Enjoy the Frontier Culture Musuem this Friday, September 30, as home schoolers* from throughout the Commonwealth spend the day learning hands-on history up-close-and-personal. (Please note below that pre-registration for home schoolers to receive the discounted rate is required before Friday.)
In addition, Colonial Artisans will be sharing their skills and wares both Friday and Saturday to add to Saturday's Oktoberfest festivities.
From the FCMV website:
Held in the vicinity of the American farm, they will be showing and demonstrating various 18th century skills and trades including leather working, knife making, metal and gunsmithing, engraving, cooking over an open fire, and period style music. New artisans expected to join the group this year are skilled inbasket making, bee keeping, and finger weaving. Pomology, or the study of apple varieties, will be featured as well. Come, learn, and take seedlings home to plant for your own historic apples!Home school groups wishing to attend the special Friday event must pre-register to receive an educational discount. Pre-registration price on or before Sept 29 (Thursday) is $3 per child, $5 per adult. Day of the event is $5 per child and $7 per adult.
*Home school groups wishing to attend the special Friday event must pre-register to receive an educational discount.
Friday Sept. 30, will be a special event for Virginia home school groups. Held in the vicinity of the American farm, they will be showing and demonstrating various 18th century skills and trades including leather working, knife making, metal and gunsmithing, engraving, cooking over an open fire, and period style music. New artisans expected to join the group this year are skilled in basket making, bee keeping, and finger weaving. Pomology, or the study of apple varieties, will be featured as well. Come, learn, and take seedlings home to plant for your own historic apples!
There will be regularly scheduled talks and demonstrations as well as ongoing exhibitions throughout the day. Some limited interactive, hands-on experience where safe and appropriate.
Attend a session at the Museum's Early American Schoolhouse to see how home schooling compares to that of students in the early nineteenth century! This program includes a brief history of early American education, and a basic lesson from early American textbooks led by the "schoolmaster"!
Pre-registration is encouraged to be sure there's adequate staffing to accommodate everyone!
For more information about the home school day, please contact: Lisa McCumsey - nonesuchdesigns@gmail.com or call (540) 271-4329.
To pre-register: Sasha Duke - sasha.duke@fcmv.virginia.gov or call (540) 332-7850.
For more information about the Colonial Artisans, please contact: Mark Thomas - mtgraver@yahoo.com or call (540) 867-5829.
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