Keil Hileman Featured on Education Nation

Teaching American History in North Carolina was excited to see one of our pedagogy presenters Keil Hileman featured on NBC's Education Nation this week. To see the portion of programming that included Keil, click here.

Historian Mike Wallace to Speak at UNCW

Teaching American History in North Carolina is hosting a public lecture by historian Mike Wallace on September 9th at 7pm in UNCW's Kenan Auditorium. In 1999, Mike Wallace and co-author Edwin G. Burrows won the Pulitzer Prize in History for Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. For more details about Dr. Wallace and the event, click here.

Teaching American History North Carolina Now Accepting Applications!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2011-2012 Teaching American History in North Carolina program. This local program which focuses on American history content and effective teaching strategies offers participants up to 12 CEUs, a $1,000 stipend, use of a Dell netbook, and much more. Over 40 local teachers have benefited from the program so far.

Details about the program and the online application can be found at www.teachingamericanhistorync.org

Applications are due June 24, 2011.

Please pass this information along to any who may be interested.

Public Lecture on American Catholicism this Friday, March 18th

Join us at 7pm in the Warwick Ballroom on the UNCW campus this Friday, March 18th to hear Dr. Patrick Allitt speak about "American Catholicism in the 19th Century: Catholics and AntiCatholics."

Parking will be available in lots A, M, and E.

Workshop at Fort Fisher This Weekend

Don't forget our workshop this Saturday, February 5th at Fort Fisher. We will begin at 8am and end at 2pm. We will have presentations by Chris Fonvielle, Thomas Massey, Suzanne Smith, and Keil Hileman. See you there!

Article from the Star News

A great deal of our discussions this past fall focused on the issue of race in Wilmington. Check out this related article from the Wilmington Star News.

Traveling Trunks

Don't forget about our traveling trunks. We have trunks on the following topics:

American Indians
Colonial Era
Revolution
Founding Era
Expansion and Reform
Civil War and Reconstruction

Grant participants - contact Cara (cara_ward@pender.k12.nc.us) if you would like to check out a trunk!

Traveling Trunks

Don't forget about our traveling trunk. We have trunks on the following topics:

American Indians
Colonial Era
Revolution
Founding Era
Expansion and Reform
Civil War and Reconstruction

Grant participants - contact Cara (cara_ward@pender.k12.nc.us) if you would like to check out a trunk!

T.J. Stiles to Speak at UNCW on September 17th

Teaching American History in North Carolina is pleased to announce that author T.J. Stiles will be presenting a public lecture "Guns, Gold and Civil War" at 7pm on September 17th in Kenan Auditorium at UNCW. The lecture is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the lecture. Stiles is the author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his work.

Myths at Historic Sites

If you have visited some historic sites this summer, you may find this article from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation interesting. It discusses some of the myths present at various sites and museums. Enjoy!


Thanks to Grant Evaluator Larry Cebula for passing this along!