Post: Free Summer Workshops on 19th Century Canal Era

Posted by Canal Corridor Association on 1/29/05

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Free Summer Workshops on Canal-Era History –

Learn About One of the Best-Kept Secrets of American
History: The I&M Canal

Five-day teacher workshops exploring the themes of
immigration, transportation, western expansion and city
building through study of the U.S. Canal Era, using the
Illinois & Michigan Canal as a case study for the canal
experience. Made possible through a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities, the workshops are
for K-12 teachers across the U.S.

Workshop highlights include
• $500 stipend for each participant
• Discounted graduate credit available
• Presentations by noted canal historians, scholars
and authors
• Field visits to sites throughout the I&M Canal
National Heritage Corridor
• Access to I&M Canal Archives at Lewis University
Library
• A wealth of resources, including unpublished
primary source documents
• Development of a curriculum project for classroom
use

The workshops will be held at the Gaylord Building
Historic Site, 25 miles from downtown Chicago and on the
I&M Canal.

Choose from one of three sessions: June 27-July 1, July 12-
16 or July 25-29, 2005.

Application deadline: March 15, 2005. Go to
www.canalcor.org for information and an application. Or
contact Ron Vasile at rvasile@canalcor.org or 815-588-1100.

Sponsored by Canal Corridor Association and Lewis
University. Made possible by a grant through the Landmarks
of American History program of the National Endowment for
the Humanities.

Canal Corridor Association - 2005 NEH Teacher Workshop

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