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Program: He was also known as . . .
  U.S. Army Women's Museum
Description: Students will examine the life of Soldiers in the Civil War. A study of Women Soldiers, disguised as men, in the Civil War reveals the similarities of experiences from both the Confederate and Union soldier's perspectives. Students will study their motivation for enlisting, life in the field and prisoner of war experiences.
Contact: Tracy Bradford
(804)734-432
tracy.bradford

 
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Program: Magical Measurement History Tour
  Virginia Discovery Museum
Description: Before there were measuring tapes or computers, people had to use their own bodies to measure everything from herds of livestock to distances from town to town. From ancient history to modern times, this exhibit explores the tools, units and reasons behind measurement's evolution. Whether we're telling time, baking a cake, or buying the right size shoes, we all measure things every day.

Sponsored by the UVa Children's Hospital. Original concept developed by Razel Solow and Marie Beaurline, former doctoral students at the UVa Curry School of Education.
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Program: Magical Measurement History Tour
  Virginia Discovery Museum
Description: Before there were measuring tapes or computers, people had to use their own bodies to measure everything from herds of livestock to distances from town to town. From ancient history to modern times, this exhibit explores the tools, units and reasons behind measurement's evolution. Whether we're telling time, baking a cake, or buying the right size shoes, we all measure things every day.

Sponsored by the UVa Children's Hospital. Original concept developed by Razel Solow and Marie Beaurline, former doctoral students at the UVa Curry School of Education.
Contact:

 
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Program: Adventures with Lewis and Clark
  Virginia Discovery Museum
Description: In 1804, 44 men, one woman, a baby and a dog set out to explore and map the great unknown region of the Louisiana Territory. This exhibit follows Lewis and Clark on their expedition up the Missouri River. Along the way, stay in a real tipi, observe and identify mysterious new animals, navigate by using the stars and keep a daily journal. Calling all brave explorers to join the Corps of Discovery as they search for a path to the Pacific Ocean.

Sponsored by the UVa Children's Hospital.
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Program: Games from Around the World
  Virginia Discovery Museum
Description: This exhibit will feature a diverse collection of games that span ancient Asia and Colonial America to modern day. It will include games of strategy as well as games involving gross motor skills. This exhibit will address the aspect of our mission related to cultural diversity and our emphasis on learning in a social context.

Sponsored by the UVa Children's Hospital.
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Program: Adventures with Lewis and Clark
  Virginia Discovery Museum
Description: In 1804, 44 men, one woman, a baby and a dog set out to explore and map the great unknown region of the Louisiana Territory. This exhibit follows Lewis and Clark on their expedition up the Missouri River. Along the way, stay in a real tipi, observe and identify mysterious new animals, navigate by using the stars and keep a daily journal. Calling all brave explorers to join the Corps of Discovery as they search for a path to the Pacific Ocean.

Sponsored by the UVa Children's Hospital.
Contact:

 
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Program: Games from Around the World
  Virginia Discovery Museum
Description: This exhibit will feature a diverse collection of games that span ancient Asia and Colonial America to modern day. It will include games of strategy as well as games involving gross motor skills. This exhibit will address the aspect of our mission related to cultural diversity and our emphasis on learning in a social context.

Sponsored by the UVa Children's Hospital.
Contact:

