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Poplar Forest Opens Registration for Summer Kids Camp: July 12-16, 2010 -
Forest, VA -- How do we know what we know about the past? What is an archaeologist and why do they dig? How do architects put an old house back together?
Learn the answers to these questions and more at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest this summer. During a week-long summer day camp, rising fourth and fifth grade students will get to examine the evidence of the past, discovering through documents and artifacts how Thomas Jefferson's octagonal retreat home was built and the grounds laid out. They will join a team of junior archaeologists to map out dig sites, sift, wash and catalogue artifacts, and interpret the findings. Participants will also take part in the historical restoration process by making and laying bricks, creating mortar, and plastering walls using the same materials and methods craftsmen used two hundred years ago.
This summer, don't just read about history, live it, during this unique, hands-on history camp!
Details
Date: July 12-16, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Where: On the grounds of Poplar Forest
Who: For rising 4th and 5th graders
Tuition: $175.00
The deadline for registration is June 18th or until the class is full (15 students). For more information and to register, please call the Education Department at Poplar Forest at (434) 534-8108 or email octavia@poplarforest.org.
About Poplar Forest
Poplar Forest is Thomas Jefferson's secluded plantation and retreat home, now a National Historic Landmark. Undergoing award-winning restoration and archaeology, Poplar Forest offers educational outreach programs, tours and special events. Poplar Forest is open Wednesday through Monday, April through November; except Thanksgiving Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (434) 525-1806 or visit www.poplarforest.org <http://www.poplarforest.org/> for additional information.
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Director of Communications
P.O. Box 419
Forest, Virginia 24551-0419
Phone: (434) 534-8116
Email: Angela@poplarforest.org
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