Heritage Park

Room 10 had the opportunity to explore Heritage Park yesterday. Our first stop was looking at buildings and people from the past. We visited two different homes; The Prince House and the Thorpe house. The Thorpe house was home to a Norwegian family that had 8 children and many dogs all named Spot! The students loved hearing how Mr. Thorpe was a jokester and used to dress his do up like himself and train him to answer the door! The students were able to put on white gloves and feel artifacts from this era; we looked at a bed chamber pot, curling iron, a "rug wacker", and a soap holder. We also learned that it was common for women to make art out of their family members hair that fell out during brushing. The afternoon was spent learning about different roles in the community. Many we still have today, but some we did not like the Milk Man. The students were able to try on some of the outfits that they would have worn back then and do some roleplaying. We also had the chance to look at some very interesting old cars and learn how they restore them to how they would have looked. Fun day had by all! Thanks volunteers