Education

Discover dynamic education programs and curriculum resources about the history of our city, state, and nation.

Education Mission

The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students and teachers in New York and beyond. Historical study sparks curiosity and creativity, promotes cultural understanding, and fosters an empowered citizenry to strengthen our democracy. Our staff of passionate professionals draws on our world-renowned collections to engage learners of all ages in the study of our collective past.

 

Education programs made possible through endowments established by:
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Hearst Foundations
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

Public funding provided by:
Institute for Museum and Library Services
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature

Important support provided by:
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Ford Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Altman Foundation
Deutsche Bank
The Pinkerton Foundation
Barker Welfare Foundation
The Keith Haring Foundation
The Bay and Paul Foundations
The Alice Lawrence Foundation
The Henry Nias Foundation
Fred and Joan Pittman
Anonymous

 

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Eighth Grade: New York & the Nation, 19th–20th centuries

In this series, students prepare for the rigors of high school and beyond. As you work your way from the 19th through the 20th centuries, students will dig deep to learn how women, native people, people of color, and other marginalized groups responded to and were affected by eras and events that still reverberate through our modern world.

In the finale, students work in groups to create a timeline of American history from the end of the Civil War to the height of the Civil Rights Movement, demonstrating how everything they have learned is interconnected.

  • Session 1: Industrialization
  • Session 2: Manifest Destiny
  • Session 3: Immigration
  • Session 4: World War I
  • Session 5: The Roaring Twenties
  • Session 6: The Great Depression
  • Session 7: World War II
  • Session 8: Civil Rights
  • Session 9: Culmination—A Visual Timeline

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