Stuhr Museum Shares the Civil War
I love Stuhr museum! I love the feeling of going back in time to a time I'm sure I just romanticize. But, I want to just move in every time I go. This trip did not disappoint. I went with the home school group to a Civil War day this week. All of the kids were "enlisted" in either the Confederate or Union army. They did a great job of mixing teaching types, both hands on and just audible/visual presentation. We got to go in the big red barn too!!! I've been waiting to get inside that beautiful barn :) In the loft we learned about camp conditions, things issued by the government, sickness, shoes, so much. Hehe, the demonstration of packing into a tent was funny. Synchronized rolling was good too! They learned to march. The entire group was split in two, so after they had "mastered" the marching we swapped with the other half and went back to the church. These fearless soldiers were on the other side ;) We learne