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Midway Village Museum
This museum and living history village preserve the history of the Rockford County area. The village represents Illinois life at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century and features a general store, print shop, blacksmith, town hall, police station, and farm houses. Visit the museum, too, to gain a comprehensive understanding of life in Illinois in the past.
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Hrs: Tue.-Fri. 10AM-4PM, Sat.-Sun. 10:30AM-4PM.
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Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
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Midway Village Museum
This museum and living history village preserve the history of the Rockford County area. The village represents Illinois life at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century and features a general store, print shop, blacksmith, town hall, police station, and farm houses. Visit the museum, too, to gain a comprehensive understanding of life in Illinois in the past.
contact info
Hrs: Tue.-Fri. 10AM-4PM, Sat.-Sun. 10:30AM-4PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
View Lesson Plan>>ABOUT
Midway Village Museum
This museum and living history village preserve the history of the Rockford County area. The village represents Illinois life at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century and features a general store, print shop, blacksmith, town hall, police station, and farm houses. Visit the museum, too, to gain a comprehensive understanding of life in Illinois in the past.
contact info
Hrs: Tue.-Fri. 10AM-4PM, Sat.-Sun. 10:30AM-4PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Living History Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
Two hundred thousand Civil War soldiers were boys no older than 16, and an estimated 300 women were brave enough to disguise themselves as men and fight in the war. The average soldier weighed only 145 pounds due to poor diet, long marches, disease, and tough living, and earned between $13-$16 per month. Reading about these facts is interesting, but actually living them makes the information come alive. Living History Centers can allow students to experience how people lived during important historical eras, including enlisting as a soldier during the Civil War.
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