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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...

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...

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...

First Prize Joli Dou , Haaff Elementary School, Pueblo, CO Second Prize Lucas Lemas , Brighton School, Lynnwood, WA Third Prize Jackson Davis , Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC Fourth Prize Konnor Rafferty , Puesta del Sol Elementary...

First Prize Madeline Scanlon , Friends Academy, Locust Valley, NY Second Prize Rashawn Wilson , Shuman Elementary School, Savannah, GA Third Prize Zane Martin , Dailey Charter Elementary School, Fresno, CA Fourth Prize Ethan Yan , The...

High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Clarissa Aaron , Kelso High School, Kelso, Washington "Uncle Tom’s Failure" Second Prize Farukh Saidmuratov , New Dorp High School, Staten Island,...

High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Mahir Rafi Riaz, The Collegiate School, New York, New York "An End to the Era of Compromise: Amending the Constitution in Civil War America" Second...

On Monday, May 8 the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History held its 2017 Gala, bringing together more than 300 supporters at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. This year we honored John L. Nau, III, and Jeffrey Seller,...

Fifth Grade Division First Place Annabelle Jin, Moorestown Upper Elementary School, Moorestown, NJ Teacher: Mrs. Kathleen Conners Second Place Ted Rittle, Spring Creek Elementary School, Laramie, WY Teacher: Ms. Sonja Browe Third...

2011 Participants 2011 History Scholars Alicia DeMaio of the University of Pennsylvania and Aston, PA Michael Johnson of the University of Notre Dame and Berlin, NJ Jooyeon Koo of Boston College and Monroe Twp, NJ Kristen Maye of the...

GENERAL What is the Library Affiliate Program? The Library Affiliate Program is a new initiative that recognizes public and university academic libraries as centers for American history learning for students and teachers and offers a...

The Gilder Lehrman Institute will be sponsoring the following events in the coming months. February 22, 2018 : Frederick Douglass Book Prize , Yale Club, New York City April 2018: Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Dinner , Union League...

Thank you for your seminar application, you will receive a copy for your records via email within 24 hours. Please check your spam filters and be sure that seminars@gilderlehrman.org is on your safe senders list. If you do not receive...

High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Anjelica Matcho, Bridgewater Raritan High School, Bridgewater, New Jersey "Dethroning King Cotton: The Failed Diplomacy of the Confederacy" Second...

Fifth-Grade Division First Place Melea Jones Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, Mooresboro, NC Teacher: Ms. Georgia Maimone Second Place Rasia Graves Rineyville Elementary, Rineyville, KY Teacher: Ms. Traci Gillock Third Place...

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...

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"...

In October 2015, Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Rockefeller Foundation, NYC Department of Education, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute announced an educational partnership that will...

Fifth-Grade Division First Place Kaari Little, Cornerstone Christian School, Olympia, WA Second Place Elizabeth Blenden, Trinity Academy, Caldwell, NJ Third Place Cameron Haughton, Trinity Academy, Caldwell, NJ Fourth Place Brevin...

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...

High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Kaylee Kimbrough , Pennsylvania Homeschoolers AP Online, Kitanning, Pennsylvania (based in Greenville, Texas) "‘I Shall Deal at the Other Shop’:...

Fifth-Grade Division First Place Zachary Gwosden, Bullis Charter School, Los Altos, CA Second Place Chris Kim, Notre Dame Academy, Palisades Park, NJ Third Place Lauren Hoffman, Trinity Academy, Caldwell, NJ Fourth Place Dario...

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...

Press Coverage New York Times (Founding Era quiz) Google Blog (Hamilton Education Program + Google Exhibitions partnership) Buzzfeed News (Hamilton Education Program + Google Expeditions partnership) San Francisco Chronicle Stanford...

Thank you for your interest in the Hamilton Education Program. Middle and high school students in Title I schools are currently eligible to participate in the program. If you are from a school , please register your interest in...