Monday, June 8, 2026—Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Riverfront Museum—The Promise of Liberty—A One Day Teacher Seminar
Registration
*ICSS Members, $25
*Non-members, $50
*Every Student Initiative, ESI K-8 Partner Schools: Complimentary registration for first five teachers.
For inquiries regarding ESI School Partner information, please contact Sadie Helmick, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Peoria Riverfront Museum at [email protected]
Professional Development Credit: Yes
Peoria Riverfront Museum—The Promise of Liberty—A One Day Teacher Seminar
Registration
*ICSS Members, $25
*Non-members, $50
*Every Student Initiative, ESI K-8 Partner Schools: Complimentary registration for first five teachers.
For inquiries regarding ESI School Partner information, please contact Sadie Helmick, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Peoria Riverfront Museum at [email protected]
Professional Development Credit: Yes
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Explore some of the most significant documents and objects in US History, curated by Ken Burns. This one-day seminar provides educators with the opportunity to interact with museum experts and curriculum designers to maximize this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit. Join ICSS and the Peoria Riverfront Museum for this rare opportunity to engage with US history, up close. A light breakfast and lunch are provided. Professional Development Credit is offered. The exhibition features some of the most significant documents and objects in U.S. history, including:
*A 1776 edition of the Declaration of Independence
*The first printing of the United States Constitution
*Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington
*George Washington’s famed “To Bigotry No Sanction” letter, articulating a radical vision of religious freedom
*A Constitutional Convention cover letter emphasizing the necessity of compromise
*A presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation championing education and science
*A copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech, expanding on the founding documents as a “promissory note” for all Americans
*The Mitchell Map, used during the Treaty of Paris to define the boundaries of the newly independent United States
*A rare life mask of George Washington, one of only two known casts taken directly from life in 1785
Meriwether Lewis’s 1814 tomahawk, carried during the expedition that reshaped the nation’s future
Explore some of the most significant documents and objects in US History, curated by Ken Burns. This one-day seminar provides educators with the opportunity to interact with museum experts and curriculum designers to maximize this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit. Join ICSS and the Peoria Riverfront Museum for this rare opportunity to engage with US history, up close. A light breakfast and lunch are provided. Professional Development Credit is offered. The exhibition features some of the most significant documents and objects in U.S. history, including:
*A 1776 edition of the Declaration of Independence
*The first printing of the United States Constitution
*Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington
*George Washington’s famed “To Bigotry No Sanction” letter, articulating a radical vision of religious freedom
*A Constitutional Convention cover letter emphasizing the necessity of compromise
*A presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation championing education and science
*A copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech, expanding on the founding documents as a “promissory note” for all Americans
*The Mitchell Map, used during the Treaty of Paris to define the boundaries of the newly independent United States
*A rare life mask of George Washington, one of only two known casts taken directly from life in 1785
Meriwether Lewis’s 1814 tomahawk, carried during the expedition that reshaped the nation’s future