 
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Program: Learn about Loudoun and Love It!
  Loudoun Museum
Description: Students experience Loudoun County ’s history first hand by viewing original objects, visiting important historic sites, and experiencing what life was like long ago through hands-on object exploration and special projects. The museum tour takes students through the museum exhibits which focus on Loudoun County ’s history and include a visit to the Discovery Room and Colonial Garden. Tours are led by museum staff and volunteers and are tailored to age groups and grade SOL requirements. Special requests are welcome. All tours include hands-on object exploration, a walking tour of historic downtown Leesburg, and, if requested, a special project for the students to complete and take home.
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Program: In Their Voices: Community, Dissension, and Reunion – Life in Loudoun during the 19 th Century
  Loudoun Museum
Description: (For Grades 3 – 11) This program compares and contrasts the cultural beliefs, social institutions and historical events which divided communities within Loudoun County before, during and after the Civil War. Diaries, letters, and artifacts illustrate the varying beliefs of Loudoun’s slaveholders and slaves, abolitionists, farmers, soldiers, and civilians.
Topics include the religious, social, and economic reasons underlying Loudoun’s division over secession and slavery, the African Colonization Movement, the slave trade, life on the front line, and Reconstruction.
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Program: From Frontier to Republic – Loudoun Between 1750 and 1800
  Loudoun Museum
Description: (For Grades 3 – 11) This program employs the French and Indian War as a pivotal event to examine Loudoun’s transition from American Indian territory and colonial frontier to that of a prominent and wealthy Virginia county after the American Revolution. Students will gain insight into the different daily lives of Virginian, Native American, and English participants (both male and female) in General Braddock’s march through Loudoun County, by examining their clothing, medicine, and food and learning about the journey through the journal of Charlotte Browne. When at the museum, students visit the new Colonial Garden to learn how the cultural use of different plants illustrate the way native people and colonists interacted with their environment.
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Program: Quaker Kid John Janney
  Loudoun Museum
Description: (K – Grade 2)As an introduction to Loudoun’s history, younger students take a fun journey back to a time and place right here in Loudoun County and experience things from long ago! John Jay Janney grew up in Goose Creek (now
Lincoln ) during the 1820s. He wrote a book about his childhood experiences and this program is based on that book.
Students will get to try their hand at some of the games and pastimes enjoyed by John Janney, experience some of the chores he had to do as part of his daily life, and learn what it was like for him to go to school.Activities include making a simple toy, carding wool, and writing in a copy book.
Contact:

 
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Program: Learn about Loudoun and Love It!
  Loudoun Museum
Description: Students experience Loudoun County ’s history first hand by viewing original objects, visiting important historic sites, and experiencing what life was like long ago through hands-on object exploration and special projects. The museum tour takes students through the museum exhibits which focus on Loudoun County ’s history and include a visit to the Discovery Room and Colonial Garden. Tours are led by museum staff and volunteers and are tailored to age groups and grade SOL requirements. Special requests are welcome. All tours include hands-on object exploration, a walking tour of historic downtown Leesburg, and, if requested, a special project for the students to complete and take home.
Contact:

 
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Program: In Their Voices: Community, Dissension, and Reunion – Life in Loudoun during the 19 th Century
  Loudoun Museum
Description: (For Grades 3 – 11) This program compares and contrasts the cultural beliefs, social institutions and historical events which divided communities within Loudoun County before, during and after the Civil War. Diaries, letters, and artifacts illustrate the varying beliefs of Loudoun’s slaveholders and slaves, abolitionists, farmers, soldiers, and civilians.
Topics include the religious, social, and economic reasons underlying Loudoun’s division over secession and slavery, the African Colonization Movement, the slave trade, life on the front line, and Reconstruction.
Contact:

 
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Program: From Frontier to Republic – Loudoun Between 1750 and 1800
  Loudoun Museum
Description: (For Grades 3 – 11) This program employs the French and Indian War as a pivotal event to examine Loudoun’s transition from American Indian territory and colonial frontier to that of a prominent and wealthy Virginia county after the American Revolution. Students will gain insight into the different daily lives of Virginian, Native American, and English participants (both male and female) in General Braddock’s march through Loudoun County, by examining their clothing, medicine, and food and learning about the journey through the journal of Charlotte Browne. When at the museum, students visit the new Colonial Garden to learn how the cultural use of different plants illustrate the way native people and colonists interacted with their environment.
Contact:

 
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Program: Quaker Kid John Janney
  Loudoun Museum
Description: (K – Grade 2)As an introduction to Loudoun’s history, younger students take a fun journey back to a time and place right here in Loudoun County and experience things from long ago! John Jay Janney grew up in Goose Creek (now
Lincoln ) during the 1820s. He wrote a book about his childhood experiences and this program is based on that book.
Students will get to try their hand at some of the games and pastimes enjoyed by John Janney, experience some of the chores he had to do as part of his daily life, and learn what it was like for him to go to school.Activities include making a simple toy, carding wool, and writing in a copy book.
Contact:

 
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Program: Backyard History Comes Alive: K-5
  Gari Melchers Home and Studio At Belmont
Description: Program Dates: Monday through Friday, year round
This program can accommodate up to 100 students.

Our K-5 SOL-based field trips use a cross-curriculum approach in order to enhance classroom learning. Employing artifacts, primary source material, scavenger hunts, plus hands-on and outdoor activities, our education staff will strive to meet your specific needs. Students rotate through various stations, both inside and outside.

