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A fun learning activity featuring
historic costumes. Earn the Crook House “Try On History” patch,
which also qualifies as an activity for “Listening to the Past,” “My
Heritage and “Folk Arts” badges. Following a tour and snack, the
girls will learn about and try on examples of girls’ and women’s
clothing from various periods in the 1800s. During the tour of the
Crook House, students will learn about attitudes, customs and
activities of children in the 1800s. Plan on three and a half to
four hours for your visit. Retired school teacher Niles Pixley
instructs the class.
 Required
Apparel: The girls will be getting out of their outer wear to
try on dresses; therefore, they may want to wear leotards or
swimsuits. Because the girls are asked to remove their shoes before
the lesson begins, they should wear shoes that can be easily
removed.
Program: The girls are shown
clothes that girls or women wore in the 1800s. As each period is
shown, a girl is selected to try on a dress along with some of the
“underpinnings.” There are private changing rooms for the girls to
change. All of the girls try on a dress. We particularly need help
from adults to help the girls get into and out of the period
dresses. Once all of the girls are wearing the vintage clothing,
they can be photographed anywhere on the main or second floors of
the house, either individually or in groups. If there are more than
12 girls, they will be divided into groups.
Photographs:
You are invited to bring still or video cameras to capture images of
the girls as they are transformed into young ladies of the 19th
century.Appropriate For: Juniors
and Brownies in Third Grade
Costs: $9.50 per child,
which includes supplies, drink and snack;
$1.35 for sew-on patch. Up to one adult per every four children may accompany the group
at no charge. Additional adults and children will be charged the
usual admission/donation of $5 for adults ($6 Nov. 10 - Dec. 31), $4
for students, $3 for children ages 6 to 11. Payment, preferably by
check, is due following the program. A $40 deposit is required two
weeks prior to the program.
Museum Etiquette: Please remind the
girls that the Crook House is a museum. The house is filled with
many furnishings and antiques from the 1880s. Please ask them not to
touch objects unless invited to by the instructor.
Lunch, Dinner: If you visit crosses
normal lunch or dinner time, you are invited to bring a sack lunch
or order in food.
To Schedule a Class: Call the Douglas
County Historical Society at 455-9990 to schedule your group, at
least two weeks prior to your requested date. Minimum six girls;
small troops may combine.
Recognition: Brownie Badges: Try-It, Listening to the
Past. Junior Badges: My Heritage and Folk Arts.
Please call Niles Pixley at 571-2742 two days
prior to your lesson to reconfirm numbers of girls and adults so we
can have the proper amount of snacks and beverages on hand.
We look forward to seeing you!
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1800s.
Later they’ll don aprons and use authentic utensils to churn butter,
core and peel an apple and make biscuits from scratch. Of course,
they’ll get to taste their creations, along with comb honey, sorghum
and molasses! Plan on two and a half to three hours for your visit.
Program:
Earn the Crook House patch and work towards the “Yarn and Fabric
Arts” badge. Following a tour and snack, students will examine the
history and construction of quilts. They’ll discover the stories and
patterns that inspired patchwork quilts and create their own quilt
design with paper artwork. 
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Class: Check back for new sessions.