Matthew Pinsker leads this one-hour tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield. He pays particular attention to the human stories that can help make the battle and its aftermath teachable. Additional resources for this video, including shorter clips organized by stops and…
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Map –Summers with Lincoln
Created by high school student Chelsea Miller, this map is built around excerpts from a book written by one of her teachers, James Percoco, Summers With Lincoln (2008), documenting his experiences visiting Lincoln statues and memorials from across the country with his…
MAP –JEB Stuart at Gettysburg
Built in 2011 for the House Divided Project by undergraduate Brenna McKelvey, this map details the cavalry movements of Confederate General JEB Stuart during the Gettysburg campaign in 1863. Stuart’s absence at the beginning of the battle (July 1-3,1863) was…
MAP –Lincoln’s Writings
Built in 2013 for the multi-media edition of Lincoln’s Writings, this map offers a gateway to explore 150 of Abraham Lincoln’s most teachable documents, from his first campaign statement in 1832 to his last speech on April 11, 1865. Lincoln’s…
MAP –US Diplomatic History
This map built on snippets from George Herring’s From Colony to Superpower (2008) with supporting resources gathered from across the web, offers a helpful overview of US diplomatic history. US Diplomatic History syllabus
MAP –Growing Up
This map built from snippets from Russell Baker’s memoir Growing Up (1981) offers a vivid snapshot of life in early twentieth century America. Additional resources for this map can be found at the US Since 1877 course site. Growing Up resources
MAP –Up From Slavery
This map is built on snippets from Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery (1901) and offers a teachable overview of Washington’s life as he transformed himself during Reconstruction into a leading figure in American society. Additional resources for this map can be…
COLLECTION –House Divided Project
The research engine at the center of the House Divided Project at Dickinson College is essentially a database of tens of thousands of historical documents and images from the period, 1840 to 1880, with a focus on the American Civil…
ESSAY –End of Civil War
In 2015, Matthew Pinsker wrote a short essay for the Smithsonian / Zocalo Public Square series, “What It Means To Be American,” on the subject of the debates about civil rights that erupted among abolitionists at the end of the…
EXHIBIT –Gettysburg Address
Matthew Pinsker, director of the House Divided Project at Dickinson College, curated the exhibit “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Addresses,” at the invitation of the Google Cultural Institute in November 2013 to help commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The exhibit…