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An open Traveling Trunk featuring Civil War era uniforms and items
Traveling Trunk

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Traveling Trunks and Traveling Map

 

Traveling Trunks




Our “Nation at War” Traveling Trunks, shipped to your school for 2-3 weeks, each contain a number of independent learning stations, including Life of a Soldier, Women of the War, Civil War Medical Care, and Lincoln at Gettysburg. Trunk materials and curriculum is recommended for students in Grades 4 through 10.

Multiple requests exceeding our number of trunks for the same time frame will be drawn from a random lottery. There are six circulating trunks and just one map so time frames are limited. Thanks to our partner, the Gettysburg Foundation, there is no fee for the trunks nor for the shipping costs to and from your school.The trunk will arrive at your school on a Monday and must be shipped back to the park no later than the return date (typically a Friday), as other schools will be waiting for the trunk!

How do you reserve one of our trunks? That depends on where you live.

Schools Across the Region and the Country:

Trunks are available for two-week time frames (or longer) throughout the school year. If interested in scheduling a trunk for your school, please email us and, if a Trunk is available, a confirmation will be mailed to you as soon as possible.

Schools/Organizations Within Driving Distance of Gettysburg:

You can reserve and pick up one of our Traveling Trunks here at the park.

 

Traveling Map

The “Gettysburg Battlefield in a Box” traveling map can be shipped to your school, with an accompanying video link and teacher’s guide for everything you need to teach the campaign and battle of Gettysburg interactively. The Traveling Map, which consists of ropes to represent the road network in and around Gettysburg and flower pots to represent the many hills, can be used right in the middle of your classroom floor, or from a common room for the whole grade or school. Map materials and curriculum is recommended for students in grades 4 through 12 (and beyond).

Multiple requests for the same time frame will be drawn from a random lottery. Thanks to our partner, the Gettysburg Foundation, there is no fee for the map nor for the shipping costs to and from your school.The map kit will arrive at your school on a Monday and must be shipped back to the park no later than the return date (typically a Friday), as other schools will be waiting for it!

 

Traveling Trunk & Map Time Frames for 2023-2024 School Year:

UPDATE: As of February 23, 2024 our Traveling Trunks and Traveling Map are Full Booked for the 2023-2024 school year.

Please check back in late summer for dates of availability for the 2024-2025 school year.

 

How To Reserve


To Begin Your Reservation Request for our Traveling Trunks and Map, please our education team at gett_education@nps.gov and be sure to include the following information:

Subject Line: Loan Materials or Traveling Trunk (or Map):

[ ] Name of School/Organization/Family
[ ] Street Address
[ ] City, State, Zip
[ ] School/Contact Phone #
[ ] Teacher/Leader Contact
[ ] Teacher/Leader Email
[ ] Grade(s)
[ ] Number of Students/Participants
[ ] Number of Classes, if applicable
[ ] Loan Item Requested (Trunk, Map, or both)
[ ] Top Three Preferred Time Frames for Trunk or Map
[ ] Additional Questions/Comments

Note: All Programs and Procedures are subject to change.

 

Traveling Trunk Curriculum Guide


Teacher's guide for the Traveling Trunk.
 
Contents of a traveling trunk include hardtack, beans, rice, eating utensils, plates, and more.
Traveling Trunk

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Last updated: February 23, 2024

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