History Now Essay From The Editor Carol Berkin Modern headlines often carry news of scandals, crimes, corruption, and violence. When historians study this darker side of life, they hope to use the events as windows on a particular era, shedding light on its cultural and religious... Appears in: 20 | High Crimes and Misdemeanors Summer 2009
History Now Essay From the Editor Carol Berkin Teachers responsible for a class in early American history often find themselves asking: When does American history begin? What does "America" include? Is this a story only of the English colonies, or is it the story of the settlement... Appears in: 25 | Three Worlds Meet Fall 2010
About page Author Kevin J. Hayes Wins 2018 George Washington Prize Award Ceremony to Take Place at Mount Vernon on May 23 MOUNT VERNON, VA – Author and historian Kevin J. Hayes has won the coveted George Washington Prize, including an award of $50,000, for his new book, George Washington: A Life in...
News Introducing Dennis Urban, the 2018 New York Teacher of the Year Dennis Urban New York 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...
About page DIGITAL VERSION OF CELEBRATED HAMILTON EDUCATION PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED FREE TO SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE HAMILTON and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Bring Hands-On History to Schools NEW YORK, NY (August 14) -- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) and HAMILTON today announced the nationwide launch of a...
About page Author Colin Calloway Wins 2019 George Washington Prize Award Ceremony to Take Place in New York on October 24 MOUNT VERNON, VA – Author and historian Colin Calloway has won the coveted George Washington Prize, including an award of $50,000, for his new book, The Indian World of George...
News Add Your Own Post to These Excellent #mygli25 Teacher Posts! Teachers, students, administrators, scholars, history buffs! We would love to hear your story! In honor of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s 25th Anniversary , we are gathering as many GLI tales as we can and then sharing them on...