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NEH Landmarks Workshop on the Transcontinental Railroad -- PD opportunity for teachers
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The Transcontinental Railroad: Transforming California and the Nation - an NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop -- will be held twice: June 23-28 and July 7-12, 2013 (applicants will indicate which week they prefer). A $1,200 stipend will help to offset travel and living expenses. Over the course of the six days, academic historians, museum professionals, and educational leaders associated with The History Project at UC Davis will lead NEH Summer Scholars on an investigation of the transcontinental railroad from its conceptual origins, through feats of labor and engineering, and on to its social, political, and economic impact during and after the Gilded Age. Historic Old Sacramento, a unique 28-acre National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park located along the scenic Sacramento River, provides an incomparable backdrop for this workshop. Sessions will be held at the California State Railroad Museum, the Crocker Art Museum, and the Leland Stanford Mansion. We will also take with two day trips: the first following the tracks of the first transcontinental railroad into the Sierra; the second to the San Francisco Bay Area with visits to Stanford University and the Chinese Historical Society of America. For more information, visit our website: http://railroad.historyproject.ucdavis.edu/
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