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GENERAL
STATEMENT TO TEACHERS
We are glad you have chosen
to visit Whitman Mission National Historic Site. This guide has been designed
to help teachers who have selected Whitman Mission as a field trip destination.
We hope it will be a useful tool in planning your classroom activities while
studying this particular period in history. Nothing in this booklet is protected
by copyright laws, so you are encouraged to copy and distribute anything you
wish.
- Visitor Center and Museum
are open daily except on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
- A total of almost one
(1) mile of self-guiding trails lead to the mission site, the Great Grave
and the Whitman Monument.
- Seven audio stations
are located throughout the grounds and operate year round with descriptive
messages.
- All adults
that are part of a school group are admitted free. Children under
17 are always admitted free.
- There is a picnic area,
but please no camping or fires.
- Beverages and food are
not sold at the site.
- A 10-minuite slide show
is available.
- When making advance reservations,
school groups may request a spinning demonstration given on the
"walking wheel", a talk about the Oregon Trail, or a talk about
Cayuse culture.
Because of
the large number of school groups visiting the park in the spring and fall,
it is necessary for your group to notify us of your planned visit so we can
reserve the film, the auditorium, and the demonstrations for you.
The 10-minute video,The
Whitman Saga, may be sent to your class in advance of your visit,
even if you're not visiting us. This video is available
in English and Spanish. Ask for it when you make your reservation.
Whitman Mission National
Historic Site is located seven miles west of Walla Walla off Highway 12.
We hope you enjoy your visit
and feel free to contact us at (509) 522-6357 for information concerning your
visit and to make reservations.
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SAFETY
FIRST!
We want your visit to be
a safe and pleasant one. Please be cautious around the millpond and irrigation
ditch. If the walks are wet, please walk slowly. WALK carefully down
the Memorial Shaft Hill trails. Also help us preserve the beauty of Whitman
Mission by keeping on the paved trail on Shaft Hill. The soil and vegetation
in this semi-arid area are very fragile and it is the only part of the park
with historic vegetation similar to the time when the Whitmans lived here. So
future generations may also enjoy the park, please do not pick flowers or other
plants.
National Park Service areas
are the most important, most protected, areas in the United States. The law
creating the National Park Service directs us to manage these areas from a viewpoint
of preservation and protection. We manage the parks for the use and enjoyment
of the public, but must do so in such a way that no harm comes to the park.
This will ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy the same resources
that exist today.
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THINGS CHILDREN
CAN DO TO HELP MAINTAIN THEIR PARK
- Take only pictures and
memories, leave only footprints.
- Pick up litter and put
it in a trash can.
- Stay on trails, especially
on Shaft Hill.
- Respect animals by not
chasing, harrassing, or feeding them.
- Leave plants for other
visitors to enjoy by not picking them.
- In the museum, look with
your eyes, not your hands.
- Leave historical artifacts
(like arrowheads) in place and report them to a ranger.
- Stay off the split rail
fence and wagon.
- Stay on the paved trails
and Oregon Trail.
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Available Programs and Suggested
Time Allowances For Your Visit To Whitman Mission
If you have ONE (1) classroom group (approximately 30
children) and have:
| 1
hour |
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Introductory
talk with ranger
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View
10 minute slide show "Whitman Saga"
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Visit
the Great Grave & walk to the top of the hill (20 min.)
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Walk
the Mission Grounds loop trail in 20 minutes.
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| 2
hours |
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ADD:
See the museum exhibits for 20 minutes.
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ADD:
1-2 demonstrations for 20 minutes each
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Try one
of the games suggested in the Teacher's Guide.
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| 3 hours |
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ADD: An activity
from the Teacher's Guide.
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Play a game on the
grass near the parking lot and picnic area.
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ADD:
another demonstration for 20 minutes
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Larger groups, use the following table to estimate
the time needed
(used in conjunction with above estimates for 1 class):
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1 CLASS
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1 hour's stay
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2 hour's stay
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3 hour's stay
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2 CLASSES
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1 hour, 45 min.
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2 hour, 30 min.
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3 hours, 15 min.
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3 CLASSES
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2 hours, 30 min
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3 hours, 15 min.
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4 hours
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4 CLASSES
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3 hours
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3 hours, 45 min.
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4 hours, 30 min.
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These time allowances do
not include lunch or restroom stops, or time for purchasing books and postcards
at the small gift shop.
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Webmaster: Renee Rusler
Last modified on:
February 2, 2004
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