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Special Event
Event
Learning Fort Donelson National Battlefield History Is Fun!
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Fee:
Free. Programs and supplies are free.Location:
Stewart County Historical Society W.D. Sykes Museum, 174 Church St. Dover, TN 37058, across the street from the National Cemetery.Repeating Event
Days:
Every 2 weeks
Dates:
June 13, 2019 to August 01, 2019
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
2 hours
Type of Event
Children’s Program
Description
Spend your summer with us! Come join Fort Donelson rangers and learn about the park and its history, twice a month on Thursday afternoon at 1:00 pm.
Programs will have a hands-on activity to reinforce learning. Target age group, 6-12 years old. Participants are required to have a parent/ guardian accompany them. Reservation encouraged. All supplies are free. Contact Deborah Austin at 931-232-0839, or visit www.nps.gov/fodo for calendar events. Starting June 13 – August 1, 2019.
More information
Reservation or Registration: Yes
• June 13, Session I: They called them Pook’s Turtles, Ironclads of 1862. Art Activity: Make Your Gunboat!
• June 27, Session II: Something Smells Fishy, learn an old method of recording fish species. Art Activity: Create your print on canvas!
• July 11, Session III: Quilting, Women’s Work in the 19th Century. Art Activity: Make a quilt block!
• July 25, Session IV: Bluebird Basics, Activity: Build a bluebird box!
Please call the information desk at 931-232-5706 X 0
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