Additional Programs and Services

NEW PROGRAMS

The Politics of Wool
Join "Caroline Dodson" of the Daughters of Liberty in a spinning bee... learn how wool goes from fleece to fabric, and discover intriguing facts about the importance of sheep, wool, and cloth during the time when Colonial America sought independence from England.

Grade level: Activity most suitable for 3rd - 5th grade
(curricumlum links: Colonial America; American revolution).
Audience: Whole group storytelling followed by rotating groups of 10-15 students
(30 minute sessions).

Costs: Fees are calculated on number of hours presenter is on-site (three hour minimum) and mileage. Contact us with the number of students participating and your location for a quote.

Custom classroom programs
Would you like a history experience for younger children? Contact us to discuss your ideas.

SPECIAL EVENTS & MUSEUM PROGRAMS

From family reunions to commemorative celebrations, bring the history of the overland trail alive for your visitors. The covered wagon encampment has been part of events throughout California and Nevada, including:

RailFair '99 - Sacramento, California

Sesquicentennial of the Signing of the State Constitution
Colton Hall - Monterey, California

Admission Day 2000 (California Statehood Sesquicentennial)
State Capital - Sacramento, California

The Dana Adobe - Nipomo, California

The Wilber May Museum - Reno, Nevada

The Carson City Rendezvous - Carson City, Nevada

Various state historic parks, including Donner Memorial SHP, Marshall Gold Discovery SHP, and San Juan Bautista SHP

For historic pioneer wagon re-enactments in other parts of the country contact the Oregon California Trails Association OCTA-trails.org

TEACHERS' WORKSHOPS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Looking for ideas to bring history alive in your classroom? Need some inspiration or to learn something new about California history? Some past workshops and topics have included:

"Using 19th-Century Technology to Teach Science Today"
Teachers' In-Service; Reno, Nevada.

"Drawbridge: A Ghost Town in the San Francisco Bay"
2004 Fall Symposium, Conference of California Historical Societies; Newark, California

CURRICULUM & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Does your new exhibit or educational video need a teacher's guide to accompany it?
Do you need an educational program designed especially for your park or museum site?

With over twenty years experience in developing creative, multi-disciplinary curriculums, Carol Verbeeck also provides research, curriculum writing, and program development services. Curriculum vitae upon request.

Recent projects include:
Teachers' Guide for Forgotten Journey www.thecaliforniatrail.com
A valuable supplement for use with the video, "Forgotten Journey"... the guide will broaden your students' understanding of this dramatic story of the California Trail. Useful for any grade level, it offers discussion questions, teaching strategies, and hands-on activity ideas.

Drawbridge Revisited: An Interpretive Train Trip
Developed for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, this centennial celebration interpetive activity involved training two dozen living history interpreters, complete program and script development, and original research. Integrating history and environmental science, it told the story of a "ghost town" in the San Francisco Bay that was a thriving community from the 1880s through the 1920s.