Cameron County 

Historical Society

Serving Cameron County Since 1921

Third Graders Visit The Little Museum

Seventy plus third graders, their teachers and chaperones visited The Little Museum on Friday, April 30.  The event was planned through the efforts of teacher and Society Member, Cheryl Hockenberry, School Principle, Clyde Moate and Board Member Mike Wennin.  The kids came down in two groups, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Mike had spoken to the group on the previous Friday at the school to give them an idea of what they were going to see.  He passed around a leather football helmet, a hand carved wooden doll, some arrowheads, several photos of kids from one hundred years ago and stumped them with radio tubes and a disc from the 1896 Regina Music Box. The kids proved to be quite interested and excited about the items.  It was fun to watch them try to grasp the concept of no electricity, no plastic, no computers and NO GAMEBOYS!

When the students arrived at the museum, they were photographed and then signed the guest book to record their visit.  It was explained that this visit would now be part of their history.  Once inside they explored one room at a time.  Questions were answered, items demonstrated and displays explained. Of course they were interested in anything that moved or made noise! As the photos attest, they were very absorbed in what they were seeing and inquisitive as to how things worked and why.

Once the students returned home, we have heard several reports of the kids talking for hours about what they saw. It was a very rewarding day for the Society Members, Don Hefright, Glenda Card, Dave Sizer and Mike Wennin who played host to the children.  We hope this will become an annual event as it really made a difference with the kids. Click on the photos to see them full size.

Can't get more interested!	This was the morning group.	They presented Mike Wennin with a donation
Looking for school photos of relatives	The old Sylvania switchboard was popular.	How did that work?
They were fascinated with the old washing machine.	Kids lined up to look through the Stereopticon	This was the afternoon group.
Wow!	Women's fashions interested the girls.	Don Hefright observing.
	You cook what in that??