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Mission of the
Winters Heritage House |
Elizabethtown
Preservation Associates, Inc. seeks to preserve local
history by engaging community support to identify buildings
of historical significance; developing and sustaining
educational experiences that recognize the area's early
cultural groups; and archiving and documenting collections
of historical value.
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Museum
Story Hour for Early Childhood
The Museum Story Hour program is designed to engage
children ages 4- to 6-years old in a curriculum that
uses authentic props, a storybook, and age-appropriate
hands-on crafts and activities to teach young children
about history and traditions.
During a one-hour session on
the second Friday of each month from September to May,
children explore historical themes with certified instructors.
Retired elementary school teachers Romaine Campbell
and Barbara Eberly and Mary Ann Stanley, Children’s
Librarian, Elizabethtown Public Library, serve as teachers
for the program. Story Hour is held on site at the museum
at 47 East High Street in downtown Elizabethtown. Each
month, three sessions are offered on a Friday at 9:30
a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.
The Story Hour schedule follows
the Elizabethtown Area School District calendar. Consequently,
if school is closed for inclement weather or for a holiday
recess, Story Hour will not be held on that day—usually,
it is scheduled for the previous or following Friday.
Check schedule or call museum to confirm all schedule
changes.
The
registration fee is $2 per child for each month’s
class. Class size is limited, so advance registration
is highly encouraged. This fall 2009, the following
themes will be explored: Meet Winters Heritage House,
Scots-Irish, Native Americans and Corn, Colonial Toys
and Games, Colonial Music, Valentines and Keeping in
Touch, Spring Cleaning, Spinning and Weaving, Herbs
and Gardens.
A new schedule of classes will be available
later this summer online and at the Museum Welcome Desk,
so check back for dates.
The staff extends Thanks! to
Elizabethtown Child Care Center, GEARS Kid Center, St.
Peter School Kindergarten, and Mt. Calvary Christian
School Kindergarten for their continued participation
in the museum’s early learning programs. Although
classroom groups do register, any child from the public
is invited to join the program.
For
more information on Story Hour or any museum
program, please call 717-367-4672
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