Field trips and Activities brought to you!

Revolutionary War

  • Colonial Militia: Drill and March

  • Paul Revere's Freedom of the Press: Woodblock cut Flyers

  • Children's Game of Graces

  • Boycott of British Goods: Weaving/ Craft

  • Home Chores:  Candle or Butter making

  • Throw a Tomahawk

The California Gold Rush

  • Pan for Gold

  • Sluice Box/ Long tom

  • Mine w/ Rockers or Cradles

  • Throw a Tomahawk

  • Square Dance

  • Gold Test/ Assayer's Sho

Native Americans

  • Shoot a Bow and Arrow

  • Make a Clay Pinch-Pot

  • Braid Yucca & Grind Acorns into 'showii'

  • Throw a Tomahawk

  • Visit a Life-Size Sioux Tipi

  • Learn about Trading and Make a Bracelet to take home

The Civil War

  • Drilling and Marching

  • A Nation Divided: A Town Hall Debate

  • Lessons in Victorian Etiquette

  • Cottage Industries: Preparing Hard-Tack

  • Children's Game of Hoops & Staves

  • Civil War Field Hospital

Early American Farm Life

  • Make Apple Cider

  • Wool Carding & Spinning

  • Apple Pie Making

  • Buttermaking or Candle-Making

  • Farm Chores: Wash Clothes in a basin, Beat the Rug with a Stick, and Stuff a Mattress with Fresh Hay

General Info:

 

All on-school-site programs are a minimum of 2 hours. 

 

Hands-on interactive activities

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Experienced Costumed Guides

 

Programs feature the Revolutionary War, California Gold Rush, Civil War, Native American, or Early American Farm Life

 

Cost ranges from $13- $17 per student w/ a minimum of 60 students + a mileage fee from Julian, CA. Cost is based on location.

 

For example, Poway district schools are charged $13 per student plus a travel fee of $160 while northern Los Angeles schools are charged $17 per student plus a travel fee of $480.00.

 

References provided upon request. 18 years of experience with living history programs.

 

Questions?  Please give us a call, text or email we are happy to help.

 

951-312-9940
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