The site has numerous education programs designed for students of all ages. Some of the lesson plans that will soon be uploaded to the Curriculum Materials page include:

• "In all this I can but see the doom of slavery": Ulysses S. Grant and the Civil War for grades 5, 8 and 11.
• Ulysses S. Grant and White Haven for grades 1-5.

Two new Traveling Trunks will also soon be available for classroom use:

• School Days of the Past: Growing Up in the 1830s  for grades 3-5.
• The Right to Vote: A Constitution Day Activity for grades 3-5 and 6-12.

Please contact the site through the Contact Us link on the left with questions about programs for your class.

As more lesson plans that you can do in your classroom are developed, they will be added to the website.  

New! Region V (St. Louis) History Day Award offered by Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site!

Each year, the site will offer awards to the best exhibit, paper, documentary, performance, and website in the Junior and Senior categories that is related to Ulysses S. Grant and/or America's Civil War.

In 2009, Patrick Butler of Wydown Middle School won for his exhibit, "Ulysses S. Grant: Military Strategist Who Preserved the Union."

The 2010 Region V contest will be held on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

For more information about how to participate in History Day visit the National History Day website.