Traveling educational museum boxe
Traveling Museum Artifact Boxes
What would you find in a soldier's traveling haversack? A lady's pocket bag? A Native American's traveling bag? Or even among an enslaved person's unique items? Morristown's Traveling Museum Artifact Boxes contain groupings of reproduction artifacts similar to those that would have been typically found in the possession of various persons during the late eighteenth century. The purpose of these boxes extends beyond a mere show-and-tell experience for students. Morristown National Historical Park has constructed these traveling educational units to enable students to simulate what the Park and other museums do when archiving, storing, and interpreting objects from the past. We hope that by examining these objects in "museum condition," students will gain a greater appreciation for and understanding of the work involved in preserving a record of the past, as well as expand their historical reasoning and historical empathy skills. And ultimately, we hope that these boxes will serve as useful preparation for teachers planning a field trip to the Morristown National Historical Park Museum.
Traveling Museum Artifact boxes are available for two week loan intervals (teacher pick up only) and include adaptable activities appropriate for primary, middle, and secondary grade levels. Schools within the state can request the loan of the Traveling Museum Artifact Boxes by contacting the Morristown division of cultural resources at 973-539-2016 (Sarah Minegar @ x 215) or (Jude Pfister @ x 204)
For even more information relating to the use of primary materials in the classroom, please click on the link provided to view the list of books maintained by the division of cultural resources for teachers to utilize on site or to borrow www.primarysourceseminar.blogspot.com
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We have two boxes available for loan beginning February 1, 2013: (Unit 1) The Contents of a Slave's Bag & (Unit 2) The Contents of Native American Bandolier Bag.
We hope to have (Unit 3) The Contents of a Colonial Lady's Pocket and (Unit 4) The Contents of a Soldier's Haversack ready soon!
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