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Curriculum Materials
Writing history... Righting history Worksheet
Letter from N-YHS and JPMorgan Chase
Teacher's Guide
Life Stories
Classroom Resources
Long Abraham Lincoln Timeline
Facsimile of Harper's Weekly
Click here to create a documentary on Lincoln and New York.
Below is a sample documentary created by the New-York Historical Society’s summer 2009 high school interns.
Lincoln and New York Teacher Open Houses
Monday, October 5th, 4:30-6:30 PM
Monday, October 19th, 4:30-6:30 PM
Tuesday, October 27th, 4:30-6:30 PM
N-YHS invites teachers to preview Lincoln and New York at our Teacher Open Houses. Lincoln and New York uses exciting artifacts, hand-written documents, and iconic images to demonstrate the surprisingly central role New York played in the Lincoln story and the leading player Lincoln became in New York.
Registration is free and includes entry to the exhibition, tours with our trained educators and education staff, curriculum materials and light refreshments. Teachers also will enjoy a 10% discount at the Museum Store.
Please register in advance using our online booking system Ed-Net, available at http://www.nyhseducationdb.org/login.aspx
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Teacher Appreciation Day
Saturday, October 17th, 12-4:00 PM
Teachers are welcome to visit Lincoln and New York and explore our new exhibitions at our annual Teacher Appreciation Day. From 12-4:00 PM, teachers receive free entry to the exhibition and curriculum materials. Trained educators will be on hand in the galleries to answer questions about the exhibition and school programs. As always, teachers also will enjoy a 10% discount at the Museum Store.
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Lincoln and New York School ProgramsCurriculum-based school programs take students through Lincoln and New York Mondays through Fridays at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM. Programs run 60-90 minutes and cost $50 dollars per class of 30 students or less. Teachers may select from the specialized tours below:
Picturing Lincoln
Ideal for upper elementary students, this program explores the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln through popular images and symbols associated with the 16th president. From a log cabin to the White House, students follow Lincoln from his childhood on the frontier to the presidency amid the most turbulent years of American history. Elementary, middle, and high school
Lincoln for President
How did a lanky Mid-Westerner with a high-pitched voice and raw sense of humor win our nation’s highest political office? This program follows Lincoln on the campaign trail and explores the key role New York played in his bid for the presidency. Middle and high school
A Week in Lincoln’s Presidency
In the week of September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued two of the most explosive edicts of his presidency: the Emancipation Proclamation and Presidential Proclamation 95, outlawing criticism of the government and the war and suspending habeas corpus. This program explores the motivations behind these monumental decisions, and the impact they had on Lincoln, the war and the divided nation. Middle and high school
Lincoln’s Legacy
Despised by many during his presidency, Lincoln today is among the most admired of all American presidents. How did this happen? This program will help students understand how Lincoln was memorialized in the years after his sudden death and how his legacy shaped the healing nation. Middle and high school
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P-Credit Opportunities for Teachers
The New-York Historical Society, in conjunction with the New York City After-School Professional Development Program, is offering the following three 30-hour professional development courses. Teachers wishing to receive professional credit must register online with the New York After-School Professional Development Program; visit their website: http://schools.nyc.gov/teachers/aspdp. Teachers who do not wish to receive credit may register on Ed-Net, available at http://www.nyhseducationdb.org/login.aspx.
Lincoln and New York
Spring 2010
This course introduces teachers to the scholarship behind the new Lincoln and New York exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, including the history, legacy, and memory of Abraham Lincoln’s career. Beginning with a survey of Lincoln’s biography to provide context for further learning, participants will then explore Lincoln’s politics through three foci: Lincoln the candidate, Lincoln the president, and Lincoln the martyr. Through document and object analysis, case studies, use of online resources, and new documentary-making software, participants will examine key moments in Lincoln’s short life, the effects his actions had on New York, and the effects New York had on his actions. Participants will receive scholarly resources and reproductions of primary source materials.
New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War
Spring 2010
This course introduces teachers to the scholarship behind the groundbreaking exhibitions Slavery in New York and New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War. Beginning with a survey of Dutch, British and American practices of slavery, teachers will explore the varied experiences of the enslaved men and women who built New York. In Part II of the course, teachers will examine key themes of the exhibition New York Divided, including New York City's economic and social connections to Southern slavery; the co-existence of anti-black and abolitionist sentiment in New York; and major events in New York during the Civil War, including the Draft Riots and the raising of African-American regiments.
Understanding the Underground Railroad
Spring 2010
This course introduces teachers to the scholarship about the history, legacy, and memory of the Underground Railroad. Beginning with a survey of the history of slavery in this country to provide historical context for further learning, participants will then explore the workings of the Underground Railroad. Through document and object analysis, case studies, use of online resources, guest speakers, and field trips, participants will examine key figures in the Underground Railroad and the effects of their actions on the nation. Participants will receive scholarly resources and reproductions of primary source materials.
Questions? Please contact the N-YHS Education Department’s Administrative Assistant, James Keary at 212-485-9264 or by email at jkeary@nyhistory.org.