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Eckley Miners’ Village Museum
At Eckley Miners’ Village, groups will have the chance to experience life at a 19th-century Northeastern Pennsylvania coal patch town created when coal was an essential industrial fuel. The living history museum features exhibits on the history of the Eckley family and what life was like in the rural coal mining community from 1850s through World War II. Historic buildings in the Eckley Miner’s Village include the Eckley Sports and Social Club, Immaculate Conception Church, Slate Picker’s House, Laborer’s Dwelling, Company Store, and the St. James Episcopal Church. Students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers can take tours of the village and participate in hands-on activities.
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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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Eckley Miners’ Village Museum
At Eckley Miners’ Village, groups will have the chance to experience life at a 19th-century Northeastern Pennsylvania coal patch town created when coal was an essential industrial fuel. The living history museum features exhibits on the history of the Eckley family and what life was like in the rural coal mining community from 1850s through World War II. Historic buildings in the Eckley Miner’s Village include the Eckley Sports and Social Club, Immaculate Conception Church, Slate Picker’s House, Laborer’s Dwelling, Company Store, and the St. James Episcopal Church. Students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers can take tours of the village and participate in hands-on activities.
contact info
Hrs: Vary.
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
Eckley Miners’ Village Museum
At Eckley Miners’ Village, groups will have the chance to experience life at a 19th-century Northeastern Pennsylvania coal patch town created when coal was an essential industrial fuel. The living history museum features exhibits on the history of the Eckley family and what life was like in the rural coal mining community from 1850s through World War II. Historic buildings in the Eckley Miner’s Village include the Eckley Sports and Social Club, Immaculate Conception Church, Slate Picker’s House, Laborer’s Dwelling, Company Store, and the St. James Episcopal Church. Students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers can take tours of the village and participate in hands-on activities.
contact info
Hrs: Vary.
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
Eckley Miners’ Village Museum
At Eckley Miners’ Village, groups will have the chance to experience life at a 19th-century Northeastern Pennsylvania coal patch town created when coal was an essential industrial fuel. The living history museum features exhibits on the history of the Eckley family and what life was like in the rural coal mining community from 1850s through World War II. Historic buildings in the Eckley Miner’s Village include the Eckley Sports and Social Club, Immaculate Conception Church, Slate Picker’s House, Laborer’s Dwelling, Company Store, and the St. James Episcopal Church. Students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers can take tours of the village and participate in hands-on activities.
contact info
Hrs: Vary.
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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