Primarily George

In 2008 the Society's Education Department  took part in a program in which participants from host institution Mount Vernon, the National Archives, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the Papers of George Washington, and the Massachusetts Historical Society were asked to select key documents from their respective collections that could be used by teachers as primary source teaching tools. Each institution selected one document for each of three grade levels: fifth, eighth and eleventh. The following are the links to the documents from our collections with associated historical and educational resource materials developed by MHS staff.

Teachers can order free DVDs of the Primarily George program through the Fairfax Network of the Fairfax (Virginia) County Public Schools:http://itweb.fcps.edu/fairfaxnetwork/videostore/level2ad.cfm?productid194.

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View/Download Lesson 1: Grade Five: A Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 11-17 June 1775

View/Download Lesson 2: Grade Eight: Letter from George Washington to Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln, 5 June 1782

View/Download Lesson 3: Grade Eleven: Artemas Ward Orderly Book, 3-8 July 1775