Civil War and Confederate monuments are at the center of debate in 2020. As a site of national memory and political violence, Ford’s offers a list of resources to help contextualize the history of how these monuments came to be and what they meant when first commissioned and their meanings now.
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Evaluation Report: Success of Ford's Summer Teacher Institutes
Recently, we completed an evaluation report on our summer teacher institutes: Civil War Washington and The Seat of War and Peace. Read on to discover our key findings!
The Power of Place: Ford’s Theatre Receives Grant to Host Educators at Summer Workshops
Ford’s Theatre recently received generous grant funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services to host summer professional development institutes for Grades 3-12 teachers for the next two years.
Six Days with Lincoln’s Legacy: Photos and Reflections from our NEH Workshop
This July, 72 teachers from around the United States came to Washington for the first ever Ford’s Theatre Seat of War and Peace summer teacher workshop.
Announcing Our New NEH-Funded Landmarks Teacher Workshop
We’re pleased to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Ford’s Theatre a Landmarks of American History and Culture grant for a new week-long teacher workshop, to be offered in July 2015!
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