- June 15, 2024
A Pageantry of Power: Planning Washington’s First Inauguration
This blog post, written by faculty member Sarah Morgan Smith, was first posted on January 19, 2021. An online resource guide at Library of Congress, U.S. Presidential
What’s Your Summer Reading? | Teaching American History
Summer’s here! Time to do that reading you put off during the school year. We asked teacher friends what they plan to read during the
Brett Van Gaasbeek’s Students Talk about Preserving Self-Government
Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. “How do
The 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944
Assault landing, one of the first waves at Omaha. The Coast Guard caption identifies the unit as Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Photo
Joseph Postell on How Congress Actually Works
Today’s blog is an edited excerpt from the introduction to TAH’s CDC volume, Congress, edited by Joseph Postell, available in our bookstore for free download
John Muir Founds the Sierra Club
On May 28, 1892, a group of university professors and interested citizens met in the San Francisco law office of Warren Olney to found what
Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!
Join us this summer for the best professional development TAH offers! We still have room in some graduate classes—both online and on campus. Our summer
Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!
Discussion of primary documents. A supportive and engaged group of educators. Historic locations. Free professional development. What more could you ask for? Applications open soon
Effects of the Louisiana Purchase|March 26, 1804
Thomas Jefferson is most famous for eloquently articulating three natural rights that belong to “all men”—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But Jefferson held
Teaching the Themes of US History with Documents & Debates
Teaching American History’s Documents and Debates volumes presents American history as a series of topics. For each topic, a selection of documents recreates a debate