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History eNews from Emerging America - August 2, 2016

Published on Fri, 08/05/2016

HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 21 for August 2, 2016

News:


NEW!

  • Sept 6 is deadline to apply for 2016-2017 History Institute - Teaching in the Age of Mass Incarceration, sponsored by UMass Amherst Dept. of History & CES Emerging America. Apply by Sept. 6. Space limited. Teacher Institute. (See next item.)

  • Sept. 20 begins yearlong Feinberg Family Lecture Series: The U.S. in the Age of Mass Incarceration. Sponsored by UMass Amherst Department of History. Feinberg series. No registration required for the speaker series. Do sign in!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

  • Oct. 29 - Northampton - First to Fight: American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) - In Spanish and English. (Date confirmed. Registration open soon!)

  • November 8 - Teaching Struggling Learners with Primary Sources - Intro workshop.


RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - http://LoC.Gov/teachers

  • Martin Van Buren papers now available online from Library of Congress. (For those who were waiting with baited breath!)

Library of Congress Teacher Blog

  • Liberia, Africa’s Oldest Independent and Democratic Republic, Celebrates the 169th Anniversary of Its Independence. Post.

  • Five Questions with Nicole Saylor, Head, American Folklife Center Archives. Post.


OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES

  • Aug. 10, 7pm David Ruggles Center, Florence, MA. “A New History of Abolition.” Manisha Sinha.

  • Aug. 24, 5:30-8:30pm. “Paper Tigers” Film & panel. Federation for Children with Special Needs. Trinity United Methodist Church, 261 Sumner Ave., Springfield, MA 01108. Register (required).

  • Sept. 8. 12:15pm. The Art of Illustrated Maps. John Roman. Springfield Museums.

  • Oct 22, 8:30am-12pm - 80th Anniversary of the M-1 “Garand” Rifle - Program.

  • Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Marlborough - Mass Council for the Social Studies - Fall Conference. Call for proposals.

  • Gilder-Lehrman - Online Journal - Summer 2016 - American History in Visual Art

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Karen Albano

former History eNews Editor, Emerging America
Karen Albano worked with Emerging America from 2015-2020, contributing to many facets of the program including developing curriculum, improving the accessibility of the website to educators, overseeing social media outreach, and editing the History eNews.