2025 Student Contests: Take a deep dive into American history—and win cash prizes

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This spring, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to offer a series of contests for students in grades 3 through 12. All contests are free to enter, provide cash prizes for the winners, and allow students the opportunity to explore a particular topic, theme, or individual from American history. 

Learn more about each contest below, and please email education@gilderlehrman.org if you have any questions!

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Celebrating Veterans Day with Classroom Resources

Originally known as Armistice Day, Veterans Day occurs on November 11 in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918 that marked the end of World War I. In 1954, the name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Celebrating Election Day with Classroom Resources

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Announcing the Fall 2022 Issue of History Now: New Light on the Declaration and Its Signers

Published four times a year, History Now, the online journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, offers the latest in historical scholarship to K−12 teachers, students, and general readers. Each issue is organized around a major topic in American history and features essays by experts in the field.
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Join the Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School Program and Use a Lesson Plan this Afternoon, or All Year

Now in its fourteenth year, the Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School Program has been the path to free professional development, primary and secondary sources, lesson plans, and other teaching materials that bring American history to life in the classro
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Bring the "Alexander Hamilton: Immigrant, Patriot, Visionary" Traveling Exhibition to Your School or Library

Gilder Lehrman Traveling Exhibitions are captivating ways to interact with American history—in the classroom, library, or other public space.
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2022 National History Teacher of the Year Misha Matsumoto Yee Honored at Harvard Club Ceremony

The 2022 National History Teacher of the Year was honored in a ceremony at the Harvard Club in New York City this week.
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Recent Press Mentions

Graduation Ceremony Held for the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

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On Saturday, July 15, Gettysburg College celebrated the achievements of graduates of the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History.
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International Press for GLI's Spanish-American Curriculum Partnership with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute

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The Sentinel Interviews Kevin Weddle on Winning the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History

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"In today’s 5 Questions, The Sentinel gave Weddle the opportunity to delve deeper into the research and findings of his book that recently earned him the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History."
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