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Freedom: A History of US
This exhibition documents and illustrates critical figures and events while tracing the evolving concept of freedom from founding until 1968. Among the highlights are: a rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence, a printed...
Traveling Exhibitions | Freedom: A History of US
Since 1776, when the United States declared independence from Great Britain, the idea of freedom and our understanding of its implications have changed dramatically. Drawing on materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, this...
Age of Revolution Essay Contest Winners 2015
Jordan D. Axe Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California "The American Revolution and Its Correlation to Patterns of European Revolutions" Ayah Elmansy Academy of Information Technology and Engineering, Stamford, Connecticut "The...
NEH Summer Institute for K–8 Educators | Lectures and Resources from The Making of America
Please click the play button on the showcase below to view lectures by Denver Brunsman recorded for this NEH Summer Institute. You can pause the video and use the arrows to navigate between lectures. Closed captioning is available....
Age of Revolution Essay Contest Winners 2016
Andrew Branson Academy of Information Technology and Engineering, Stamford, Connecticut "The Comprehensive Debate on the Validity of a Standing Army" Natalea Cohen Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, Colorado "The Role of...
National History Teacher of the Year
Nominate a teacher today! National winner chosen from among state winners receives a $10,000 prize presented at an award ceremony in their honor in New York City. State winners receive a $1,000 prize, an archive of classroom resources...
Age of Revolution Essay Contest Winners 2017
Adrian Byrne Sarno Alameda Science and Technology Institute, Alameda, CA "The Invisible Divide: The Role of Class in America" Aya Elwassif Academy of American Studies, Long Island City, NY "From Witch Hunts to Revolutions" Nathaniel...
National History Teacher of the Year FAQs
Who is eligible to be nominated for the National History Teacher of the Year Award? Any full-time K–12 educator who teaches American history (including state and local history) as either an individual subject or as part of other...
Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times
This exhibition traces Lincoln’s path from a self-educated, rough-hewn lawyer with virtually no administrative experience, to the president who guided a divided nation through the crises of slavery, secession and Civil War. We hope...
Submit your National History Teacher of the Year nomination materials
For any questions, email nhtoy@gilderlehrman.org Submit your materials here
Past Exhibitions
Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America The Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and is no longer available for loan. Free at Last was the first...
NEH Summer Institute for K–8 Educators
The Making of America: Colonial Era to Reconstruction Dates: July 11–17, 2021 Location: Virtual Seminar Application Deadline: March 1, 2021 The Making of America: Colonial Era to Reconstruction was a virtual, weeklong 2021 Summer...
Past Fellows
Below is a list of all recipients of Gilder Lehrman Fellowships since the program’s founding. The Fellow’s name, home institution at the time of the fellowship, and project title are followed by the research archive and year of the...
Scholarly Fellowships | Past Fellows
Below is a list of all recipients of Gilder Lehrman Fellowships since the program’s founding. The fellow’s name, home institution at the time of the fellowship, and project title are followed by the research archive and year of the...
Scholarly Fellowships | How to Apply
FELLOWS ARE REQUIRED TO Complete their research within one year of notification of the award Meet the Director of the Scholarly Fellowship Program at the Gilder Lehrman Institute during their research trip to New York City Submit an...
National History Teacher of the Year | National History Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony
Join us for a special live-streamed event: the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year Ceremony On October 24, Deborah Roberts, Peabody and Emmy Award–winning ABC News 20/20 Co-Host and Senior National Affairs Correspondent, will...
Classroom-Ready PD Modules
Our Classroom-Ready PD modules have been designed to provide teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on the origins and evolution of key topics in American history that have great resonance today. The new online modules...
Book Breaks
Every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) Upcoming Book Breaks June June 2nd - Richard Brookhiser on Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution An iconic painting is on display in the US Capitol: Thomas Jefferson...
David McCullough Essay Prizes: 2021 Contest Winners
More than seventy rising 11th and 12th grade students in our National Academy of American History and Civics submitted essays. These entries were reviewed by a panel of our master teachers, with twenty-three finalists then reviewed by...
Reframing Lincoln Symposium | "Reframing Lincoln" Symposium Remote Registration
All K–12 teachers can register for free to attend via Zoom any live lecture at the Reframing Lincoln: Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives Symposium. You can find dates, times, and guest lecturers below. Jonathan W. White, the...
Immigration: Our American Story | Teaching Resources: Immigration Course
LESSON PLANS Americans All: Foreign-born Soldiers and World War I by John McNamara and Ron Nash Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Immigration and Migration: History through Art (Grades 6–12) by Tim Bailey SPOTLIGHTS ON PRIMARY SOURCES...
Professional Development | World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations Workshop Series & Symposium
In partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), we are pleased to offer four free digital professional development sessions on Zoom in spring 2021. These sessions will cover various aspects of the history of...
Teaching Literacy through History | Pilot Program Data
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK IMPACT STATEMENT, 2012–2013 OVERVIEW Gilder Lehrman’s Teaching Literacy through History is a new teacher professional development program that integrates history and literacy under the Common Core State...
