At Lake County History Center’s Pioneer Village (Available April-October) Little ones become a pioneer in early 1800. They will go to school, do chores, meet a pioneer friend and roll a beeswax candle to take home. Go back to the early 1800’s. Learn about school taught by rote, meet a pioneer and hear stories of how they survived and differences to what they left back east, roll a beeswax candle to take home, learn about trade in a general store, understand how seasons affected chores. Length: 2 hours, Available Apr-Oct, $8/student, Minimum $100. Target age: K-Grade 1. Time length: 2 hours; $8/child $160/minimum.
Little hands learn about Native Americans as they dig for artifacts, play a native American game, and more. A story about the Pilgrims is read and homemade bracelets are made to take home. This program is great at Thanksgiving or any time of the year. (60-90 minutes) Time length: 90 minutes $6/child $100/minimum.
Celebrate the holiday with a program that is all about gingerbread. Prepare for the holiday by decorating gingerbread cookie to eat or take home, hearing gingerbread stories, and playing gingerbread games. Come to us in December, and enjoy a tour through our Christmas themed museum. Time length: 90 minutes; $10/child $100/minimum.
Experience outdoor games of yesteryear. Games will vary, but may include croquet, pom-pom-pullaway and more. Time length: 90 minutes; $6/child $100/minimum.
Hear tales of Lake County past. Examples may include: Johnny Appleseed of Lake County, The Monster of Little Mountain, and more. Time length: 30-40 minutes; $6/child $100/minimum.
Lake Effect snow is famous here. Let your preschoolers hear about the 19th century snowflake photographer, Wilson Bentley, make an edible snowmen, and delight in several indoor snow activities. Time length: 90 minutes; $6/child $100/minimum.
At Lake County History Center’s Pioneer Village. Children become pioneers in early 1800. They will go to school, do chores, meet a pioneer friend and roll a beeswax candle to take home. Go back to the early 1800’s. Learn about school taught by rote, meet a pioneer and hear stories of how they survived and differences to what they left back east, roll a beeswax candle to take home, learn about trade in a general store, understand how seasons affected chores. Length: 2 hours; $8/child, $160/minimum.
Our award winning “Experience Ohio” program takes your students to the 1824 Western Reserve’s frontier, where they do chores in our 1813 log cabin, encounter bartering in our general store, experience “blab school” in a one-room school, and make a hand-dipped candle to take home. This is experiential learning at its most dynamic.Target age: 2nd-5th Grade; Length: 2-2.5 hours; Cost: $8/child $160/minimum
At Lake County History Center’s Pioneer Village, our Native American program focuses on those who lived in our backyard from the Paleo to the Late Pre-historic Whittlesey culture. Artifacts enhance our unique Native American indoor classrooms. Outdoors, students experience hands-on learning: making pottery, grinding corn, gardening, atlatl throwing, and making a take-home necklace. Length: 2.5 hours; Cost: $8/child $160/minimum.
Take a break in your day and let us teach for you. Pick one of our many Speaker’s Bureau topics, adapted for students of various ages, Grades 1-12. Length: 45-60 minutes; Cost: $125/activity, up to 25 students. Click below for our list of topics or call us if a custom presentation is needed.
Hear tales of Lake County past. Examples may include: Johnny Appleseed of Lake County, The Monster of Little Mountain, and more. Stories can be adapted for specific subject matter. Target age: Preschool-3rd Grade; Length: 30-45 minutes. Cost: $125/activity, up to 25 students.
At this annual event, students meet and learn about the Civil War directly with reenactors. Stations vary each year, but have included presidents, generals, Clara Barton, and artillery. Our experiential boot camp, spy decoding, and telegraph are popular stations. Target age: 8th Grade; Length: 2 hours. Cost: $8/child $160/minimum.
At Lake County History Center’s Pioneer Village, earn your “Playing the Past” badge with one, or both of our programs. Your troop will experience the life of Lake County’s Native Americans or the Pioneer Era, or both. Length: 1.5-2 hours; $8/child; $80/minimum.
Celebrate the holiday with a program that is all about gingerbread. Enjoy the season by decorating a gingerbread cookie or gingerbread house, hearing gingerbread stories, and playing gingerbread games. Able to come to us in December? Enjoy a tour through our Christmas themed museum. Length: 90 minutes; Cost: $10/child $120/minimum.
This game uses natural resources, a surveyors map & legend, and fun competition to let students experience developing a town on the Western Reserve frontier just like was done in the 1800’s. While they are building the town, students learn about the Northwest Ordinance and how it influenced how the land was developed. Can be done at the History Center or your classroom. Length: 2.5 hours; Cost: $8/child; $160/minimum
Choose from a variety of Ohio historic tradition programs. Select at least one program per classroom.
Examples of topics that may be available:
• Relics vs. Replicas – Learn the difference between relics & replicas through historic artifacts.
• Quilts Tell a Story – Hear a story and learn the meanings of quilt patterns.
• Ohio Folk Songs – Have fun with folk melodies.
• Pioneer Toys and Games – Play with toys adored by generations of pioneer children.
• Not Your Father’s Garage – Learn about the tools used by men & women of yesterday.
• Woodworking – Learn about woodworking tools of the past.
• Archaeological Dig – Participate in a mini-dig to find and analyze fossils and historical artifacts.
These can be done at the History Center or your classroom. Each activity is approximately 35 minutes in length. Program can be done for multiple classes on the same day. Select one activity per class. Cost: $8/child; $160/minimum
Select any one program from our History Day activities and we will come to you for a break in your day. Makes a great Friday or testing relief activity. Can be done for a single or multiple classes. Cost: $125/activity for up to 25 students.