Working with the Schools

The Leffingwell House Museum and the Society of the Founders of Norwich have embarked on an educational path together.

Yesterday I met with the coordinator, teachers and students of the after-school program called Bridges for the first introduction to the students of colonial history. I brought lots of "stuff" which included brochures of the museum, walking tours of Norwich, rulers, pencils, book marks, clothes pins and the little colonial clothes pin man, 4 bent nails, and 5 complete sets of post cards.

Then we talked about each of the rooms of museum, when it was built, by who, lack of electricity and then compared what they had back then with what we have today. Even cartoons! Although their super hero's and today's are a little different. Two of them have made working Jacob's ladders so they will be able to write the directions up so be included in the "Traveling Trunk". Some modifications may need to be made before the "Traveling Trunk" is ready for another class but at least we have started and now we'll have to see where the path will lead us.