News Spotlight on the MA: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Registration is now open for fall courses in the new Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History —an affordable, fully online master’s degree program, led by renowned, award-winning historians, that brings together the...
About page Awards, Honors, and Key Initiatives In recognition of its contribution to the knowledge and understanding of American history, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has received the following awards and honors: In 2021, the Gilder Lehrman Institute was...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Robert E. Lee’s message to his troops before the Battle of Spotsylvania, 1864 Just after the devastating fighting in Virginia at the Battle of the Wilderness and prior to the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864, Confederate General Robert E. Lee drafted this inspirational message to his troops on the back of a...
News David McCullough Speaks to a Full House of Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School Students On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, Gilder Lehrman Institute Trustee David McCullough gave a book talk at Trinity School, a Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School in New York City. The auditorium was packed full with more than 240 students and...
News Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks: Live Discussions with Eminent Historians on Sunday Afternoons Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks is a new program that features the most exciting history scholars in America discussing their books with host William Roka live, followed by a Q&A with home audiences. Programs will take place on Sunday...
Program/Event Website Subscriptions The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers two site subscription options, outlined below. K–12 Educators registered for our free Affiliate School Program receive full site access encompassing all subscriptions described below. Sign-up is...
About page Announcing Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks: Live Discussions with Eminent Historians on Sunday Afternoons NEW YORK, NY (May 8, 2020) -- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History today announced the start of Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks , an online Sunday afternoon program that features the most exciting historians in America...