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What is Hands on the Past?
 Hands on the Past is an interactive program designed to give you and your students insight into daily life at a Revolutionary War era frontier settlement. The program, which is conducted by Tour Guides in 18th century dress, is appropriate for children in the 3rd through 6th grades and includes the following:
Pre-visit materials provide historical information about Historic Hanna's Town;
The site visit includes a tour of the reconstructed fort, tavern/courthouse, jail, authentic Conestoga wagon, and archaeology lab; hands-on activities demonstrate 18th century occupations and hand-crafts;
Post-visit activities reinforce the facts and concepts discussed in other portions of the program.
Please note: Programs for Middle School students are available with 8 weeks advance notice. Costs will vary depending on the activities. |
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What are the Hands-On Activities
You may select activities from two categories: Demonstration and Take Home. Groups of 20-40 students may select one activity from each category; groups of 40-60 students may select two Demonstration activities and one Take Home. Please note: Programs for Middle School students are available with 8 weeks advance notice. Costs will vary depending on the activities. |
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Demonstration
 Spinning Spinning is the method of turning a raw material-such as wool, flax, cotton or silk-into thread or yarn. Students will practice spinning on wheels and drop spindles.
Weaving Weaving is the process of interlacing thread or yarn on a loom to produce fabric. Students will practice weaving on a variety of looms.
Toys & Games Students will play several games that were popular with children in colonial America and see how some toys were made.
Archaeology Students will learn about the excavations at Historic Hanna's Town through photographs, site maps, and artifacts.
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Take Home
 Tin Punch Craftsmen in Colonial America used tin punch to decorate metal items, such as lanterns and pie safe doors to make them more attractive. Students will produce a simple tin punched panel to hang in a window.
Candle Making People made their own candles to provide a source of artificial light before oil lamps and electricity were widely used. Students will make candles by dipping a wick in hot wax.
Stenciling Stenciling is a decorative technique where an image is cut into paper and ink is applied to a surface to create a repeat design. Students will stencil a design on paper.
Potpourri Combining dried herbs, flowers and spices to create aromatic sachets is a technique handed down from ancient times to the present. Students will make their sachets.
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What Do I Need to Know?
School programs are offered April through October on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
The total tour time ranges between 3 and 4 hours, depending on the type of activities scheduled.
Groups must be accompanied by a ratio of 1 adult for every 10 children.
The group rate is $4.00 per student.
Students may also visit the store where they may purchase items for as little as ten cents.
Please schedule your program at least three weeks in advance. Middle school costs will vary depending on the activities, which will be tailored to fit group size.
Scout troops are welcome to schedule programs and merit badge activities. Teacher and chaperones (1:10) are admitted free; additional adults will pay the group rate.
Contact Joanna Moyar, Education Coordinator, for more information or to schedule programs. |
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