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. "

Abraham Lincoln will stand at the centre of the seminar, though less as a biographical subject than as a prism for exploring key aspects of his age. The themes and topics to be addressed include slavery and the Old South; the abolitionist impulse and the broadening antislavery movement; party political realignment and the sectional crisis of the 1850s; evangelicalism and politics; the election of 1860, the secession of the Lower South, and the coming of war; wartime leadership, political and military; the Civil War 'home front'; emancipation; the elements of Confederate defeat and Union victory; and the meaning of the war for American nationalism.

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. "

"Abraham Lincoln will stand at the centre of the seminar, though less as a biographical subject than as a prism for exploring key aspects of his age. The themes and topics to be addressed include slavery and the Old South; the abolitionist impulse and the broadening antislavery movement; party political realignment and the sectional crisis of the 1850s; evangelicalism and politics; the election of 1860, the secession of the Lower South, and the coming of war; wartime leadership, political and military; the Civil War 'home front'; emancipation; the elements of Confederate defeat and Union victory; and the meaning of the war for American nationalism."

"Ben Franklin was at the heart of the Enlightenment. He drew to him some of the greatest minds of that time—people whose ideas continue to shape how we live. Jack Fruchtman, author of Atlantic Cousins, examines how Franklin and his circle of friends shaped a remarkable period in history. A book signing will follow the program."

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."

"An NCHE team will explore the topic of the 19th Century at this Teaching American History colloquium."

"An NCHE team of Thomas Connors, Ted Green, and Jim McNeill will explore the topic of Creating a New Nation at this Teaching American History colloquium."

"An NCHE team will explore the topic of the The 60's at this colloquium."

"An NCHE team of Marc Selverstone and John Pyne will explore the topic of The Cold War in Historical Perspective at this Teaching American History colloquium."