Using ESSEX History is a three-year project to improve the quality of American History instruction in Essex County's middle schools and high schools through teacher seminars and summer institutes on the people, places and events of
Essex County, Massachusetts.

Rebecca Nurse Homestead

Field
Resources

Explore early settlement, maritime and industrial sites in Essex County.



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Jan Maetzliger

Lesson
Plans

Developed by teachers using primary and field resources available here and throughout Essex County.

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List of Import Tariffs from 19th Century

Primary
Resources

Documents, online here and available through our partners, for teaching any American History class.

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Seminars and Institutes

 

Previous Seminars

Teddy Roosevelt and the World
May 14, 2008

The Rise of the New Right
April 28, 2009

Early Cold War
March 9, 2009

The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
January 30, 2009

The China Trade
November 19, 2008

The Culture of Jim Crow
October 29, 2008

Rise of the new right

General Seminar Information
Application Deadline: March 31
Apply to a Seminar
  • Date: April 28, 2009
  • Location: Enterprise Center
  • Salem State College
  • Salem, Massachusetts
  • Time:9AM - 3PM
  • address & directions

Prof. Andrew Darien of Salem State College will discuss the rise of conservatism in the late twentieth-century.  Using the text, "What's the Matter with Kansas," Dr. Darien's talk will give context to the country's "red" and "blue" states by examining the origins of the modern conservative movement in the 1960s and 1970s.

    Directions:

    Directions From Route 128
    Exit 25 to Route 114 East for 3.9 miles to Salem State College North Campus. Bear right at lights (following 1A South) onto Loring Avenue. Central Campus and the Enterprise Center are 3 blocks on the left, directly across Loring Avenue from the Salem Diner. Other nearby landmarks include Loring Liquors and Eastern Bank, all located at the same intersection as the Enterprise Center Parking lot.

    From the South via Route 1A
    Follow Route 1A North through Revere, Lynn, Swampscott and into Salem. One-half mile after entering Salem, bear right at the lights onto Loring Avenue (following Route 1A North). Other nearby landmarks include Loring Liquors and Eastern Bank, all located at the same intersection as the Enterprise Center Parking lot. Central Campus and the Enterprise Center is on the right directly across Loring Avenue from the Salem Diner.

    If you encounter problems along the way, call the ENTERPRISE CENTER: (978)-542-7528.

    Parking Information:

    Parking for Enterprise Center events is located around the perimeter of the building 2 rows back and marked by "Parking for Enterprise Center tenants and guests" signs. All other spaces are marked "Salem State College Faculty Only," and should be avoided at all costs. (Less you want a Salem State College Police Parking ticket)

    Entrances to the building are as follows:
    -Through the Salem State College Bookstore (we are through the back door of the store)
    -At the front of the building (to the left of the bookstore when facing)
    -At the back of the building (near the rear entrance to the central campus parking lot)




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Using ESSEX History Themes

Using ESSEX History will address four core themes in American history. These four themes are listed below. Teachers will find materials that relate to specific topics linked to the appropriate heading. Any subjects that relate to more than one theme will be linked to all of the appropriate headings.