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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...

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 High...

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 "...

History Scholar Award Winners 2017 Michael Antosiewicz of Rutgers UniversityRebecca Barker of Liberty UniversityJacob Bruggeman of Miami University of OhioRobert Campbell of Texas Tech UniversityAmanda Horrocks of Franklin Pierce...

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...

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, New...

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,...