Interactive Alexander Hamilton Establishes the US Economy Return to Alexander Hamilton: Witness to the Founding Era .
Interactive Alexander Hamilton and Washington’s Presidency Return to Alexander Hamilton: Witness to the Founding Era .
Interactive The Private Life of Alexander Hamilton Return to Alexander Hamilton: Witness to the Founding Era .
Interactive The American Revolution through the Eyes of Hamilton Return to Alexander Hamilton: Witness to the Founding Era .
Interactive Hamilton's New York: Lower Manhattan Walking Tour Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Join the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Professor Cindy Lobel on a virtual walking tour of Alexander Hamilton’s Lower Manhattan.
Interactive Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Government and Civics K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Program/Event Affiliate School FAQs General What is the Affiliate School Program? How much does it cost? The Affiliate School Program is a special gateway to education resources, events, and tools designed to bring American history to life in the classroom. Initially...
Program/Event Current Fellows Charlene J. Fletcher PhD Candidate, Department of History, Indiana University "Confined Femininity: Race, Gender, and Incarceration in Kentucky, 1865–1920" Kurt Graham Director, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library "Counting the...
Program/Event Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2000-2010 2010 Winners High School Division First Prize Jacob Fletcher , Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, MD "The Postman: Joseph William Briggs and the Free City Delivery System" Second Prize Geoffrey Andrews , West Morris Central...
Program/Event Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2011 High School Division First Prize Martin C. Carlino , Patchogue-Medford High School, Medford, NY " President Lincoln ’ s Influence over the Northern Press " Second Prize Martina Harris , American History High School, Newark, NJ "...
Program/Event Past Winners History Scholar Award Winners 2017 Michael Antosiewicz of Rutgers University Rebecca Barker of Liberty University Jacob Bruggeman of Miami University of Ohio Robert Campbell of Texas Tech University Amanda Horrocks of Franklin Pierce...
Program/Event National History Teacher of the Year FAQs Who is eligible to be nominated for the National History Teacher of the Year Award? Any full-time K–12 educator who teaches American history (including state and local history) as either an individual subject or as part of other...
Program/Event Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times This exhibition traces Lincoln’s path from a self-educated, rough-hewn lawyer with virtually no administrative experience, to the president who guided a divided nation through the crises of slavery, secession and Civil War. We hope...
Program/Event Past Exhibitions 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...
Program/Event Freedom: A History of US 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...
Program/Event Past Fellows 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...
Program/Event 2004 - Kathleen Cochrane Kean The Institute presented the 2004 National History Teacher of the Year Award to Kathleen Cochrane Kean, an Advanced Placement US history teacher at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin. Mrs. Kean has taught Advanced Placement US...
Program/Event 2010 - Nathan McAlister The Institute presented the 2010 National History Teacher of the Year Award to Nathan McAlister, a teacher at Royal Valley Middle School in Mayetta, Kansas. In addition to creating hands-on, primary-source-focused lessons for his...
Program/Event 2005 - Rosanne Lichatin The Institute presented the 2005 National History Teacher of the Year Award to Rosanne Lichatin, a US history teacher at West Morris Central High School in Chester, New Jersey. Her thirty-year career in education includes experience...
Program/Event 2006 - Gerry Kohler The Institute presented the 2006 National History Teacher of the Year Award to Gerry Kohler, a ninth grade US history teacher at VanDevender Junior High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia. During her twenty-seven-year career in...
Program/Event 2007 - Maureen Festi The Institute presented the 2007 National History Teacher of the Year Award to Maureen Festi, a fifth grade teacher at Stafford Elementary School in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Ms. Festi conducts extensive research and locates...
Program/Event 2008 - David Mitchell The Institute presented the 2008 National History Teacher of the Year Award to David B. Mitchell, a high school teacher at Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Mitchell began his teaching career as part of...
Program/Event 2009 - Tim Bailey The Institute presented the 2009 National History Teacher of the Year Award to Tim Bailey, a history teacher at Escalante Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Bailey began his teaching career in 1989, and obtained both his...