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Teaching with Museum Collections
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Arlington House - The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Bandelier National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Gettysburg National Military Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Hampton National Historic Site
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Independence National Historical Park
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Prince William Forest Park
Manzanar National Historic Site
Morristown National Historical Park
Nez Perce National Historical Park
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolution, A Revolution of Possibilities: Politics, Economy, and Society
Morristown National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Arlington House - The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Family Life at Arlington House
Sitting in Robert E. Lee's Writing Chair
Bandelier National Monument
Ancestral Pueblo Tools
Designing Civilian Conservation Corps Style Tinwork and Woodcarving
Community Roles of Pueblo Peoples: Past and Present
Exploring Cultural Continuity Through Pottery
A New Deal for Artists
Magical Collaborations
Passing Traditions Through Time
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Always the Young Seekers: Carl Sandburg, The Early Years
Carl Sandburg: Collector of Life in Word and Song
Carl Sandburg’s Rock: The Connemara Home
Carl Sandburg: Visionary Poet
Working and Writing for a Living at Connemara
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross, Pioneer and Innovator
Clara Barton Needs You!
Preservation at Clara Barton National Historic Site
Death Valley National Park
Native Tools for Food Harvest
Who is Death Valley Scotty?
Eisenhower National Historic Site
The Eisenhower Farm: Leaving the Land Better Than He Found It!
Eisenhower's Presidency
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
A Few of Eleanor’s Favorite Things: Learning about History by Looking at Objects
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass' Hat
Forward March: Continuing Frederick Douglass' Footsteps
Gettysburg National Military Park
Life of a Civil War Soldier
Grant-Kohrs National Historic Site
A Brand is Forever
Cowboy Doctor
Cowboy Hat
Home on the Range
Hampton National Historic Site
On the Move: The Travel Experiences of Americans in the Nineteenth Century
Harry S Truman
The Etiquette of Calling
The Many Hats of Harry S Truman
Lincoln National Historic Site
Lincoln's Legal Career
Lincoln- The Candidate: “The Taste is in My Mouth a Little”
Reminder of the Past, Lincoln Keepsakes
The Abraham Lincoln Home in Springfield, IL
Mary Todd Lincoln and the Boys
Manzanar National Historic Site
Traveling Beads: American Indian Currency
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Dinner Discussions at Maggie Walker’s House
Nez Perce National Historical Park
Fashion Detective – An Investigation of Continuity and Change in Nez Perce Country
Nez Perce Flutes
The Seasonal Round: a strong influence on the Daily Pulse of the Nez Perce
Daily Life in the Ancient Times of the Nez Perce
Historic Nez Perce Clothing and Adornment
Nez Perce Spirituality: an integrated arts; literature, visual art, music and dance unit
Native American Games: Nez Perce Stick Game (Lopmix game)
Trade and Transportation
Prince William Forest Park
Nurturing the Human Crop
Vicksburg National Military Park
Life Aboard the
USS Cairo
Naval Warfare during the Civil War
The Army and Navy: Significant Factors in the Vicksburg Campaign
During the Civil War
The Siege of Vicksburg
William T. Rigby and His Walking Cane