The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

⌛Don't forget to register for the summer Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars Online! Ten courses will be offered, including "The Making of America: From the Colonial Period Through Reconstruction," taught by David W Blight, Denver Brunsman, Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Historian M. Chervinsky, Historian, and Justene Hill Edwards.

Amid the United States’ semiquincentennial, participants will explore the history of the colonial era, the American Revolution, the early republic, and the origins and aftermath of the Civil War in this special seminar.

This course will run from July 6 to July 10. Sign up by June 29 to deepen your historical knowledge and discover new ways to engage with your students in the classroom!

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/gMgb50Yx1so

Today on : David Armitage and Eric Slauter discuss their book "The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals." Join us at 2 pm ET! This is a free online program for history enthusiasts of all ages.

Register here: https://ow.ly/vswB50YMSty
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National Constitution Center

🖊️Learn cursive with the Declaration of Independence! We offer fun and interactive tutorials on the GLI website that share strategies for reading cursive. Along the way, you’ll learn what message the Founders left as their legacy, and what they risked to make their new nation a reality.

Celebrate the Declaration of Independence at 250 with the Gilder Lehrman Institute. In addition to our cursive tutorials, we offer resources like primary sources, annotated founding documents, and personality quizzes!

Get started: gilderlehrman.org/declaration-independence/handwriting

This week on : David Armitage and Eric Slauter discuss their book "The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals." Join us June 21 at 2 pm ET! This is a free online program for history enthusiasts of all ages.

Register here: https://ow.ly/vswB50YMSty
Simon & Schuster
National Constitution Center

Celebrate Juneteenth! Explore educational resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute to learn more about this important holiday. This curated collection includes primary sources, classroom-ready lesson plans, and a short film from our partners at Annenberg Classroom.

Browse our Juneteenth resources here: gilderlehrman.org/historical-holidays/juneteenth

Join us for on Thursday, July 2 at 7 pm ET! Dr. Denver Brunsman will discuss the list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence. This is a free online program for history enthusiasts of all ages!

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/fKXs50XY6Qh

📣High school students, submit your entry for the David McCullough Essay Prizes Contest by June 22! High school students attending a Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School are encouraged to participate. Winners will receive a cash prize of up to $5,000!

Students are invited to submit either an interpretive essay focusing on close reading and analysis of one primary source from American history or a research essay incorporating primary and secondary sources on a topic in American history.

Enter your essay at https://ow.ly/7BLB50Y5CvU

K-12 teachers📣 Submissions are open for the Building Better Citizens Contest! Share a lesson plan that creatively uses questions from the United States citizenship test to help support teachers’ use of the test in their classroom.

Ten prize winners will receive cash awards. One first place winner will receive $5,000, two second place winners will each receive $2,500, and seven third place winners will each receive $1,000. Submissions will be accepted through July 3, 2026.

Visit the link in our bio to learn more, browse resources, and submit your entry!

Have questions? Email [email protected]

📜Affiliate School members, claim this month's offer while supplies last!

This June, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to offer teachers a copy of Walter Isaacson’s newest book, "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written." Claim your free copy now and gain a new perspective on the Declaration of Independence!

Go to gilderlehrman.org/affiliate to learn more. Not an affiliate? Visit our website to create a free account!

⌛Don't forget to register for the summer Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars Online! Ten courses will be offered, including "The Civil War Through a Military History Lens," taught by Lorien Foote.

This seminar will demonstrate how to connect the military aspects of the Civil War to America’s social and political history. Participants will learn how specific military campaigns inform topics such as emancipation, refugee movement, guerrilla warfare, conscription, women’s history, and the American West.

This course will run from June 29 to July 3. Sign up by June 22 to deepen your historical knowledge and discover new ways to engage with your students in the classroom!

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/98PO50Yx137