Living History Program

2008 Fall Living History Calendar - printable PDF file

In the spring of 2005, nearly 2,000 county third-graders participated in the Placer County Museums’ Living History Program. As part of the program, students learn:

How to cook biscuits in a woodstove
Wash clothes using a washboard, dasher, and a ringer
Make crafts such as leavings dolls and button spinners
Make a replica fruit crate
Work with leather

The whole experience lasts about four hours. Students leave with a much better understanding of what life was like over 100 years ago. The Living History Program is designed to meet specific third grade curriculum standards.

For more information or to reserve a date for the Living History Program for your class or school in the 2005/2006 school year, call 530-889-6506. The cost is $8 per student.

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	Living History Program 2008 Fall Living History Calendar - printable PDF file In the spring of 2005, nearly 2,000 county third-graders participated in the Placer County Museums’ Living History Program. As part of the program, students learn: How to cook biscuits in a woodstove Wash clothes using a washboard, dasher, and a ringer Make crafts such as leavings dolls and button spinners Make a replica fruit crate Work with leather The whole experience lasts about four hours. Students leave with a much better understanding of what life was like over 100 years ago. The Living History Program is designed to meet specific third grade curriculum standards. For more information or to reserve a date for the Living History Program for your class or school in the 2005/2006 school year, call 530-889-6506. The cost is $8 per student.