Announcing

“The Hermitage,
Andrew Jackson, and America
1801-1861”
an NEH Landmarks of American History Teacher Workshop at

The Hermitage:
Home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee and
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Information packets and application forms are now available for
Workshop 1: June 28-July 2, 2004
Workshop 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” initiative.
Any views expressed in this announcement do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
“The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson, and America 1801-1861” will examine the growing body of humanities
scholarship 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 the
1801-1861 time period, the objects in The Hermitage’s collections, the books the Jackson family owned, the
archaeological remains left behind by the enslaved black families, the architecture, and the cultural landscape
to examine six interpretive themes:

• Growing Democracy
• Cotton Economy and Slavery
• Indians and Westward Expansion
• Reform and Religion
• Women’s 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 intensive
study of American history topics and issues in residence at important historic places. Each workshop
allows 50 educators (teachers, school administrators, substitute teachers, classroom paraprofessionals, and
librarians) 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 enhanced
teaching materials for classroom instruction. Workshops are open to K-12 educators in the United States
and 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 ordinary
living expenses. Travel supplements are available for those traveling long distances.