The cost ranges from $3-5 per student (includes post-visit materials, tours, activities and goody bags) depending on the trip. All teachers and chaperones are free. Picnicking on the grounds is free.
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Program: Listen with Your Eyes: Grades K-8
  Gari Melchers Home and Studio At Belmont
Description: Program Dates: Monday through Friday, year round

Museum educators interpret objects and pictures in Gari Melchers original stone studio through provocation rather than rote lecture. Participation by students is vital to the learning experience. Through a variety of questions and fun exercises, students will learn how to look at, and really see pictures. They will learn about the tools of the artist: color, line, shape, and texture.

The cost ranges from $3-5 per student (includes post-visit materials, tours, activities and goody bags) depending on the trip. All teachers and chaperones are free. Picnicking on the grounds is free.
Contact:

 
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Program: Backyard History Comes Alive: K-5
  Gari Melchers Home and Studio At Belmont
Description: Program Dates: Monday through Friday, year round
This program can accommodate up to 100 students.

Our K-5 SOL-based field trips use a cross-curriculum approach in order to enhance classroom learning. Employing artifacts, primary source material, scavenger hunts, plus hands-on and outdoor activities, our education staff will strive to meet your specific needs. Students rotate through various stations, both inside and outside.

The cost ranges from $3-5 per student (includes post-visit materials, tours, activities and goody bags) depending on the trip. All teachers and chaperones are free. Picnicking on the grounds is free.
Contact:

 
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Program: Listen with Your Eyes: Grades K-8
  Gari Melchers Home and Studio At Belmont
Description: Program Dates: Monday through Friday, year round

Museum educators interpret objects and pictures in Gari Melchers original stone studio through provocation rather than rote lecture. Participation by students is vital to the learning experience. Through a variety of questions and fun exercises, students will learn how to look at, and really see pictures. They will learn about the tools of the artist: color, line, shape, and texture.

The cost ranges from $3-5 per student (includes post-visit materials, tours, activities and goody bags) depending on the trip. All teachers and chaperones are free. Picnicking on the grounds is free.
Contact:

 
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Program: The Gap Trap
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss the development of Big Stone Gap, the major reason for its establishment and how the Industrial Revolution made it possible. The students will be presented with the obstacles of developing Southwest Virginia and coming up with solutions. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a problem-solving activity.
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Program: How Old Was C. Bascom Slemp When...?
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss C. Bascom Slemp and his contributions locally and nationally. Using the exhibits, the students will arrange his life, contributions and events in chronological order. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a game - "How Old was C. Bascom When ...?" activity.
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Program: From Tom-Toms to CD ROMs
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss and observe exhibits dealing with ways of communication as far back as the Native Americans. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a jumble puzzle activity.
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Program: That Land is Mine
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will investigate how humans can alter their environment through land use. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a debate - "Land Grab Game" activity.
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Program: Pains with Terrains
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss development of cities and why their geography is important to the city's prosperity. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a "Making the Perfect City" activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: The Gap Trap
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss the development of Big Stone Gap, the major reason for its establishment and how the Industrial Revolution made it possible. The students will be presented with the obstacles of developing Southwest Virginia and coming up with solutions. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a problem-solving activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: How Old Was C. Bascom Slemp When...?
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss C. Bascom Slemp and his contributions locally and nationally. Using the exhibits, the students will arrange his life, contributions and events in chronological order. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a game - "How Old was C. Bascom When ...?" activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: From Tom-Toms to CD ROMs
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss and observe exhibits dealing with ways of communication as far back as the Native Americans. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a jumble puzzle activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: That Land is Mine
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will investigate how humans can alter their environment through land use. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a debate - "Land Grab Game" activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Pains with Terrains
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss development of cities and why their geography is important to the city's prosperity. This is a one-hour program, culminating in a "Making the Perfect City" activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Scores of Chores
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will explore and discuss early settler life and how our forefathers provided for their physical needs. This is a 35-minute program, culminating in a butter-making activity.
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Program: Life and Lore
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will learn about and observe how the dress and housing of Native Americans were influenced by climate and geography. This is a 35-minute program, culminating in a native american headbands activity.
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Program: Mountain Mobiles
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will learn about past forms of transportation. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a transportation, bingo & mobile activity.
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Program: Puzzle Me This
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will explore how the people of the past were interdependent, as well as, how people of today have learned from the past. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a past and present puzzle activity.
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Program: Who Did You Say You Were?
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discover famous Southwest Virginians and their contributions to Virginia and the United States. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a dogwood magnet activity.
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Program: This Little Light of Mine
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss inventions and in particular, the creation of light. The children will be shown different types of lighting devices and how they work. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a candle-making activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Times They Are a Changing
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss how the Industrial Revolution changed the early society of Southwest Virginia. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in an assembly line activity.
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Program: How's Business?
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will understand the basic principles behind supply and demand, its effects on product cost, and a depression's effect on a local economy. This is a one-hour program, culminating in developing a product or service activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Scores of Chores
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will explore and discuss early settler life and how our forefathers provided for their physical needs. This is a 35-minute program, culminating in a butter-making activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Life and Lore
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will learn about and observe how the dress and housing of Native Americans were influenced by climate and geography. This is a 35-minute program, culminating in a native american headbands activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Mountain Mobiles
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will learn about past forms of transportation. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a transportation, bingo & mobile activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Puzzle Me This
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will explore how the people of the past were interdependent, as well as, how people of today have learned from the past. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a past and present puzzle activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Who Did You Say You Were?
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discover famous Southwest Virginians and their contributions to Virginia and the United States. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a dogwood magnet activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: This Little Light of Mine
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss inventions and in particular, the creation of light. The children will be shown different types of lighting devices and how they work. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in a candle-making activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Times They Are a Changing
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will discuss how the Industrial Revolution changed the early society of Southwest Virginia. This is a 45-minute program, culminating in an assembly line activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: How's Business?
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Description: The students will understand the basic principles behind supply and demand, its effects on product cost, and a depression's effect on a local economy. This is a one-hour program, culminating in developing a product or service activity.
Contact:

