| BI-50096-09 | Education Programs: Landmarks of American History for Community Colleges, WTP | Society for Historians of the Early American Republic | Revolution to Republic: Philadelphia's Place in Early America | 10/1/2009 - 12/31/2010 | $139,409.00 | Roderick | Alexander | McDonald | Michelle | | McDonald | Society for Historians of the Early American Republic | Philadelphia | PA | 19104-4531 | USA | 2009 | U.S. History | Landmarks of American History for Community Colleges, WTP | Education Programs | 139409 | 0 | 139409 | 0 | Two one-week workshops for fifty community college faculty members linking important themes in early American history to key sites in Philadelphia.
The Society for Historians of the Early Republic (SHEAR), a U.S. 501(c) 3 nonprofit headquartered in Philadelphia, requests funds to support two one-week workshops entitled "Revolution to Republic: Philadelphia's Place in Early America," that will explore the pivotal transition from British colonial urban center to republican city. Twenty-five Community College faculty per week will explore Philadelphia's rich history, learn how to incorporate historic landmarks into classroom learning, and initiate or advance personal research interests. |