The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is excited to introduce our new Citizenship hub. Take the US Naturalization Exam—available in short, intermediate, full, and Kahoot! formats—and receive real-time feedback on your results!
Free books for students! Help us launch our History School Book Club
Students are invited to help us develop this new program by watching 2 half-hour videos of historians talking about their acclaimed books, answering 4 to 5 content questions in each video, and completing a short survey.
Participating students will be named Junior Research Assistants and receive a free book as a token of our appreciation. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
Upcoming Session: November 10, 2024
Author: Leonne Hudson, Kent State University
Book: Black Americans in Mourning: Reactions to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Every Sunday
This course explores the American struggle to establish a republic on a national scale. Award-winning historian Alan Taylor examines the politics, economy, social structure, and culture of the union created by the American Revolution and the bitter but creative debates over the meaning of the Revolution and the proper form of republican government.
Regular Price: $39.99
Affiliate Price: $29.99
Image: An engraving of Thomas Jefferson by Cornelius Tiebout after a portrait by Rembrandt Peale, Philadelphia, 1801. (Yale University Art Gallery)
15 Professional Development Hours
Explore the newly redesigned EduHam Online website. It includes classroom account creation, a historical research library, a program roadmap, and a video library. You can now access the site using your Gilder Lehrman login and password (or create an account for free).
MA students can choose from a wide variety of courses each semester. Browse fall courses, watch lecture previews, meet the professors, and see course details.
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Our master’s degree program gives K–12 educators an affordable way to earn a graduate degree while working full time.
Explore American history from your own home, in your own time, and at your own pace! Educators can obtain professional development credit.
Students are invited to help us develop this new program by watching historians talk about their acclaimed books.
Deepen your knowledge of this holiday with historical documents, essays, videos, and lesson plans from the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
Join us to examine the United States Military Academy's first attempt to racially integrate shortly after the Civil War.
Deepen your knowledge of this holiday with historical documents, essays, videos, and lesson plans from the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
Last day to submit your best creative piece for the chance to see Hamilton in New York City!
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Join us for our weekly interview series in which historians discuss their acclaimed books followed by a Q&A with the at-home audience. Please click any of the upcoming episodes to register. You can purchase any of the books featured on our bookshop.org page, for which we receive an affiliate commission.
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune
Black Americans in Mourning: Reactions to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank
In 1991, Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of the most important repositories of historical American documents in the country. Today, the Gilder Lehrman Collection contains 86,000+ items documenting the political, social, and economic history of the United States.
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We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first draft of the US Constitution
Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like the poet Phillis Wheatley.
Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).
In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign button for Lyndon Johnson.
Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of a female pilot in the 1910s.
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Learn about the historical research process in this step-by-step guide. As you progress, you will have opportunities to apply what you are learning.
Image: American Servicemen and women in Paris celebrating the unconditional surrender of the Japanese, August 15, 1945 (National Archives, 111-SC-210241)
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