Nine institutes were held in June of 2022. The workshops were designed for both elementary and high school educators.

Alabama and Early American History
Grades K-6
University of Alabama Inservice Center, Tuscaloosa, June 7-9

Exploring the Mysteries of Mobile
Grades 7-12
History Museum of Mobile, Mobile, June 7-9

Magic in the New South: Alabama During the Gilded Age
Grades 7-12
Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, June 14-16

Sounds of the Shoals: From the Singing River to Rock ‘n’ Roll
Grades 7-12
Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia, June 15-17

Jackson County and the New Deal
Grades K-6
Scottsboro Jackson Heritage Center, Scottsboro, June 21-23

Talladega: Reaching New Heights
Grades K-6
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Talladega, June 21-23

Reconstruction in the Confederate Capital
Grades 7-12
Alabama Department of Archives and History, June 22-24

The Power of Primary Sources
Grades K-6
Carnegie Visual Arts Center, Decatur, June 28-30

Freedom Road
Grades K-12
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery; Lowndes County Interpretive Center, White Hall; Tuskegee History Center, Tuskegee, June 28-30

Thirteen institutes were held in June of 2021. The workshops were designed for both elementary and high school educators.

Blast Off Through the History of Huntsville
Grades 3-6
EarlyWorks Children’s History Museum, Huntsville, June 7-9

Hear Her Roar: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Grades 10-12
Alabama Humanities Alliance, Birmingham, June 8-10

Alabama and the Civil War
Grades 10-12
Caroline Marshall Draughn Center for the Arts & Humanities, Auburn, June 9-11

Made in Alabama: A Look at Art in Alabama
Grades 3-6
University of Montevallo Campus, Montevallo, June 14-16

The Lifeblood of North Alabama: The Tennessee River
Grades 3-6
Florence First United Methodist Church, Florence, June 14-16

Telling the Story of Our Town
Grades 3-6
Little River Canyon Center, Fort Payne, June 16-18

Alabama’s Longleaf Pine: A Closer Look
Grades 3-6
Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, Andalusia, June 21-23

Women’s History in Alabama’s Black Belt
Grades 10-12
Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center, Camden, June 22-24

Exploring Our Land and Lake
Grades 10-12
Lake Guntersville State Park, Guntersville, June 22-24

Exploring Alabama and Our Place in Early American History
Grades 3-6
University of Alabama Inservice Center, Tuscaloosa, June 23-25

There’s No Place Like Home
Grades 4-12
Jacksonville State University Regional Inservice Center, Anniston, June 28-30

Hometown History: Engaging Students with Local History and Archival Research
Grades 10-12
Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, June 28-30

Montgomery: A City of History
Grades 3-6
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, June 29-July 1

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sixteen institutes planned for June of 2020 were cancelled. Instead, a virtual workshop was offered in July:

Women’s Suffrage Movement in Alabama
Grades K-12
Virtual, July 23

Twenty institutes were held in June and July of 2019 as part of the Alabama Bicentennial Summer Institutes series. For the first time since launching the program in 2017, several workshops were offered for high school educators.

Twelve institutes were held in June and July of 2018 as part of the Alabama Bicentennial Summer Institutes series. All the workshops were designed for elementary school educators.

Unsung Heroes of the Black Belt
Grades 3-6
Livingston, June 11-14

Mobile: People of the Rivers
Grades 3-6
Mobile, June 12-15

Birmingham: One Place, Many Faces
Grades 3-6
Birmingham, June 18-21

Our Roots Run Deep: Digging Up Alabama’s Rich Farming Heritage
Grades 3-6
Dothan, June 18-21

Alabama Voices: History through Oral Stories
Grades 3-6
Gadsden, June 18-21

Voting with Our Feet
Grades 3-6
Montgomery, June 18-21

Alabama’s Longleaf Pine: A Closer Look
Grades 3-6
Andalusia, June 25-28

Telling Alabama’s Story: A Community Perspective
Grades 3-6
Selma, June 25-28

Civil War and Civil Rights in Alabama’s Fourth Capital
Grades 3-6
Tuscaloosa, June 26-29

The Three C’s Alabama and the Creek War, Civil War, and Civil Rights Movement
Grades 3-6
Auburn, July 16‐19

Celebrating the People of Our Past
Grades 3-6
Florence, July 16-19

Alabama Goes to Space
Grades 3-6
Huntsville, July 16-19

Twelve institutes were held in June and July of 2017 as part of the Alabama Bicentennial Summer Institutes series. All the workshops were designed for elementary school educators.

Indian Removal in Alabama
Grades 3-6
Fort Payne, June 19-22

Longleaf: The History of an Agricultural State
Grades 3-6
Troy, June 19-22

Alabama’s Farming Heritage
Grades 3-6
Dothan, June 19-23

Voting with Our Feet
Grades 3-6
Montgomery, June 19-23

Our Music Tells a Story
Grades 3-6
Tuscumbia, June 19-23

Mobile: Change in Alabama’s First City
Grades 3-6
Mobile, June 20-23

More than Mounds: So You Think You Know Moundville?
Grades 3-6
Moundville, June 26-29

How We Work: Labor in Alabama
Grades 3-6
Birmingham, June 26-30

Discovering a Community: An Alabama Cultural Treasure in the Black Belt
Grades 3-6
Selma, June 26-30

Telling Alabama’s Story: A Community Perspective
Grades 3-6
Thomasville, June 26-30

The Three “Cs”: Alabama and the Creek War, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement
Grades 3-6
Auburn, July 17-21

Early Statehood: Telling Our Story
Grades 3-6
Decatur, July 17-21