National Book Prizes | Frederick Douglass Book Prize
In partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, the Institute awards an annual prize of $25,000 for an outstanding non-fiction book in English published on the...
Professional Development | How Did We Get Here? PD Series
Our How Did We Get Here? professional development series has been designed to provide teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on topics in American history that are front-and-center in current events. The programs, held...
Book Breaks | About Book Breaks
What is Book Breaks ? Book Breaks is a weekly interview and Q&A series with historians held every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on Zoom. Every single program is available for on-demand viewing in our Book Breaks archive ! Our...
National Book Prizes
The Institute co-sponsors four national book prizes annually. Each recognizes the best book of the year in its field. A jury of leading scholars evaluates the entries and presents the top choices to the prize’s board for final...
Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2016
High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Catherine Cai, Garnet Valley High School, Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania "‘Army Disease ’ and America’s Changing Attitudes toward Drug Addiction"...
National Book Prizes | Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or the American Civil War era. The $50,000 prize was established in 1990 by Richard...
Scholarly Fellowships | Current Fellows
Caroline “C.C.” Borzilleri PhD Candidate in History, The George Washington University “The Personal and Professional Lives of Early American Women Printers” Elizabeth Noble Goodenough Lecturer, Arts and Ideas in the Humanities Program...
Special Topics in History
Participants across all twenty-one Teacher Seminars, the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium, and the in-person and online programming as part of the Reframing Lincoln Symposium have exclusive complimentary access to our Special Topics...
National History Teacher of the Year | Eligibility
Any full-time educator of grades K–12 who teaches American history (including state and local history) is eligible for consideration. American history may be taught as an individual subject or as part of other subjects, such as social...
Past History School Classes
Since April 2020, the Gilder Lehrman History School has served more than 5,600 students through thirty-two classes covering many eras and themes in American history. Classes held in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 are available to watch on...
Self-Paced Courses | Frequently Asked Questions
If you have further questions, please contact us at selfpacedcourses@gilderlehrman.org PART I: SELF-PACED COURSE PURCHASE AND ACCESS How do I sign up for a course? The 50 courses we currently offer are located on the first page of our...
Teaching Literacy through History | Pedagogy Training
TRAINING DESCRIPTION The Gilder Lehrman Institute has an extensive collection of more than 60,000 non-fiction, primary source texts and is a leader in developing classroom strategies for document-based learning. By combining these...
Hamilton Education Program
The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to partner with the producers of Hamilton on the Hamilton Education Program. The Hamilton Education Program is part of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s broader mission to improve the teaching and...
Affiliate School Program | Frequently Asked Questions
GENERAL What is the Affiliate School Program? How much does it cost? Initially created with the support of a “We the People” Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2009, the program is free for all K-12...
Travel Reimbursement
TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT GUIDELINES Each Teacher Seminar participant is eligible to receive a travel expense reimbursement of up to $400.00 . If you are traveling internationally or from Alaska or Hawaii you will receive a flat ...
Teaching Literacy through History | Customized Curriculum Design
With access to the nation’s top historians and an extraordinary collection of original American history documents, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is a widely recognized expert in document-based teaching and learning as emphasized by the...
2012 State Winners
Alabama Cory Callahan, Auburn High School, Auburn Alaska Amy Gallaway, West Valley High School, Fairbanks Arizona Barbara Hatch, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek Arkansas Sonja Williams, Hall High School, Little Rock California...
2012 State Winners
Alabama Cory Callahan, Auburn High School, Auburn Alaska Amy Gallaway, West Valley High School, Fairbanks Arizona Barbara Hatch, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek Arkansas Sonja Williams, Hall High School, Little Rock California...
Library Programs | Frequently Asked Questions
GENERAL What is the Library Affiliate Program? The Library Affiliate Program recognizes public and university academic libraries as centers for American history learning for students and teachers and offers a range of free resources,...
2011 State Winners
Alabama Anita Schaffer, Columbia Elementary School, Madison Alaska Mary Lee Tung, Sand Lake Elementary, Anchorage Arizona Kathryn Bauer, Patterson Elementary School, Mesa Arkansas Lisa Lacefield, Nettleton Middle School, Jonesboro...
2011 State Winners
Alabama Anita Schaffer, Columbia Elementary School, Madison Alaska Mary Lee Tung, Sand Lake Elementary, Anchorage Arizona Kathryn Bauer, Patterson Elementary School, Mesa Arkansas Lisa Lacefield, Nettleton Middle School, Jonesboro...
2010 State Winners
Alabama Rebecca Bidwell, E. B. Erwin High School, Birmingham Alaska Chadwick Frey, Schoenbar Middle School, Ketchikan Arizona Nancie Lindblom, Skyline High School, Mesa Arkansas Scott Shaddox, Omaha High School, Omaha California...
2010 State Winners
Alabama Rebecca Bidwell, E. B. Erwin High School, Birmingham Alaska Chadwick Frey, Schoenbar Middle School, Ketchikan Arizona Nancie Lindblom, Skyline High School, Mesa Arkansas Scott Shaddox, Omaha High School, Omaha California...
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