The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. Freedom From Want was on view at New-York Historical…
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Hard Work Through Struggle Yields Success: My Citizenship Story
May 24, 2019
Emily Axelson My great-grandfather was the first in my family to immigrate to the United States in the early 20th century. Due to his experience working in a millwork factory in Germany, my great-grandfather built a woodworking business in the United States. Immigrating during the Great Depression presented a new set of difficulties for his…
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Willie Gillis And His Times
May 7, 2019
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. Willie Gillis: Food Package was on view at New-York…
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Ben Shahn’s This is Nazi Brutality: Propaganda Posters and Public Opinion During WWII
May 6, 2019
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. This is Nazi Brutality was on view at New-York…
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Thousand Yard Stare
May 2, 2019
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. Marines Call It That 2,000 Yard Stare was on…
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Rosie the Riveter: An Icon of the Past and Present
April 30, 2019
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. Rosie the Riveter was on view at New-York Historical…
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Gas Masks and Umbrellas: Insights into American Mentality Before WWII
April 17, 2019
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. Baby New Year Ready For War was on view…
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Witches’ Sabbath: the Hellish Horrors of Nazi Germany
April 15, 2019
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. Witches’ Sabbath was on view at New-York Historical in…
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Four Freedoms Propaganda During the Second World War
April 9, 2019
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students in New York and beyond. The Teen Historian blog features research and writing from high school students in our after-school programs who’ve used these resources to deepen their understanding of American history. The Four Freedoms was on view at New-York Historical…
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