Mark your calendars! Our summer sale starts June 2nd!Educators—this is your chance to stock up on volumes for your classroom! We’re offering three ways to save:50% off select individual volumes $25 library sets Bulk pricing classroom setsAs always, shipping is...
Memorial Day. A three-day weekend that marks the ending of the school year, the beginning of BBQ and pool season, and the unofficial beginning of American summer. However, this federal holiday was created with a different purpose in mind. Intended...
This blog was originally posted on May 12, 2021. We rerun it today on the 179th anniversary.175 Years Ago Today: Congress Declares War on Mexico, Invoking Manifest Destiny and Destabilizing the House DividedDuring the first half of the nineteenth century,...
This blog was originally posted on May 5, 2022. We rerun it today to spotlight teacher Ginny Boles!Ginny Boles needed to build her content knowledge in American history. Paradoxically, her love of this history had led her to major in...
By Dr. Matthew D. McKnight, MHT Chief Archaeologist Situated amidst a landscape of rolling agricultural fields, equestrian riding trails, horse jump courses, and woodlots, the Maxwell Hall Equestrian Park will play host to the 2025 Tyler Bastian Field Session in...
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...
