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New Summer 2016 Workshops Available from Emerging America!

Published on Wed, 05/04/2016

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Programs available in Greater Boston and Pioneer Valley.[/caption] Register now for eight workshops available from the Emerging America program.

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New Primary Source Set: American Industrial Revolution (1820-1930s)

Published on Tue, 05/03/2016

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Fourteen year older spinner working at the Brazos Valley Cotton Mill in West, Texas (1913).[/caption] Developed as a result of participating in the History in Motion program, a collaboration between Emerging America and the

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History eNews from Emerging America - May 2, 2016

Published on Tue, 05/03/2016

HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 13 for May 2, 2016

THIS ISSUE IS PACKED–READ TO END!

News

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New Primary Source Set: Economic Growth, North & South: Industrial, Market & Transportation Revolutions (1800-1860)

Published on Mon, 04/25/2016

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Excelsior Iron Works[/caption] The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative, in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS), is pleased to announce a new primary source set on Economic Growth between 1800 and 1860 includi

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New Lesson Plan: Mapping Springfield's Industrial Growth

Published on Thu, 04/21/2016

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Springfield, Massachusetts in 1850[/caption] The following lesson on the industrial growth of Springfield, Massachusetts during the 19th century was created during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The

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New Lesson Plan: Unexpected Connections: Using Local Primary Sources to Analyze the Five Factors of Community Development in World History

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016

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Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1632[/caption] Produced during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, in the summer of 2015, the following 4 day lesson

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New Lesson Plan: Technological Innovation and Change in the Connecticut River Valley in the Antebellum Era

Published on Sun, 04/03/2016

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Bird's Eye View of Holyoke, Massachusetts (1877)[/caption] A research unit and project developed during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of Amer