*Note: to register your class for Hands-On-History 2008, go to the registration information page, Hands-On-History Registration.
Stations:
Archaeology (45 minutes - 4th – 6th grade)
Learn how archaeologists discover our past by participating in an archaeological dig on the historic Stoppel Farmstead. Hands will get dirty!
Base Ball 1860s
Students will play base ball with Roosters base ball players the way it was meant to be played following the rules of the 1860s.
Blacksmith
Learn how important the blacksmith’s art was during pioneer times. Watch a demonstration of the blacksmith working on his forge. The blacksmith shaped and wielded many farm and household objects such as hinges, tools and andirons.
Candle Making
Watch a demonstration of candles made from tallow. Each child will make a candle.
Civil War Dragoon
Bill Havens will demonstrate the skills needed to be a U.S. Dragoon in the Civil War. This station includes weapons demonstration (no live ammunition).
Civil War Encampment
See what camp life was like for the soldiers of the Third Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Company C, Provost Guard and Medical Detachment. Talk with the soldiers about clothing, weapons, camp life, and history of the Third Minnesota. May include weapons demonstration, drilling and marching.
Civil War Infantryman - Small Arms
Small arms of the common infantryman of Minnesota during the Civil War and Dakota conflict.
Civil War Confederate Soldier
Meet a Confederate Brigadier General who served during the Civil War and learn about the life of a soldier.
Dee Cabin
Meet Anna Benson Ward and experience what life was like in the William Dee log cabin.
Fire Starting
Learn how the fur traders made fire. Try it yourself.
Free Trapper
Talk with a real Trapper from the fur trade era. Learn about his lifestyle, what it took to survive in the wild, and how he lived off the land.
Gardening
Learn from a Master Gardener about plants in the Heritage Garden and the role of a garden in the life of the pioneers.
Lakota Culture - Unity Through Diversity (45 minutes)
Ash and Reuben Fast Horse will provide the opportunity to experience Native American culture through story, song and dance. The program taps into other cultures to find that fine line which binds us all together as human beings. The interactive program includes: introduction to the Native tongue (Lakota/ Sioux), traditional and contemporary Indian music with drum, rattle and flute, Names Origins, woman's traditional, eagle and buffalo dances, Native contributions to the world, and Indian sign language.
Loom
Pioneers made their own blankets, rugs, and fabric for clothes on looms such as this one. See how it was done and try for yourself.
Medicine Show
The Professor will amaze and amuse you once again with his fast talking and magical pitch on the wonders of his newest medicine, sure to cure what ails you. Take a walk into the dime museum and see their collection of strange and natural wonders and look-if you dare-at the Cabinet of Haunted Curiosities!
Mitsingen (Pioneer Sing-Along Music)
Join Miss Amy to learn and sing pioneer music accompanied by pioneer music.
Norwegian Craft
Make a basket-weave heart and learn about Norwegian Christmas decorations.
Norwegian History Trunk
See what Norwegians brought with them on their trip across the ocean to their new home. Try some flatbread.
Print Shop
Learn what it was like to run a print shop in pioneer times. Get a peak at early printing equipment, make a printer's cap and try the printer's art yourself.
Quilting
Students will learn about the history of quilting and hand quilt a small nine-patch to take home.
Rock Crusher and Shingle Mill
See how rocks were crushed for gravel and how shingles were cut in early farming times. Both machines are run by a steam engine. Take a shingle home.
Ropemaking & Pioneer Games
Learn how that most important piece of equipment, the rope was made in the early days of farming. Try your hand at making a piece. Play the games of long ago, including hoops, lacrosse, three-legged race, sack race, jumping, running and more.
Sawing and Sawmill
Learn how trees are turned into planks for building through different methods of sawing.
Schoolhouse
Experience a child's day in the one-room Hadley Valley schoolhouse of the 1900s.
Sorghum Mill
See how sorghum is transformed from cane to syrup and learn what happens next in processing this sweet treat.
Spinning
Learn how pioneers made thread to weave into cloth. Students will try spinning themselves.
Summer Kitchen
Students will learn about and practice the skills of early farming life, including butter churning, clothes washing, and shelling and grinding corn by hand.
Westward Women
Discover the life of a woman traveling west in a covered wagon.
Learning stations will be added over the summer. Some stations may be deleted. Be parepared for some surprises!
To register your class for Hands-on-History 2008, go to the registration information page, Hands-On-History Registration.
We look forward to your participation at
Hands-On-History 2008!
To learn more about our educational programs contact Cheryl Finnegan at 507-282-9447 or cfinnegan@olmstedhistory.com
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