Lesson Plan The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Literature v. History Art, Government and Civics, Literature, World History 3, 4, 5 Click to download this three-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan President Dwight Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the Nation, 1961 Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
Program/Event Hamilton Education Program The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to partner with the producers of Hamilton on the Hamilton Education Program. Title I–eligible high schools are being invited to integrate Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Era into classroom...
Classroom Resources Infographic: The Vietnam War Military Statistics Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12 Questions for Discussion In what year were the greatest number of US service members stationed in Vietnam? In what year were there the greatest number of US battle deaths in Vietnam? How many service people died in Vietnam...
News Remembering Gilder Lehrman Trustee Daniel P. Jordan (1938–2024) The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is saddened by the loss of Daniel P. Jordan, a longtime trustee of the Institute, Scholar in Residence at the University of Virginia, and leader of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at...
Program/Event National Book Prizes | Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize The Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize is a $50,000 prize sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The award recognizes the best book on American military history in English distinguished by its scholarship,...
Program/Event National Book Prizes | George Washington Prize The George Washington Prize is a $50,000 award co-sponsored by Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Founded in 2005, the prize recognizes the year’s best works on...
Online Exhibition Exhibitions Exhibitions The Right to Vote: The Role of States and the US Constitution The Institute has produced a seven-panel traveling exhibition and a four-part digital exhibition on the history of voting rights from the Constitution to the present day. The...
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Video: Book Breaks Sarah Keyes - "American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail" Geography Sarah Keyes is an assistant professor of history at the University of Nevada. Order American Burial Ground at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you...