Teachers who have helped their students grasp the key dates, places, events, and people in Civil War history now have the chance to flesh out one of the period’s most prominent individuals, Abraham Lincoln.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which administers President Lincoln’s Cottage, American University graduate students, and the National Park Service’s Teaching with [...]
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Lincoln’s Cottage offers Lesson Plan through TWHP
Posted in Education, Interpretation, tagged President Lincoln's Cottage, Teaching with Historic Places on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Frank Milligan elected to AASLH Council
Posted in Staff, tagged Frank Milligan, President Lincoln's Cottage on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to Frank Milligan, Director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, on his election to the Council of the American Association for State and Local History and chairmanship of its Presidential Sites Committee. President Lincoln’s Cottage is a National Trust Historic Site in Washington, DC, and was the seasonal residence of Lincoln and his family during his [...]
Interpretation and Education Grants Awarded
Posted in Education, Fundraising, Interpretation, Training, tagged Drayton Hall, Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Interpretation and Education Fund, President Lincoln's Cottage on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the mini-grant awards and training scholarships from the Interpretation and Education Fund, providing $4,450 to five National Trust Historic Sites:
$1,000 to Drayton Hall to support the participation of the Director of Museum Interpretation at the American Association for State and Local History annual meeting.
$1,000 to [...]
Lincoln’s Cottage previews new online student activity
Posted in Education, Internet, tagged President Lincoln's Cottage on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Lincoln’s Cottage, a National Trust Historic Site in Washington, DC, is launching Debating Emancipation, a new interactive Web site for high school students. Students are placed in the role of one of President Lincoln’s cabinet members and examine letters, political cartoons, newspapers, and other documents of the day in a virtual desk to [...]
True Green / President Lincoln’s Cottage Visitor Education Center Receives Project of the Year Award!
Posted in Buildings, Historic Preservation, Sustainability, Uncategorized, tagged LEED, Midsummer Night's Green, President Lincoln's Cottage, Sustainability, USGBC, World Bank on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Lincoln’s Cottage has been very lucky this week! First, on Monday, July 20th, the Victorian Society presented their annual Preservation Award to the restoration of the Cottage and the sustainable rehabilitation of the Visitor Education Center, and then Tuesday, July 21st, the sustainable rehabilitation of the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center at President Lincoln’s Cottage [...]
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