Programs

Collecting historical materials
Assisting researchers
Hosting historical speakers
Annual Strawberry Festival
1873 Schooldays

1873 Schooldays is a unique program. The Society works with the local elementary schools to give third-graders one special day of school -- in 1873!

Students experience a schoolday during which they:

wear pinafores and suspenders (no T-shirts!)
drink spring water from tin cups (no juice boxes!)
write on slates (no laptops!)
play marbles and cat's cradle (no nintendo!)
have lessons (yes -- there was arithmetic in 1873!)

To see how our students get a chance to live a little bit of history, go to the 2008 photo gallery.