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Announcing

e Hermitage,Andrew Jackson, and America

1801-1861an NEH Landmarks of American History Teacher Workshop at

e Hermitage:Home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee andMiddle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Information packets and application forms are now available for

Workshop 1: June 28-July 2, 2004Workshop 2: July 12-16, 2004

Contact: lahmtsu@mtsu.edu or call 615.898.5798

Landmarks of American History teacher workshops are supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and are designated programs of the We the People initiativAny views expressed in this announcement do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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e Hermitage, Andrew Jackson, and America 1801-1861 will examine the growing body of humanitiesscholarship on the early nineteenth century. Each workshop will combine classroom and field studies,including archaeology. Participants will use as primary source evidence a variety of documents from the1801-1861 time period, the objects in e Hermitages collections, the books the Jackson family owned, thearchaeological remains left behind by the enslaved black families, the architecture, and the cultural landscapeto examine six interpretive themes:

Growing Democracy Cotton Economy and Slavery Indians and Westward Expansion Reform and Religion Womens Lives in a Changing America Developing a Distinct American Material Culture

Landmarks of American History Workshops offer K-12 educators the opportunity to engage in intensivestudy of American history topics and issues in residence at important historic places. Each workshopallows 50 educators (teachers, school administrators, substitute teachers, classroom paraprofessionals, andlibrarians) to collaborate with core faculty and visiting scholars in probing the importance of historic places,making connections between workshop content and curriculum standards, and developing enhancedteaching materials for classroom instruction. Workshops are open to K-12 educators in the United Statesand its territorial possessions and to Americans teaching in foreign schools.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2004

Teachers selected to participate will receive a $500 stipend to help cover travel expenses, books, and ordinaryliving expenses. Travel supplements are available for those traveling long distances.