Operated by the Friends of Historic Meridian
CONTACT INFO CHILDREN/TEACHERS PHOTO GALLERY
JOIN AND SUPPORT EVENTS LECTURE SERIES
VILLAGE BUILDINGS HOURS OF OPERATION
Students experience a sampling of 19th century life with visits to a selection of buildings. The sampler typically includes the one-room school, farmhouse, and tollgate house, however, other buildings can be added ($1.00 per building) or substituted based on the grade level and area being studied.
Docents help students compare and contrast current and past lifestyles.
The Sampler includes hands-on activities, such as making butter from cream in the farmhouse and using slates in the schoolhouse.
Cost: $3.00 per student for one-and-a-half hours; accommodates up to 60 students.
You and your students can experience a typical school day in this teacher-conducted program. We provide McGuffey Readers, slates and slate pencils, and a teacher's manual with sample curriculum.
Cost: $2.50 per student for three hours in the schoolhouse. Note: This program can be combined with the Village Sampler for an additional $1.50 per student ($4.00 total) and up to four-and-a-half to five hours total.
"Chore" activities can be added. These chores can include: doing laundry outside; shelling and grinding corn into cornmeal; drop spinning; or rope-making. Other activities may be available upon request.
Cost: Call 517-347-7300 for prices.
