From the Gilder Lehrman website:

"The Declaration of Independence of 1776 announced the entry of the United States onto the world stage and inaugurated a new genre of document that would be used by various groups in the following centuries to herald their arrival among "the Powers of the Earth." This seminar views the American Declaration from three global perspectives: first, by placing 1776 into the context of contemporary international and global connections; second, by examining the legacy of the Declaration in the century after 1776; and third, by analyzing other declarations of independence since 1776 for their debts to—and divergences from—the American model. The result should be an enriched understanding of the importance of the Declaration in world history, as well as a novel account of what was truly revolutionary about the American Revolution."

From the Gilder Lehrman website:

"Is the world of early America truly lost? For many Americans, perhaps most, it does seem that way. Our history is divided in half by the War of Independence—or, as we more typically call it, the Revolution. Only the second half seems real and tangible now. There is a second reason for the "lost-ness" of early America. Between now and then lies a crucial fault-line that includes far more than political change. Industrial growth and development—another kind of revolution—transformed much of the American people's experience, beginning around the start of the 19th century. The effects have been massively consequential for the shape and structures of work, for community life, for human demography, for values, manners, and taste. The Lost World of Early America will attempt a form of time travel back to the era before these twin revolutions. Participants will feel the element of remoteness, the sense of all that has been lost; yet they will also come to feel the threads of human connection between our own lives and those of our distant forebears."

From the Gilder Lehrman website:

"Ten teachers from the United States will join twenty teachers from the United Kingdom and Ghana to study the history and legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade under the direction of professors from the United Kingdom and the United States. The seminar will cover the history of African-European contact, the nature of African societies in the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, the slave trading practices in Africa, the impact of the slave trade on regions of Africa, the character of the coastal trade in the forts and castles, the experience of the Middle Passage, and the numbers and experience of African arrivals in the Americas. Participants will be introduced to major scholarship as well as to the new online Transatlantic Slave Trade Database."

From the Gilder Lehrman website:

"Between ca. 1500 and ca. 1800, the lands bordering the Atlantic Ocean saw the creation, destruction, and re-creation of communities as a result of the movement of peoples, commodities, institutions, social practices, and cultural values. This seminar will explore the pan-Atlantic webs of association linking people, objects, and beliefs across and within the region. The best Atlantic history is interactive and crosses borders. The hope is that we will enlarge our horizons by placing the standard early North American story in a larger framework."

From the Lincoln and New York website:

"N-YHS invites teachers to preview Lincoln and New York at our Teacher Open Houses. Lincoln and New York uses exciting artifacts, hand-written documents, and iconic images to demonstrate the surprisingly central role New York played in the Lincoln story and the leading player Lincoln became in New York.

Registration is free and includes entry to the exhibition, tours with our trained educators and education staff, curriculum materials and light refreshments. Teachers also will enjoy a 10% discount at the Museum Store."

From a Harry S. Truman Library and Museum flyer:

"Do you teach Kansas or Missouri History? Do you teach a unit on Heroes in History? Are you looking for primary resources for a local history curriculum? If so, this workshop is designed for you. Area educators, museums, libraries and archives will share their resources and expertise on a wide range of famous Kansans and Missourians.

Presenters from the Kansas Historical Society, Jackson County Historical Society, the Truman Library, National Archives-Kansas City and Kansas City Public Library (Missouri Valley Special Collections) will share resources on individuals from both sides of state line.

Both famous and not so famous characters will be covered in this workshop. A wide range of teaching activities and materials will be shared and you will come away from the workshop with a ton of ideas for your classroom.

Characters such as Walt Disney and Tom Pendergast will be discussed during this workshop and an exciting first person characterization of Jesse James
will be featured on Friday evening.

Teachers will also be given the opportunity to tour the museum at the Truman Library and tour the new National Archives-Kansas City facility during the workshop."

From a Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center flyer:

"This free event will feature food, adult beverages, IMAX Movies, liquid oxygen ice cream and more. We'll have great prizes for drawings all night long."

For more on the Cosmosphere, try the NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.

From the National Museum of the American Indian website:

"Jorge Estevez (Taino) leads this workshop exploring the first contact with Columbus and the impact on Native Americans. Mr. Estevez will provide historical and cultural perspectives on the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean region, past and present."

From the Library of Congress website:

"A cooperative endeavor between the Interpretive Programs Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, this institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition 'Creating the United States' as its foundation."