 
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Program: Cultures at Jamestown (outreach program)
  Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Description: Through role-playing, examining period illustrations, and analyzing reproductions of English, Powhatan, and African material culture, students compare and contrast the cultures that came into contact at Jamestown. Investigate the economic reasons and other factors that brought the settlers to Virginia, and the cultural exchange of Virginia’s colonial inhabitants.
Program Booking Information: Outreach Programs are currently available only in Virginia. For further information or to schedule an outreach program, please call (757) 253-4939. Outreach programs are offered year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
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Program: Revolutionary Virginia (on-site program at Yorktown Victory Center)
  Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Description: Students form cooperative-learning history teams to analyze primary sources and reproduction artifacts as they seek answers about the lives of ordinary 18th-century Virginians.
Contact group reservations at (757) 253-4939 for further information or to book your group. Tours and on-site programs are offered 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
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Program: Cultures at Jamestown (on-site program at Jamestown Settlement)
  Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Description: Through role-playing, examining period illustrations, and analyzing reproductions of the English, Powhatan, and African material culture, students compare and contrast the cultures that came into contact at Jamestown. Investigate the economic reasons and other factors that brought the settlers to Virginia, and the cultural exchange of Virginia’s colonial inhabitants.

Tours and on-site programs are offered 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Contact:

 
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Program: Colonial Life (on-site program at Yorktown Victory Center)
  Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Description: Through cooking and other hands-on activities, students explore life on a typical 1780s Tidewater Virginia farm. They learn about the daily chores and economic decisions necessary to run a small farm during the colonial, Revolutionary War, and post-war periods. Students also investigate the roles of the farm family and enslaved Africans on the farm.

Booking Program Information: Contact group reservations at (757) 253-4939 for further information or to book your group. Tours and on-site programs are offered 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Contact:

 
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Program: Colonial Life (outreach program)
  Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Description: Through analysis of reproduction artifacts and primary sources, students explore life on a typical 1780s Tidewater Virginia farm. They learn about the daily chores and economic decisions necessary to run a small farm during the colonial, Revolutionary War, and post-war periods. Students also investigate the roles of the farm family and enslaved Africans on the farm.

Booking Program Information: Outreach Programs are currently available only in Virginia. For further information or to schedule an outreach program, please call (757) 253-4939. Outreach programs are offered year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Contact:

 
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