Pioneer Days

(For Children 8-11 Years Old)

2011 Pioneer Days School Schedule:

11th-15th July, 2011
18th-22th July, 2011

Each year in July the Museum hosts "Pioneer Days," a summer program for 8-11 year olds and the cost is $45.00. Students who participate enjoy hands-on activities such as:

Churning butter

Making beaded bracelets

Bow and arrow demonstrations

Dipping candles

Writing with a quill pen

Grinding Corn

Washing on rub-boards

Cutting logs with a two-man saw

Mock archaeology dig

Square Dancing

Quilt Squares

Playing Pioneer games

Pictured at left are children who participated in our previous Pioneer Day butter making class. Supplies and the butter making equipment were donated by Borden's. H.E.B., Inc. donates the oranges and Corn on the Cob. Trigg Catering, Inc. provide our plastic covered cups so the kids may take home their Honey and Butter. Volunteers from Exxon/Mobil also participated in the event. The other pictures shown throughout this page also came from previous Pioneer Days. Please click on the pictures to see an enlarged version of them.

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 . Please call for the latest information. Each session is limited to 20 students with four adults to supervise. Registration begins May 13, 2011. You must register in PERSON. The cost is $45.00. So if your family includes a child age 8 to 11, register May 13th -- 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