News Frederick Douglass from Slavery to Freeedom As part of a Google Cultural Institute initiative on African American history, the Gilder Lehrman Institute created six digital exhibits featuring Gilder Lehrman’s rich materials relating to African American history. In celebration of...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Panama Canal proposal, 1881 Geography, Government and Civics In his first address to Congress as President in 1869, Ulysses S. Grant called for the construction of a canal connecting the Pacific and Caribbean through the isthmus of Panama. Believing that such a canal would be a great boon to...
News Abolitionism The movement to end slavery has existed in various forms throughout American history, but the abolitionist movement slowly gained ground as a political force in our country through the mid-nineteenth century. Take a peek at the next...
News 2019 George Washington Prize Winner Colin G. Calloway on Book Breaks this Sunday 2019 George Washington Prize Winner and National Book Award for Nonfiction Finalist Colin G. Calloway discusses his book The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation on...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Declaration of Independence Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In the July 1, 2021 session of Inside the Vault, 2020 Idaho Teacher of the Year Stacie Christensen and Hamilton ’s Simon Longnight join us as we learn the history behind the William J. Stone printing of the Declaration of...
History Now Essay Perils of the Ocean in the Early Modern Era Robert C. Ritchie Geography, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ A traveler considering an ocean voyage around 1600 had much to contemplate. Voyage by voyage, explorers and colonists alike needed knowledge about the seas and lands in the Atlantic world. Unfortunately, information was never shared... Appears in: 25 | Three Worlds Meet Fall 2010
Spotlight on: Primary Source Bob Stone joins the US Army Air Forces, 1943–1944 Lieutenant Bob Stone served as a bombardier in the 431st Bomb Squadron (Heavy), 7th US Army Air Force in the Pacific. This Spotlight is part of a series of documents detailing the experience of airmen in World War II. Click here for...
News The Gilder Lehrman Institute, St. John Fisher College, Rochester Historical Society Partnership Funds Scholarship A new partnership between St. John Fisher College, the Rochester Historical Society, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History will create a scholarship for students interested in pursuing studies in history. The Gilder...