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In the Room Where It Happens: 5 Easy Steps to Working with the EduHam Online Website

The Hamilton Education Program Online (EduHam Online) returns to all schools with students in grades 6–12 for the 2022–2023 school year. Completely adaptable for remote or hybrid learning, the program encourages students to use their...

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Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, and Lisa McGirr - "Give Me Liberty! An American History"

Literature

Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University. Kathleen DuVal is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lisa McGirr is a Charles Warren Professor of American...

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Kevin J. Weddle Wins the 2021 Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Winner of the Ninth Annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History Announced Award Program to Take Place Wednesday, November 2, 2022 New York, NY, September 22, 2022 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today...

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US Treaties with American Indian Nations

Gautham Rao

Government and Civics

After the American Revolution, the United States and Indian tribal nations governed their diplomatic relations through formal treaties. States could not be signatories to these treaties because the US Constitution required that only...

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Hawaii Teacher Misha Matsumoto Yee Named 2022 National History Teacher of the Year

Contact: Josh Landon, Director of Marketing and Communications landon@gilderlehrman.org; (646) 366-9666 NEW YORK, NY (September 27, 2022) --The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Misha Matsumoto Yee, a...

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Hawaii Teacher Misha Matsumoto Yee Named 2022 National History Teacher of the Year

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Misha Matsumoto Yee, a history teacher at St. Andrew’s Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named the 2022 National History Teacher of the Year. Matsumoto Yee rose...

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Roger Lowenstein - "Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War"

Economics

Roger Lowenstein is a financial reporter who has written for the Wall Street Journal and other publications. Order Ways and Means at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute Receives Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs for “Their Last Full Measure: Americans on the Battlefield”

National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Grant Program Will Support Project Inclusive of Underrepresented Veterans New York, NY, October 7, 2022 -- The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to announce that the Department of...

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Inside the Vault This Thursday: Dwight D. Eisenhower's Views on Vietnam

Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection is an online program that highlights unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. From iconic historical treasures, such as the Declaration of Independence,...

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Join Us for the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History Ceremony on November 2

On Wednesday, November 2, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History will celebrate Kevin J. Weddle, winner of the ninth annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History for The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American...

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Celebrate Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day with Gilder Lehrman Resources

In 2021, the President declared Indigenous Peoples’ Day a federal holiday to be observed on the same day as Columbus Day. The Gilder Lehrman Institute invites everyone—students, teachers, and history enthusiasts—to visit our Columbus...

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Barbara Perry - "Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier"

Government and Civics

Barbara Perry is the Gerald L. Baliles Professor and director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia. Order Jacqueline Kennedy at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase...

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GLI Receives Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs for “Their Last Full Measure: Americans on the Battlefield”

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to announce that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved funding under the National Cemetery Administration’s inaugural Veterans Legacy Grants Program in the amount of $195,079.84 for...

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Richard White - "Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits, and the Birth of a University"

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Richard White is Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Emeritus at Stanford University. Order Who Killed Jane Stanford at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...

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ANNOUNCING THE 10 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR THE 2022 HAM4PROGRESS AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT

NEW YORK, NY (October 12, 2022) -- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Hamilton today announced the winners of the second annual Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement, a cash award supporting college-bound...

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Announcing the Winners of the Second Annual Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Hamilton are delighted to announce the winners of the second annual Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement, a cash award supporting college-bound high school students from...

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Pledging Their Fortunes: The Professions of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Denver Brunsman

Economics, Government and Civics

Within the historical literature, the professions of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence has not received nearly the same attention paid to the framers of the US Constitution. In his Economic Interpretation of the...

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New Light on the Declaration and Its Signers

#64 Fall 2022

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The Education of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Caroline Winterer

We call them “The Signers,” and that’s what they did. They signed the Declaration of Independence. They were fifty-six men, signing in an age that prized beautiful penmanship as a mark of a fine education and the social rank that came...

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The Religious Diversity of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Richard Carwardine

Religion and Philosophy

The Declaration of Independence was more than a founding political document of an embryonic American nation. It was also a moral summons to united action written and signed by fifty-six men of diverse religious views. The document...

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James Wilson: Scottish Immigrant, Pennsylvania Statesman, Signer of the Declaration, and Framer of the Constitution

Jonathan Gienapp

Government and Civics

James Wilson’s impact on the founding of the United States was significant. One of only six individuals to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, he helped create the nation and its enduring institutions....

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A Nation of Immigrants from the Outset: The Signers Born Abroad

James G. Basker and Sofia Melnychuck

We are often focused today on the fact that the signers of the Declaration of Independence did not include women, African Americans, or Indigenous people, and how far this deviated from the spirit of “all men are created equal.” And...

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From the Editor

Carol Berkin

The Declaration of Independence remains one of the most hallowed documents in our national history and the men who produced it are singularly honored by the unique designation “the Signers.” Yet most of us know little about these...

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EduHam Online October 2022 Newsletter: Broadway's Nik Walker Reads Aaron Burr's Letters

Welcome to the official newsletter for the Hamilton Education Program Online, the program whose goal is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the founding era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g....

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90,991 items

In the Room Where It Happens: 5 Easy Steps to Working with the EduHam Online Website

Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, and Lisa McGirr - "Give Me Liberty! An American History"

Kevin J. Weddle Wins the 2021 Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

US Treaties with American Indian Nations

Hawaii Teacher Misha Matsumoto Yee Named 2022 National History Teacher of the Year

Hawaii Teacher Misha Matsumoto Yee Named 2022 National History Teacher of the Year

Roger Lowenstein - "Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War"

The Gilder Lehrman Institute Receives Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs for “Their Last Full Measure: Americans on the Battlefield”

Inside the Vault This Thursday: Dwight D. Eisenhower's Views on Vietnam

Join Us for the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History Ceremony on November 2

Celebrate Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day with Gilder Lehrman Resources

Barbara Perry - "Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier"

GLI Receives Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs for “Their Last Full Measure: Americans on the Battlefield”

Richard White - "Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits, and the Birth of a University"

ANNOUNCING THE 10 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR THE 2022 HAM4PROGRESS AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Announcing the Winners of the Second Annual Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement

Pledging Their Fortunes: The Professions of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

New Light on the Declaration and Its Signers

The Education of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

The Religious Diversity of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

James Wilson: Scottish Immigrant, Pennsylvania Statesman, Signer of the Declaration, and Framer of the Constitution

A Nation of Immigrants from the Outset: The Signers Born Abroad

From the Editor

EduHam Online October 2022 Newsletter: Broadway's Nik Walker Reads Aaron Burr's Letters

Professional Development | Teaching Civics through History (TCTH)

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