The application deadline to register for Spring 2023 courses in the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History is January 26, 2023. Please watch this informative recording of the past week's open house to hear teachers across the country get their questions answered about the program by Gilder Lehrman Institute Staff and former students.

Selected Gilder Lehrman Collection Items on Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum

2022 has been a momentous year at the Gilder Lehrman Institute.

Looking for the perfect gift to give your favorite history teacher, precocious student, or relative who loves learning about American history?  Register for free with the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Self-Paced Courses gift certificates are ready and waiting for you! What you should know:

The Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoags shared an autumn harvest feast in 1621 that served as the basis for what we now celebrate as Thanksgiving. Though it continued to be celebrated, first across the colonies and then the United States, it was not until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.