Life As a Civil War Soldier
Does a classmember have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War or contributed to the war effort at home?
A great resource for discovering those from Manitowoc County that fought in the effort can be found at the Manitowoc County Civil War Roundtable's website at http://mccwrt.com/.
Pinecrest Pioneer Community
Work together to write your own community newspaper. Your students can create a class newspaper about their experiences at Pinecrest Historical Village, complete with ads for various businesses.
Classroom Resources
Below are some ideas on how to further bring your history lessons to life, either before or after your visit to the Manitowoc County Historical Society.
Mail Call: Special Spring Activity
Teachers: are you looking for a fun exciting way to have your students work on writing skills, learn some history, or even explore some concepts of STEM in your class?
Here is your students chance to write to a civil war solider in one of units in the Civil War. There is no cost to you as the teacher other than envelopes, paper, and the most valid your class time.
Where the letters go: Soldiers will be given the letters in their respective units at the Union Solider Remembers event on May 20th or 21st.
What should the students write about: Students can ask question to soldiers on their education, advancing technology, their job before the war, why they are fighting the war, well really just a bout anything.
What will happen: Students will get a response on their letter from the unit they wrote to.
The letters can be dropped off at MCHS by April 30.
General Store Ledger Activity
Grade Level: 4th Grade
Your family has a shopping list and a certain amount of money to spend. Can you get everything on your list?
"We Didn't Start the Fire" Local History Parody
Grade Level: Middle School
The following is a parody of "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel (1989). The parody was written by MCHS to showcase the rich history of innovation, hard work, and good spirit of the Manitowoc County, Wisconsin community. The parody is to be used for educational purposes only.
Thank you to John Stelzer, Drums, and Steve Proszenyak, Artist/Producer.
Learn local history with an educational tune!
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