For Immediate Release
7 September 2011
Contact(s): Eric Leonard
Phone number: 229 924-0343, ext. 201
NR11-19

On Saturday, October 22, 2011, Andersonville National Historic Site, in
partnership with the Georgia Council for History Education (GCHE) will host
its first ever teacher workshop. The workshop will be held at the
Andersonville Village Hall located on Church Street (one block past the
Wirz Monument) in the city of Andersonville, Georgia before moving to the
historic site in the afternoon.

Intended for teachers representing grades 5 through 12, the focus of the
workshop will be to offer various ideas for the enrichment of classroom
curriculum as well as to introduce new educational materials and programs
developed by park staff. The workshop will end with a tour of the park.

The cost of the workshop is $15 for GCHE members and $55 for non-GCHE
members. Price includes hospitality, lunch and GCHE membership. The Georgia
Council for History Education is an affiliated state council of the
National Council History Education. For more information about the
Mini-Conference or to pre-register, contact Joel Walker  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
(770-968-2530) or Beth Scarborough at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
(770-314-7184). To register, please send a check to GCHE, 5083 Wickford
Way, Atlanta, GA 30338.

Andersonville National Historic Site is located 10 miles south of
Oglethorpe, GA and 10 miles northeast of Americus, GA on Georgia Highway
49. The site features the National Prisoner of War Museum, Andersonville
National Cemetery and the site of the historic Civil War prison, Camp
Sumter. Andersonville National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park
System and serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. Park
grounds are open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm with the museum opening at 8:30
am. Admission is free. For more information on the park, call 229 924-0343,
visit on the web at www.nps.gov/ande/, or find us on Facebook at
facebook.com/AndersonvilleNPS

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Eric Leonard
Chief of Interpretation and Education
Andersonville National Historic Site
496 Cemetery Road
Andersonville GA 31711
229 924-0343 ext. 201 phone
229 591-4993 cell
229 924-1086 fax
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http://www.nps.gov/ande/