School Programs

School tours

Old Independence offers tours for school groups K-12, Scouts, home school students and other young people's groups by reservation. Group rates are .75 per child, one teacher admitted free for each classroom group. Call 870-793-2121 to arrange for tours.

  School tours are keyed to the Arkansas Department of Education guidelines, K-12.  The museum provides pre- and post- visit handouts for school groups. The tour takes about one hour. We can accommodate up to 60 students at one time, starting group of 20 in different areas of the museum. Specialized tours can be arranged upon request.

 

Special Projects


Farm Life
 (Teachers Materials)

 

Attention teachers: special opportunity FALL 2007

This nationally touring exhibit will be hosted by Old Independence Regional Museum October 20 – November 30, 2007.

The exhibit focuses on the importance of family and community in rural life and the changes they face.

The tours will highlight four areas of the exhibit: Milking Night and Morning, Managing Farm and Family, Working the Land, and Gathering Together.

We will also spotlight farming in our region with artifacts from the collection of Old Independence Regional Museum.

School tours for this exhibit will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please call the museum at 870-793-2121 to make reservations.

When you call to reserve your day and time you will receive teacher materials specifically designed for this exhibit. These materials include:

This exhibit is possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Farm Life: A Century for Change for Farm Families and Their Neighbors was organized by the Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire, WI; it is traveling nationally through Mid- America Arts Alliance.


Teacher workshops



Living history outreach

  Charles Kelley, a living history character researched and performed by George Lankford, visits schools and civic groups upon request. Mr. Kelley (1780-1834) was the first sheriff of Independence County, serving from 1820 to 1830. His stories about coming into this country early in the 19th century, operating a store and farms offer a unique window on times past in north central Arkansas.

  Call the museum at 870-793-2121 for information about arranging a living history visit at the museum or your school.

 

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