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Education Internships available [paid]
Interns will be paid $12.50 an hour for a minimum of 100 hours and a maximum of 125 hours during late February to mid-April 2015. The hours will be during the work week, Monday through Thursday and are approximately 9:30am – 1:30pm. The days and hours worked each week may vary.

The deadline for applications is September 30, 2014. Interviews will be conducted in October and interns notified shortly afterwards. The internship will start in mid-February, 2015.
More information. To apply email david.clark@nara.gov

National History Day workshop
October 18, 2014
9am - 12:30pm
National winners, contest coordinators and area teachers will share best practices for National History Day. 2015 theme materials on "Leadership and Legacy" will be available. New rule books will also be on hand. Email Mark Adams at mark.adams@nara.gov to register. (Workshop is free).
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Truman Trivia Contest
Monday, October 20, 2014
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Theme: "World War One"
Open to students in grade 9-12. Registration information

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Updated August 26, 2014

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Many of the materials on this site came from Project WhistleStop. The project was funded in part by a United States Technology Innovation Challenge Grant from the United States Department of Education.

The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is one of thirteen Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

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