementary, middle, and high school students. History School provides engaging live interactive sessions with Master Teachers, who present lessons anchored in primary source documents, many from the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s collection of more than 70,000 American history artifacts. The goal is to engage students and excite them about... Read more

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Upcoming Events

Book Breaks
February 28

Book BreaksFebruary 28Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks features the most exciting history scholars in America discussing their books live with host William Roka, followed by a Q&A with home audiences.

Teacher Seminars
March 1

Teacher SeminarsMarch 1We are currently finalizing plans for the 2021 Teacher Seminars and look forward to sharing more details soon. Registration will be open in March 2021.

NEH Summer Institute for K–8 Educators
March 1

NEH Summer Institute for K–8 EducatorsMarch 1The Making of America: Colonial Era to Reconstruction Dates: July 11–17, 2021Location: Virtual SeminarApplication Deadline: March 1, 2021Apply Here

Inside the Vault
March 4

Inside the VaultMarch 4

World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations Workshop Series & Symposium
March 6 to May 14

World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations Workshop Series & SymposiumMarch 6 to May 14In partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), we are pleased to offer fo

History School
March 6 to May 15

History School March 6 to May 15Building on the success of our summer and fall History School, we are pleased to offer free courses this spring for elementary, middle, and high school students. 

National History Teacher of the Year
April 30

National History Teacher of the YearApril 30

A Tribute to Teachers

A Tribute to Teachers
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