 "Visit From the Past" Distance Learning
Program
The HCSV interpretive staff brings the past to life each school year from
October 1" to April 30" through the use of ISDN or IP-based interactive
teleconferencing technology. Students are encouraged to ask questions and become
involved. Customized programs are available for an additional fee. Our
distance learning program is one of the first distance learning programs in the
state and we are at our 12 year!
Call or
e-mail the education coordinator for fees and details.
Eight presentations are currently
offered. All can be adapted to suit any grade level:
1. An
Early American School Day
- Lively interactive discussion
of a typical early 19th century school day.
2.
Hearth and Home -
Explore the art of open-hearth
cooking, live from the kitchen of the Village's Spicer Learning House.
3.
Show and Tell -
Compare everyday items from students' 21"
century lives with their early 19" century equivalents.
4.
Four Great Inventions and One That
Almost Was. -
Examines two important inventions of the
Industrial Revolution, the steamboat and steam locomotive, and their impact on
society.
5. The Red Badge of Courage -
Learn about a day in the life of a
typical Union Army soldier of the Civil War using period clothing, weapons and
writings.
6. The Story of Old Glory -
Look at the history of the most famous symbol of the United States, our nation's
flag.
The Marshallville One Room
Schoolhouse
Experience
The Village's Marshallville School, built in 1825 and used as a school until
1921, is available free of charge for teachers who wish to personally
 recreate a
school day of the past for their class. For a fee, a member of the Village staff
will lead a class through a discussion of a typical early 19th century school
day, complete with slates, quill pens and 19th century text books.
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