Project Partners
Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
Elgin Historical Society
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Northern Illinois University
Other Recommended Resources

National History Education Clearinghouse

Library of Congress

National Archives

Modules for High School U.S. History Classes (Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago)

Bill of Rights in Action Lessons in U.S. History (Constitutional Rights Foundation – Los Angeles)

Upcoming Events

U-46 Roadmap of American History
Overview of 2009 Professional Development Calendar


June 15-19, 2009 – Summer Institute Agenda

Content Title #2: Change and Conflict in the American West (1877-1900's)
Featured Scholar:
Ellen Eslinger, DePaul University

Content Title #3: Age of Innovation and Industry (1870-1900)
Featured Scholar:
Henry Binford, Northwestern University

Content Title #4: Progressive Era (1890-1920)
Featured Scholar:
Henry Binford, Northwestern University

Content Title #5: Imperialism (1890-1920)
Featured Scholars:
Kristin Hoganson, University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
J.D. Bowers, Northern Illinois University

Past events:

March 9 – 11, 2009 – Lincoln Bicentennial Institute  Agenda
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Featured Scholars:

Bryon Andreasen, Ph.D.
Research Historian and Editor of the Journal of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

James Cornelius, Ph.D.
Lincoln Curator - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Erin Bishop, Ph.D.
Education Director - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Dr. Henry Binford, Northwestern University

Dr. Ellen Eslinger, DePaul University

Dr. J.D. Bowers, Northern Illinois University

 

February 3, 2009 – Introductory Symposium (U-46) Agenda

Content Title #10: Post War America: Cold War and the 1950's (1945-1960)
Featured Scholars:
Dr. Eric Jones, Northern Illinois University
Dr. Henry Binford, Northwestern University

Content Title #1: Civil War and Reconstruction (1846-1877)
Featured Scholars:
Dr. Ellen Eslinger, DePaul University