From: McDonald, Michelle [[log in to unmask]]
Early American Studies Seminar, Philadelphia.
FINAL REMINDER: Applications must be post-marked by Monday, March 17,
2008.
The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) invites
you to apply to “Revolution to Republic: Philadelphia’s Place in Early
America,” a Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshop for
Community College Faculty funded by the We the People program of the
National Endowment for the Humanities. The week-long workshop is free of
charge and all participants receive a $500 stipend for food and lodging
plus a travel subsidy. Two dates are available: June 9-14 and June 16-21,
2008.
While in town, participants are welcomed into Philadelphia’s vibrant
scholarly community. All receive a subscription to the Journal of the
Early Republic, the journal of record for early national history, and are
invited to attend a McNeil Center for Early American Studies Summer
Seminar and dinner. Full-time, part-time and adjunct faculty may apply.
Workshop highlights include:
• Seminars on topics from Native American history through the early
national period.
• Behind-the-scenes tours of Philadelphia's most prominent historic
institutions.
• Research in the city’s archives and libraries.
For more information about program objectives and activities, please visit
our website at http://www.shear.org/nehlandmarks, or contact us at (215)
746-5394 or [log in to unmask]
Please forward this email to any colleagues you think might be interested
in the program. The seminar will provide a wonderful opportunity to meet
faculty from across the country, conduct research in Philadelphia’s many
archives, and learn more about one of America’s most historic places.
Michelle Craig McDonald
Assistant Professor of History
Stockton College
(609) 626-3529
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