A large majority of Americans want a healthier democracy, more collaborative governance, and elections that are both secure and widely accessible. But we often feel powerless to hold our elected […]
In this webinar, titled "Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made Iowa their Home," Edward E. Curtis IV, professor and Arab American author, discussed the history of Syrian Muslim […]
Have you ever heard of Iowa described as a “salad bowl?” Iowans may live together but practice different cultures, religions and holidays - including Ramadan. This Goldie at Home activity […]
Follow along this virtual field trip to explore "A Path Forward," a new memorial to voting rights history in Salt Lake City created by artists Kelsey Harrison and Jason Manley. […]
Be Washington is a first-person interactive leadership experience. Come face to face with challenges that George Washington confronted as commander in chief or president in four key scenarios.
LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the "Gateway to Pride" virtual exhibit begins to uncover the rarely-shared or often untold stories of St. Louis’s […]
iThrive Sim: Lives in Balance is a 35-minute role-playing simulation game that invites middle and high school students to act as government officials tasked with responding to a public health […]
With support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Regional Development Authority, the Putnam Museum is in the first stage of a multi-year process to update and […]
The Better Arguments Project is a national civic initiative created to help bridge divides – not by papering over those divides but by helping people have better arguments. Learn some of our methods in this […]
A century after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, the Chicago History Museum invites visitors to explore women’s activism in Chicago to secure the right to vote—and beyond. In this online […]
The words of the Declaration of Independence have influenced human and civil rights movements across the world in the more than 200 years since they were penned by Thomas Jefferson. […]
The Declaration of Independence asserts that ‘all men are created equal’ and are endowed with certain unalienable rights - ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’. When those words were […]