Education
The Museum of Wayne County History currently offers a wide variety of educational materials for area educators. In most cases we can even tailor a program to suit your needs:
SCHOOL TOURS - Schedule a tour at the Museum of Wayne County History. Let your students learn and come to love the history of their own county. Tour is $2 per student and teachers/chaperones are free.
"A LOOK AT A SHERIFF'S RESTING PLACE" Tour of Jerry Collins Family plot complete with tombstone rubbings. $25.00 Great fun for all ages, approx. tour 1 hour. Given by Larry Ann Evans
WHAT'S IT? Kit- $50 Kit & Presenter. This is a fun kit which includes all artifacts that can be picked up and handled, you must try to identify each item. This is one of our favorites from school age children to senior citizens.
TIME CAPSULES/ TIME TRAVELER - $35 Kit Only / $50 Kit & Presenter. These newly redone kits include real artifacts, handouts, enrichment ideas and more. The artifacts can be handled and studied, giving your students or organization members a hands-on experience that will help them learn and understand local history. Each kit also comes with a teacher's guide to help you identify and work with the material. (Kits on loan to teachers for 2 weeks). Choose from: Before the First Settlers, The Erie Canal, 'Games, Toys & Crafts of Yesterday, The One-Room Schoolhouse, and our newest edition Crime & Punishment.
Also available by presenter: Ann Collins: Equine Artist, Oliver Curtis Perry & Sheriff Jerry Collins, Wayne County the Burnt-Over District
PEN PAL LETTERS- $10 Each ten-letter pen pal series is written to your students by a fictional child from the past. Each letter is approximately three pages long, and describes daily life and current events. Choose from: The Early Settlers or The Erie Canal
"WAYNE HISTORY 2", a quarterly newsletter for members. If you would like to be put on our mailing list please call the museum at 315-946-4943 or email info @ waynehistory. org.
MUSEUM TOURS- Adults $4 Students $2 WCHS Members Free. Walk through the former County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Tours last approximately two hours and include all three floors of the Museum & The Carriage House (weather permitting). Call today to schedule your tour. Sorry no food, drink or gum chewing allowed in the museum. For information, or a complete list of available kits and programs, call 315-946-4943 or email info @ waynehistory. org
The Museum of Wayne County History currently offers a wide variety of educational materials for area educators. In most cases we can even tailor a program to suit your needs:
SCHOOL TOURS - Schedule a tour at the Museum of Wayne County History. Let your students learn and come to love the history of their own county. Tour is $2 per student and teachers/chaperones are free.
"A LOOK AT A SHERIFF'S RESTING PLACE" Tour of Jerry Collins Family plot complete with tombstone rubbings. $25.00 Great fun for all ages, approx. tour 1 hour. Given by Larry Ann Evans
WHAT'S IT? Kit- $50 Kit & Presenter. This is a fun kit which includes all artifacts that can be picked up and handled, you must try to identify each item. This is one of our favorites from school age children to senior citizens.
TIME CAPSULES/ TIME TRAVELER - $35 Kit Only / $50 Kit & Presenter. These newly redone kits include real artifacts, handouts, enrichment ideas and more. The artifacts can be handled and studied, giving your students or organization members a hands-on experience that will help them learn and understand local history. Each kit also comes with a teacher's guide to help you identify and work with the material. (Kits on loan to teachers for 2 weeks). Choose from: Before the First Settlers, The Erie Canal, 'Games, Toys & Crafts of Yesterday, The One-Room Schoolhouse, and our newest edition Crime & Punishment.
Also available by presenter: Ann Collins: Equine Artist, Oliver Curtis Perry & Sheriff Jerry Collins, Wayne County the Burnt-Over District
PEN PAL LETTERS- $10 Each ten-letter pen pal series is written to your students by a fictional child from the past. Each letter is approximately three pages long, and describes daily life and current events. Choose from: The Early Settlers or The Erie Canal
"WAYNE HISTORY 2", a quarterly newsletter for members. If you would like to be put on our mailing list please call the museum at 315-946-4943 or email info @ waynehistory. org.
MUSEUM TOURS- Adults $4 Students $2 WCHS Members Free. Walk through the former County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Tours last approximately two hours and include all three floors of the Museum & The Carriage House (weather permitting). Call today to schedule your tour. Sorry no food, drink or gum chewing allowed in the museum. For information, or a complete list of available kits and programs, call 315-946-4943 or email info @ waynehistory. org