FARM HANDS EXPERIENCE
Join our interpretive staff on these specialized tours that take your class throughout the museum to look at different aspects of Wisconsin history.
On our Farm Hands Experience you can tour at your own pace, arriving and departing as you choose. Your visit is self-guided, allowing you more flexibility than our standard field trip options. You can tailor your trip to match your curriculum and class learning goals. We recommend touring in groups of 5 to 10 students with a limit of 1 paid chaperone per group plus teachers and assistants.
Times: Buildings are open from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm with flexible start and end times. An authentic 1870s school session, as well as a lunch time and location, will be assigned to you.
Max Capacity: 200 students per day
Fee: Students $6. Teachers and aids admitted at no charge. One free chaperone is allowed for every 10 students. Additional chaperones are $6 each.
What You'll See and Do
Meet with period-clad interpreters and enjoy the same interactive activities featured in our structured elementary field trips. You will have the opportunity to visit your choice of areas, including:
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Helle-Thompson Home
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Sorenson House
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Shadyside School (scheduled experience)
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Dress Shop
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General Store
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Cheese Factory
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Blacksmith Shop
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Collins Depot
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Pioneer Games
Curriculum Standards
Coming Soon.
How to Register
Give you and your students access to all of the historic areas allowing you to cover a variety of Wisconsin academic standards, including social studies, language arts, math and science. Students will explore and engage in history bringing the past to life in ways textbooks cannot.
Please have the following information ready when you contact MCHS:
Number of students
Contact name and address
Phone number
Programs and activities of interest
NOTE: Reservations are required for all programs.
Please contact us at (920) 684-4445 or email Alexandra at programs@manitowoccountyhistory.org.
2017 Experience Dates
Thursday, May 18
Thursday, June 1
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