Then and Now
K - 1st Grade

Colonial Adventure Tour
3rd Grade - 5th Grade

To Be a Colonial 
High School and College


Pat Bobbin leads colonial dress up for Pre-K

This program is designed for the littlest, most curious minds and can be easily adapted for 5, 6, and 7 year old students.  The program is divided into three 15-20 minute sessions.

  • Session I:  Tour of the Herb Garden with show and tell of fresh, fragrant medicinal herbs

  • Session II:  Tour of the Colonial Kitchen with emphasis on differences between the modern and the ancient.  Reproduction artifacts passed around

  • Session III:  Hands-On activities where students may make butter, write with quill pens, card wool, or stuff a mattress (teacher's choice which activities in session III).

Admission is $3.00 per child.  Teachers are free.  Adult chaperones are $5.50.  This program is designed to teach children the differences between modern and colonial life while giving them some hands on experiences with authentic reproduction artifacts. Offered from 10:00 am - 4: 00 pm year round.

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410-269-1714


5th Graders during their "Colonial Adventure Tour"


With the Colonial Adventure Tour, for 3rd - 5th graders, students step back in time as they learn about the lives of the colonials.  This unique program allows children to:

  • Paint Miniature Portraits

  • Card Wool

  • Make a Tussie-Mussie

  • Write with Quill Pens

And more ...

Admission is $3.00 per child.  Teachers are free.  Please, two adults per 10 children, maximum.  Program includes 40-45 minute hands-on activities and 40-45 minute "question and answer" tour of the house!  Available 10:00 - 4:00, weekdays and summer.  This is a smart program  for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Homeschoolers too!  Participants may even get a colonial "Fun Pack" to take home !

This is history the way was meant to be learned !
410-269-1714 ext. 10

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 High School students examine conservation efforts

This program is designed to give older students a hands-on lesson about Colonial American history.  The program is divided up into three mini-sessions each with its own goals.

  • Session I:  Introduction to History Resources 
  • Session II:  Colonial House Tour
  • Session III:  Hands-On Group Study

Admission to the program is $3.00 per student.  Teachers are free.  Adult group admission is $5.50.  This program is perfect for advanced placement / accelerated history students and for first year college students trying to come to grips with a distant set of ideas.

The program covers topics which include common and indentured laborers, slave life, life of craftsmen, gentry activities and leisure time, decorative arts, and architecture.  Other topics may be added by teachers upon request.

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410-269-1714 ext. 10

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