Sara,

   This is great information.  What the chance of see some of paperwork that
go along with one of your trunks ie Civil War.  If you don't mind me
stealing some ideas.

Preserving the Legend!

Steven C. Draper
Director
1st Cavalry Division Museum

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> Sent:         Monday, November 22, 1999 2:31 PM
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> Subject:      Re: Museum education: Travel trunks
>
> Steven,
> The Centre County Historical Society has developed a traveling trunk
> program that has worked very well (it's only a year old).  We are
> expanding
> it this year in a slightly different format.
>
> The first one we did was developed in conjunction with a teachers'
> advisory
> council (four former teachers), which was very important.  It is full of
> hands-on materials for kids on a particular theme (in this case, the
> county's
> iron industry).  In addition, we put together an Educational Packet that
> contains
> pre-visit and post-visit activities if the students come to our museum,
> learning objectives, and a whole host of suggested activites to go with
> the things in the trunk and other textual appendices in the Educational
> Packet.
> The activities and the other materials can all be adapted by teachers to
> just
> about any grade level and just about any subject. We have history, math,
> science, and art activites, for example.
>
> We have one trunk in each of the county's four main school districts; each
> school district is responsible for checking it out to teachers.  We also
> have
> an educational packet in every single school library in the county.  The
> kids
> that have come here for tours since using the trunk are so much better
> prepared, and we have much better tours.
>
> We are taking a slightly different tack next year with our Civil War
> trunks.
> We are only going to have one made, which will stay here, and it will go
> out with a trained reenactor to the schools for a presentation.  The
> teachers
> won't have to do a lot of specific work before and after, and they won't
> be
> using the trunk.  We'll see how that goes.
>
> Our"trunks" are large wheeled Rubbermaid containers -- they are great!
> And the things inside are all either reproductions or non-accessioned
> educational
> collections.
>
> We got some funding help from two local foundations, both of which really
> liked the educational outreach.  We've also done teacher inservice in two
> different districts, which has really helped.
>
> If you have more detailed questions, feel free to contact me off-list at
> [log in to unmask]
> Sara Kelley
>
> >Dear list,
> >
> >    I am trying to develop more educational programs and incorporate
> >volunteers to support the new programs.  I would like to develop a series
> of
> >traveling trunks on the history of the US Cavalry and different areas US
> >military history.  The trunks would be developed for 5th and 6th graders.
> >
> >    My problem is how do I get started?  If your museum has worked with
> >travel trunks could you send information on your program.
> >Preserving the Legend!
> >
> >Steven C. Draper
> >Director
> >1st Cavalry Division Museum
>
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