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Happy Birthday, Alexander Hamilton!

Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11—in 1755 or 1757—in Nevis, a small island in the Caribbean. Hamilton left an immense legacy as the first secretary of the treasury and architect of the American financial system. But what of...

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Rarely Seen Hamilton Letters from the Gilder Lehrman Collection at the Morgan Library

Head over to the Morgan Library & Museum to view Treasures from the Vault , a selection of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s recently acquired letters by Alexander Hamilton, his family, and friends. The exhibition includes the only...

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Inside the Vault: The Emancipation Proclamation & FDR’s Advice to Students

Government and Civics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Gilder Lehrman curators were joined by Hamilton ’s Tyler Belo on September 3, 2020, in this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection where they celebrated the start of the school year with three...

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World War I poems: “In Flanders Fields” and “The Answer,” 1918

Literature, World History

Ella Osborn’s 1918 diary provides insight into the experiences of an American nurse serving in France at the end of World War I. In addition to her notes about the men under her care and events in France, Osborn jotted down two...

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Online Treasure: Photogrammar

Many Americans are familiar with at least a few of the haunting images taken at the behest of the federal government during the Great Depression and World War II. Dorothea Lange’s haunting " Migrant Mother " is among the most...

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The WWI and America Initiative in Action at the Hoboken Historical Museum

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, has a special connection to World War I. It was the port of embarkation for almost two million American soldiers heading overseas. To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of America’s entry into WWI,...

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Dorothy (Debbie) Stapleton

Debbie Stapleton graduated from the American University in Washington DC, majoring in communications with a minor in international relations. After college, Stapleton worked for the MITRE Corporation (MIT Research & Engineering)...

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Washington Writes from Valley Forge: A Museum Mystery

On December 19, 1777, the Continental Army set up its winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The 9,000-strong army was in a desperate state—many soldiers were ill or wounded, and, by Washington's estimation, at least one...

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Hamilton Education Program Online | Hamilton Education Program Online FAQ

What is the Hamilton Education Program Online? The goal of the Hamilton Education Program Online (EduHam Online) is to help students in grades 6–12 recognize the relevance of the Founding Era today by using primary sources to develop...

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George Washington on attending church, 1762

Economics, Religion and Philosophy, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

In 1762, Virginia planter and future president George Washington, just thirty years old, had reason for optimism. He had inherited Mount Vernon a decade earlier, and it had prospered under his management; plus he had married Martha...