Immigration, Religion, and Culture on New York's Lower East Side

Description

This workshop will "treat the Lower East Side, a neighborhood known for its immigrant history, as a primary source. Walking tours, lectures, and photography will bring teachers and a diverse group of scholars together to learn about how various ethnic, religious and immigrant groups adapted their religion and culture to America. The workshop aims to provide teachers with the tools and inspiration to bring the Lower East Side back to their classrooms." Specific topics will include "Eldridge Street Synagogue and Religious Adaptation," "Chinatown and the Development of a Port Culture on the Bowery/Chatham Square," "The African Burial Ground and African American Communities," "Irish and Italian Immigration and Foodways," and "The Interaction Between East European Jews and the German Christians on the Lower East Side."

Contact name
Freed, Phyllis
Contact email
pfreed@eldridgestreet.org
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 212-219-0888
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Duration
Five days
End Date
Website
http://www.eldridgestreet.org/workshops.htm

Race & Place: African Americans in Washington, D.C. from 1800 to 1954

Description

This workshop will investigate "four crucial periods of African-American history -- slavery, emancipation, reconstruction, and segregation -- through the lens of the experiences of African Americans in the District of Columbia." Specific topics will include "The Landscape of Urban Enslavement," "Resistance to Slavery in the Nation’s Capital," "Emancipation and Civil War Washington, "Institutions of Reconstruction: The Freedman’s Bureau and the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company," "Frederick Douglass and the Politics of Reconstruction, "Community, Activism, and Desegregation: 1900-1954," to be explored through visits to historic landmarks, lectures, teaching resource sessions, and curriculum project development.

Contact name
Queeny, Hart
Contact email
raceandplace@nthp.org
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 202-842-0920
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Operations Manager
Duration
Six days
End Date
Website
http://www.decaturhouse.org/workshop/

Race & Place: African Americans in Washington, D.C. from 1800 to 1954

Description

This workshop will investigate "four crucial periods of African-American history -- slavery, emancipation, reconstruction, and segregation -- through the lens of the experiences of African Americans in the District of Columbia." Specific topics will include "The Landscape of Urban Enslavement," "Resistance to Slavery in the Nation’s Capital," "Emancipation and Civil War Washington, "Institutions of Reconstruction: The Freedman’s Bureau and the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company," "Frederick Douglass and the Politics of Reconstruction, "Community, Activism, and Desegregation: 1900-1954," to be explored through visits to historic landmarks, lectures, teaching resource sessions, and curriculum project development.

Contact name
Queeny, Hart
Contact email
raceandplace@nthp.org
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 202-842-0920
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Operations Managaer
Duration
Six days
End Date
Website
http://www.decaturhouse.org/workshop/

Jackdaws

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Jackdaws is for-profit and produces hands-on primary source materials for upper elementary and middle school students.

Description

<p>Jackdaws is for-profit and produces hands-on primary source materials for upper elementary and middle school students. </p>

<p>These sets include reproductions of primary sources, including maps, photographs, letters, diaries, and posters. Each set of sources is accompanied by full descriptions of the documents, timelines, and broadsheet essays – historians’ detailed narratives of the topics presented in journal-like formats. There is also a study guide/lesson plan with every set that includes worksheets, activities, and assessments.</p>

<p>Units in American history are available in the following categories: New York state history, California state history, American Indian History, Colonial America, Economics, Government and Civics, Immigration, Slavery and the Civil War, Westward Expansion, and Conflicts and Social Issues.</p>

<p>Samples are not available online, though titles may be ordered through the Jackdaws website.</p>

Website
http://www.jackdaws.com
Publisher
Jackdaws Publications
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Gotham Center for New York City History [NY]

Description

The Gotham Center for New York City History supports scholarly research and other educational initiatives involving the history of New York City.

The center offers history forums. Registration is required for the forums. The website offers substantial resource listings, some specifically for K through 12 teachers; forum podcasts; and a discussion board.

While the site offers resource listings, it does not offer interpretive programming or media intended for a K-12 audience.

Fairmount Association [TX]

Description

The Fairmount Association is dedicated to preserving the structures and architecture present in the Fairmount Southside Historic District. The district is home of one of the nation's richest collections of turn of the century housing.

The association offers special events including lectures and receptions as well as an annual home tour. The website offers a history of Fairmount, visitor information, an extensive photo gallery with photographs of homes throughout the district, and information about the home tour.

Preservation organization, does not offer educational interpretative for K–12 students.

Lafayette Square [MO]

Description

Lafayette Square is St. Louis's oldest historic district and was declared a National Historic District in 1979. The neighborhood surrounds a 30-acre Victorian park that is the oldest park west of the Mississippi River. The park serves as the hub for 375 Victorian homes of French Second Empire, Romanesque, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Federal designs. The Lafayette Square Restoration Committee has worked to restore over 90 percent of these homes to their original states.

The Committee sponsors several activities and programs throughout the year, including house and garden tours as well as a free concert series. The website offers historical information regarding the neighborhood, an events calendar, library access, and several photo galleries of the neighborhood.

Neighborhood preservation organization, not oriented to education.

Salem Online History Project [OR]

Description

The Salem Online History Project is provided by the Salem Public Library, and offers citizens, teachers, and students an impressive collection of primary and secondary resources concerned with the history of Salem, Oregon.

The project is only online, having no physical location, but offers historic photographs of Salem, as well as historical information about commerce, culture, education, natural history, people, places, and transportation in Salem.

Online resource only.

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation [NY]

Description

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation works throughout Saratoga Springs, New York, in order to preserve historic structures and educated local citizens on the history of the town. The foundation offers plaques and commendations for the preservation of historic structures, and works with local citizens to aid in preservation.

The foundation offers walking tours, a historic district guide with information about the historic structures in the district. The website offers historical information, visitor information, online newsletters, and professional resources.

Preservation organization, not associated with a specific historical site or interpretive services.

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