Pioneer Days

(For Children 8-11 Years Old)

2013 Pioneer Days School Schedule:

8th-12th July, 2013
15th-19th July, 2013

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

One Room Schoolhouse

Grinding Corn

Washing on rub-boards

Cutting logs with a two-man saw

Beekeeping

Facepainting

Branding Leather

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. Copley Realty provides our plastic covered cups so the kids may take home their Honey and Butter. Volunteers from Exxon/Mobil Teams 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: 1:00 PM to 4:00 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 at 9:00 AM on May 10, 2013. You must register in PERSON. The cost is $45.00. So if your family includes a child age 8 to 11. Pioneer Days T-Shirts are available for an additional $10.00. T-Shirts are not mandatory. Again, registration begins at 9:00 AM on May 10th -- 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