For 2005-2006 there are three weekend Workshops scheduled and one 2-week long Summer Institute. All of these are mandatory for the participants. See below for the exact dates and the itinerary for each session. View the 2003-2004 or the 2004-2005 schedules.

• Nov 4-5 (AGENDA)
  The Atlantic World in the 17th and 18th Centuries: European Migration to America and the African Diaspora
  
  The story begins with the movement of people, goods and ideas within the Atlantic world in the 17th and 18th centuries—a phenomenon filled with promise but often fraught with tragedy.
  
  Historian: Cathy Matson
  University of Delaware
  
  
  
• February 24-25 (AGENDA)
  Migration into the American West
  
  Join Professor Joyce in studying the swirling and diverse migrations into and throughout the American West
  
  Readings:
  The Great American Orphan Abduction
  BY: Linda Gordon
  Frontier Children
  BY: Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith
  
  Historian: Barry Joyce
  University of Delaware
  
  Location: University of Delaware Marriott
  
  
• May 5-6 (AGENDA)
  Here Come the Irish! The Irish Diaspora in the 19th century
  
  Perhaps no story of Immigrants has captured the imagination of Americans as that of the Irish in the 19th century. We are all Irish—every March 17!
  
  Readings:
  Black Powder, White Lace
  By M. Mulrooney
  
  Historian: Margaret Mulrooney
  James Madison University
  
  Location: University of Delaware Courtyard Marriott
  400 Pencader, Newark, DE 19716
  302.737.0900
  
  Field Trip: Workers' World Tour
  $6.50 / two hours, fifteen person minimum
  This walking tour focuses on the rise of industrialism and its impact on the life of the workers at Hagley. The tour visits the Visitor Center to view exhibits and dioramas. In the powder yard visitors get a taste of the activities in the mid-nineteenth century when the site was the largest black powder works in America. A visit to Workers' Hill to see the Gibbons House and the Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School shows the workers' home life. This is a guided, walking tour and no transportation is provided.
  
  Accommodations: Please e-mail Colleen Hall by April 20th and let her know if you plan to stay overnight at the Courtyard Marriott on May 5th. The grant pays for double occupancy accommodations. Feel free to request a roommate.
  
  

Summer Institute I

• July 10-14 (AGENDA)
  The changing faces of America: New Opportunities; Old and New Antagonisms
  
  The hopes and dreams of all Americans can be recognized in the motivations and experiences of the diverse people who have seen America as a unique land of opportunity. Join Immigration Historian Alan Kraut and other noted historians and children’s authors to understand and appreciate the challenges that immigrants have faced while striving for those hopes and dreams.
  
  Readings:
  American Immigration and Ethnicity: A Reader
  Edited by Gerber and Kraut
  The Huddled Masses
  By Alan Kraut
  Dreaming of Gold, Dreaming of Home: Transnationalism and
  Migration between the United States and South China, 1882-1943
  By Madeline Hsu
  
  Resident Historian: Alan Kraut
  American University
  
  Guest Historians:
  Tuesday: Mexican Immigration: Steve Pitti: Yale University
  Thursday: Chinese Immigration: Madeline Hsu: San Francisco State University
  
  Workshop Location:
  Clayton Hall, Rm 120
  
  Accomdation Location:
  University of Delaware Courtyard Marriott
  400 Pencader, Newark, DE 19716
  302.737.0900
  
  Accommodations: Please e-mail Colleen Hall by June 20th and let her know if you plan to stay overnight at the Courtyard Marriott during the Summer Institute (Sunday, July 10th -
  Wednesday, July 12th). The grant pays for double occupancy accommodations. Feel free to request a roommate.
  
  
  
• July 13-14 (AGENDA)
  Road Trip to Philly
  
  Eat well, stay overnight at the Sheraton Hotel, and visit Immigration-related sites, including two of the cities wonderful cultural enclaves—South Philly and Chinatown.
  
  Accommodation Location: TBA
  
  Please e-mail Colleen Hall by June 20th and let her know if you plan to stay overnight (Thursday, July 13th) in Philadelphia for the field trip. The grant pays for double occupancy accommodations. Feel free to request a roommate. More information about the field trip will be posted at a later date.
  
  

Summer Institute II

• July 17-21 (AGENDA)
  And Still they Come: Immigration in the 20th and 21st centuries
  
  Learn how immigration has perpetually played a crucial role in determining who we are as a unique people. Noted Historians and children’s authors will help you connect this process to the experiences of those who continue to journey to America.
  
  Readings:
  Age of Migration
  By Mark Miller
  *Note to participants: This book will be handed out at the May Workshop
  
  Resident Historian: Mark Miller
  University of Delaware
  
  Guest Historians:
  Puerto Rican Migration: Carmen Whalen: Williams College
  Eastern European Immigration: John Bukowczyk: Wayne State
  
  Location: University of Delaware Courtyard Marriott
  400 Pencader, Newark, DE 19716
  302.737.0900
  
  Accommodations: Please e-mail Colleen Hall by June 20th and let her know if you plan to stay overnight at the Courtyard Marriott during the Summer Institute (Monday, July 17th to Thursday, July 20th). The grant pays for double occupancy accommodations. Feel free to request a roommate.