Join us and learn about significant events in United States history from a North Carolina perspective. Examine original documents, artifacts, and historic buildings that help to tell North Carolina’s story as a state. Take back to your classroom a wealth of resources, including the latest historical research by well-known scholars. This four-day program in Raleigh and Historic Halifax will feature speakers, discussions, activities, and field trips.

"This workshop will introduce participants to the Native American cultures of the Ohio River Valley and the personalities that scouted, surveyed and established Ohio's first Euro-American settlement. Guest speakers will include Dr. James H. O'Donnell, Professor of History at Marietta College, and curators and archivists from the Ohio Historical Society and the Marietta College Archives."

This institute will "examine the Anglo-American relationship through the life, reflections, and experiences of Winston Churchill. The Institute encompasses lectures, discussions, and participants' personal responses to readings and films; projects using primary documents from the Churchill Archives Centre; and visits to Churchill sites in Britain. "

This institute will "examine the Anglo-American relationship through the life, reflections, and experiences of Winston Churchill. The Institute encompasses lectures, discussions, and participants' personal responses to readings and films; projects using primary documents from the Churchill Archives Centre; and visits to Churchill sites in Britain. "

This seminar will "focus on Virginia's political leadership and cultural life in the era of the American Revolution. Participants will gain an understanding of the unique events and dynamics that prevailed in mid-to-late 18th-century Virginia and will be given the tools to incorporate this newfound knowledge directly into their classrooms in order to enrich students' educational experiences."

"With the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas Debates this year, it is important to review the debates for a Senate campaign in one state that reached national attention and gave Abraham Lincoln national recognition. This workshop will examine how debates between candidates have changed from thorough, thoughtful, and civilized debates to the negative, critical, and personal-attack debates of the present. Educators will focus on the art of the debate and how to present to their students a debate forum using the Lincoln-Douglas Debates as a guide for persuasion, information, and presentation."

"This workshop will introduce educators to the resources available at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Learn how to schedule a tour, how to prepare your class for their visit and methods for making the most of your school trip to the Museum. In addition, find out how to access digital resources from the Library collections, how to utilize the Library for research and other opportunities for professional development and classroom activities available through the ALPLM Education Department. The session will include a tour of the Museum."