House Divided Project
Dickinson College students and staff are creating a wide variety of resources to commemorate the 150th anniversary of both the Civil War (2011-15) and Reconstruction (2015-27) in order to help America’s classrooms learn more about this turbulent era.
House Divided Project at Dickinson College
Matthew Pinsker, Director
61 N. West Street
PO Box 1773 / Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
Tel: 717-245-1865
hdivided@dickinson.eduOur Main Gateway
Classroom Sites
Special Exhibitions
- Augmented Reality Studio
- 150 Notable Dickinsonians
- Cumberland Civil War
- Digital Lincoln
- Dickinson & Slavery
- Dred Scott Decision
- Journal Divided
- Lincoln and War Powers
- Lincoln’s Gettysburg Addresses
- Origins of Civil War
- PA Grand Review
- Prince of Emancipation
- Texas Farmer’s Civil War
- Unofficial Guide to Spielberg’s Lincoln
Social Media
Staff Directory
Reading Newspapers Archive
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