New! Hands-on History Spring Break Camp

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    • History Museum LogoHands-on History Spring Break Camp will be offered for three days during Jeffco Public Schools’ spring break.

    Kids ages 6 – 11 will be immersed in local history using the following three session themes. All activities take place at AHM, CCHP, or GHC. Camp lasts from 8 – 11:30 a.m.

     

    Soup’s On! | Tuesday, March 27

    Learn how meals were prepared on a ranch in the 1800s. Campers will learn how to compost, plant a vegetable garden, and try to match an oxen’s strength in plowing.

    Pioneer GirlsCheck-in at the Astor House | Wednesday, March 28

    Kids will spend the morning experiencing life at the Astor House when it was a working boarding house. Check in at the front desk, jump back to the 1890s, and become one of the miners, students or pioneer families who needed a place to stay.

    Made in Golden: Jolly Rancher | Thursday, March 29

    Take a journey through the history of Jolly Rancher, originally located in Golden on Washington Avenue. Kids will make three of Jolly Rancher’s top products: ice cream, chocolate and the multi-flavored hard candy we recognize today.

    Cost and Registration $30 non-members, $27 members per session.

    Golden History Museums members at the family level or higher receive a discount for two children during the spring of 2012. Register by calling (303) 278-3557 x203 or online at
    GoldenHistory.org

    GoldenHistory.org • 303-278-3557



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