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Inside the Vault: Benjamin Franklin

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Join us on February 2, 2023, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT) when our curators discuss Benjamin Franklin’s copy of the US Constitution and Jean Antoine Houdon’s bust of Franklin with Liz Covart, Founding Director, Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios and Sara Charles, Education Program Manager at the Gilder Lehrman Institute. This program is made possible by the Fund for the Endowment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms.

This event is for teachers, students and their families — and everyone with an interest in history!

Everyone who registers will be sent a Zoom meeting link and instructions in the confirmation email.

PD certificates will be sent to all who attend the entirety of the program.

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For more information, please contact us at collectionprograms@gilderlehrman.org.

Visit us at www.gilderlehrman.org.

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Feb 2, 2023 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Feb 2, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Inside the Vault: Benjamin Franklin Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PyFsBaotTNCVfbDmNDjrwQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Liz Covart (Founding Director of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ) Liz Covart is the Founding Director of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is best known for her work as the creator, host, and executive producer of the award-winning podcast “Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast About Early American History.” As the Founding Director of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios, Liz practices a blend of scholarly history, public history, and digital humanities. Liz has research expertise in the American Revolution and is working on a history of the Articles of Confederation and American union. For more information visit: lizcovart.com Sara Charles (Education Program Manager at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ) Sara Charles is a teacher with 18 years of experience instructing AP Art History, AP European History, AP United States History, and AP World History in Westchester, N.Y. She graduated with a B.A. in History and History of Art from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and an M.Ed from Columbia-Teachers College. She is a Fulbright scholar to Morocco and an Ed.D candidate in Art Education at Columbia-Teachers College. In 2008, she created an online Professional Learning Community for over 3,000 Art History teachers dedicated to democratizing access to art education and teacher-training opportunities. She currently works at the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History as an Education Program Manager and is an instructor of Art History at Sotheby’s Institute of Art for secondary students.

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