Pioneer Days

(For Children 8-11 Years Old)

2010 Pioneer Days School Schedule:

5th-9th July, 2010
12th-16th July, 2010

Each year in July the Museum hosts "Pioneer Days," a summer program for 8-11 year olds. Students who participate enjoy hands-on activities such as:

Churning butter

Making bread

Making rope

Dipping candles

Writing with a quill pen

Making a pioneer toy

Singing Pioneer Songs

Washing on rub-boards

Cutting logs with a two-man saw

Mock archaeology dig

Spinning and weaving demonstrations

Quilting

Playing Pioneer games

Pictured at left are children who participated in our July 2009 Pioneer Day butter making class. Supplies and the butter making equipment were donated by Borden's. Volunteers from Exxon/Mobil also participated in the event. The other pictures shown throughout this page also came from the July 2009 Pioneer Day. Please click on the pictures to see an enlarged version of it.

Sessions are three hours long:

Morning Session: 9:00 AM until 12 Noon

Afternoon Session: 1 PM to 4 PM

Pioneer Days begin the FIRST Monday after July 4th each year. Children must pre-register and pay a fee of $35.00 to cover cost of materials. Each session is limited to 20 students with four adults to supervise. Registration begins in mid-May so if your family includes a child age 8 to 11, call early -- this program fills up fast!

For more information, please call us at 936-539-6873 or click here to send us an e-mail us.

Heritage Museum
of
Montgomery County, Texas

Pioneer Days

Site maintained by:

Heritage Museum of Montgomery County, Texas

Sally Copley, Director

Phone: 936-539-6873

E-Mail: muse@consolidated.net