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Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm
Meet the millers, textile workers, and the wives and children who lived at Greenbank Mill from 1790-1830. Participate in fun hands-on period activities like stick-weaving, baking bread in wood fired ovens, and mapping! Walk through the heritage gardens and learn about the uses of plants in colonial life. Afterwards, participate in games and other leisure activities with the Philips Family. Join them for tea and go on a tour of the house and the farm (complete with heritage livestock). Learn about the history of the gristmill, and how economic challenges and changing technology changed farming and life in early America.
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Hrs: By appt.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
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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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Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm
Meet the millers, textile workers, and the wives and children who lived at Greenbank Mill from 1790-1830. Participate in fun hands-on period activities like stick-weaving, baking bread in wood fired ovens, and mapping! Walk through the heritage gardens and learn about the uses of plants in colonial life. Afterwards, participate in games and other leisure activities with the Philips Family. Join them for tea and go on a tour of the house and the farm (complete with heritage livestock). Learn about the history of the gristmill, and how economic challenges and changing technology changed farming and life in early America.
contact info
Hrs: By appt.
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
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm
Meet the millers, textile workers, and the wives and children who lived at Greenbank Mill from 1790-1830. Participate in fun hands-on period activities like stick-weaving, baking bread in wood fired ovens, and mapping! Walk through the heritage gardens and learn about the uses of plants in colonial life. Afterwards, participate in games and other leisure activities with the Philips Family. Join them for tea and go on a tour of the house and the farm (complete with heritage livestock). Learn about the history of the gristmill, and how economic challenges and changing technology changed farming and life in early America.
contact info
Hrs: By appt.
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
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm
Meet the millers, textile workers, and the wives and children who lived at Greenbank Mill from 1790-1830. Participate in fun hands-on period activities like stick-weaving, baking bread in wood fired ovens, and mapping! Walk through the heritage gardens and learn about the uses of plants in colonial life. Afterwards, participate in games and other leisure activities with the Philips Family. Join them for tea and go on a tour of the house and the farm (complete with heritage livestock). Learn about the history of the gristmill, and how economic challenges and changing technology changed farming and life in early America.
contact info
Hrs: By appt.
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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