Curriculum-Based Education Program
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We have curriculum-based Educational programs for both 4th and 5th grade classes, as well High School classes. 
Children learning to drill like the soldiers did. Educational programs begin November 2012 at Morristown NHP Reservations can be made by e-mail by contacting e-mail us Location: Jockey Hollow Unit of Morristown NHP (This program does NOT include the Washington's Headquarters unit) Who: Elementary school classes studying the American Revolution, 4th and 5thgrade When: Tuesdays thru Friday beginning November, 2012 Length of program: Two hours Teachers Guide booklet (Large PDF)
Students looking at primary source documents.
High School The primary goal of our seminar is to provide a skill-building workshop for students of history. We aim to guide students through source use and analysis activities that will lead students toward effective and meaningful primary source investigation. Our archives tutorial program provides students the unique perspective of working with authentic, unedited eighteenth- and nineteenth-century manuscripts from our own Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection. Primary Source Seminar: Information Packet(.pdf) SEMINAR BLOG: The Primary Source Seminar Blog is the latest installment of our program. Our blog is an interactive space for us to connect with teachers in the community. We use this site to connect teachers with resources and to post information about upcoming events. Teachers are able to leave comments on our page that other readers and curatorial staff my address. |
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Did You Know?
“We reached this wilderness, about three miles from Morristown where we are building log huts for winter quarters. The snow on the ground is about two feet deep, and the weather extremely cold.” – Dr James Thacher, Continental Army Surgeon, 1779.