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Introducing our Fall 2025 online seminar series, The Many Faces of Thomas Jefferson

On July 4th, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted these words of Thomas Jefferson’s: . . . We hold these truths to be self-evident,

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What’s new with Teaching American History Multi-Day Seminars?

An interview with Morgan Lane, Teacher Programs Administrator We have some exciting updates to our multi-day seminars involving the application periods, hotel room accommodations, and

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Bookstore Summer Sale! | Teaching American History

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

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In Honor of Memorial Day: A Soldier’s Experience

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

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The Mexican-American War: 175 Years Later

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

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Teacher Spotlight: Ginny Boles and why MAHG is important

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

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Honoring the Life of Lincoln with His Last Speech

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

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TAH Multiday Prompts Discussion of Partisanship, Then and Now

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

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Conflicted Policies? Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam

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

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Preparing for a One-Day Seminar

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,