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Introducing Kathryn Kennedy, the 2018 Maine History Teacher of the Year

Kathryn Kennedy Maine History Teacher of the Year Since 2004, 749 exemplary American history teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US territories have...

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Introducing Adam Hellebuyck, the 2018 Michigan History Teacher of the Year

Adam Hellebuyck Michigan State History Teacher of the Year Since 2004, 749 exemplary American history teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US...

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Register Now for Spring History School

Building on the success of our summer and fall Gilder Lehrman History School , we are pleased to offer free courses this spring for elementary, middle, and high school students. History School provides engaging live interactive...

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The Age of Homespun: Family Labor in the Colonial Economy

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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is James Duncan Professor of History and director of the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University. Professor Ulrich won the Pulitzer Prize for her first book, A Midwife’s Tale...

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Remembering Julian Robertson (1932-2022)

Today the Gilder Lehrman Institute, along with the many whose life and work were impacted by his business and philanthropic genius, mourns the death of Julian Robertson. Julian Robertson founded the hedge fund Tiger Management, and is...