This blog was first posted on April 15, 2014. We rerun it today in honor of the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 15th, 1865.“The latest photograph of President Lincoln – taken on the balcony at the White House, March 6, 1865,”...
Invited to attend a TAH multiday seminar on the Cold War at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, social studies teacher Cade Lohrding was thrilled. Lohrding—born in the late nineties—has no memory of Reagan’s presidency. Yet he feels nostalgia for the...
For today’s blog, we are highlighting a document that helps students intersect two of the most historically important elements of the 1960s: the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. A part of our Cold War CDC volume, this statement...
By Julia Berg, 6th Grade Teacher at Bennett Middle School and Eastern Shore ASM Chapter Member In Maryland, service learning isn’t just a requirement—it’s an opportunity for students to make an impact. Students in Maryland must complete 75 hours of...
One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations, school districts, and educational service centers. For a few hours, teachers can dive into the content...
In honor of women’s history month, we bring you a reading selection that highlights the upheaval American society experienced in the 1920s as regards gender roles. The media popularized the term “flapper” to describe rebellious young women who rejected conventional...
By Dr. Brenna Spray, MHT/MHAA Outreach Coordinator Left: Clara Barton House from Survey HABS MD-300 (LOC); Right: front façade and second floor stair well looking at the floating third floor level. As a Girl Scout in Maryland, my visit in...
Early in his first term, President Donald Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, establishing March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The law honored the women and men who served in the military during the...
The letters are heartbreaking. Women who had borne three, four, five, or more children in as many years of marriage wrote to Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), begging her to “tell me how to keep from becoming pregnant.” Today, it’s hard to...
Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. She also encourages them to figure out their own political views and to actively engage in civic...
