Historic Speedwell, 333 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, NJ, 07960
July 19: Totally Telegraphs: The Role of the Telegraph in the Civil War 1-3 pm, $5/student: During the Civil War, telegraphs were relied on for communicating between troops. Become an Union or Confederate soldier tapping out Morse code to your troops to save the day! Students will take an interactive tour of the newly restored Factory building and then crack real Civil War coded messages using telegraph models!
August 13: Museum School 1-3 pm, $5/student: This program teaches the students about how museums work. What does a curator do? How are objects kept so that they will be able to be displayed for years to come? How should museum educators tell others about the objects?
September 10: Right Outside the Kitchen Door: The Garden Part III, The Harvest, 1-3 pm, $5/student: Home School students and instructors are invited to join us for the third and final part of our Garden series. During this program we will harvest many of the fruits and vegetables that have been growing all season and talk about the importance of the harvest in history.
October 8: Arts Fair!, 1-3 pm:
Our third annual Arts Fair! Students will be able to enter their science, craft, history, or agriculture projects to be judged based on content and presentation. The winners will receive fabulous prizes!
November 5: Open Hearth Cooking 10 am -3 pm, $10/student: In November, students will have the opportunity to cook a meal on the hearth! We will also discuss food production in the early 1800s and the importance of nutrition.
NOTE: Please note that registration for the programs this year will close the Monday before the program at 3 pm, NO EXCEPTIONS. Enrollment is open and easy; you may pick and choose which topics and dates best suit your student’s needs. You will know that your student is registered when you receive a confirmation email. A confirmation email will go out for each class in which your student is enrolled. Please do not assume that your student is registered without the confirmation email. Registration is open as of 7 January 2009, so please sign up as early as you can. Once the classes are full, we will take a wait list. If the wait list becomes long enough, we will hold another class on that topic. Bump over dates will be announced once the original dates are filled.
To get a registration form, contact Maressa McFarlane, Senior Program Specialist/Volunteer Coordinator, Historic Speedwell, Morris County Park Commission, 973.285.6537, mmcfarlane@morrisparks.net
Return form with a checks made out to Morris County Park Commission.
These programs were designed for students ages 7 and up. While we enjoy having students of different ages working together at our programs, consider the content of the individual programs before enrolling your student.
completed 2009 programs:
March 12: Making the Connection 1-3 pm, $5/student: Students will build a basic telegraph, send a message using “the code,” and learn the historical impact of the telegraph and how it forever changed daily life. They will also have the opportunity to visit our brand-new, state of the art exhibit in the newly restored Factory Building.
April 9: Cast From The Past 1-3 pm, $5/student: Students will learn the historic process of sand casting, make a mould, and create a casting to take home. While the castings are drying, students will visit our ironworks exhibit and participate in an interactive activity.
