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On Friday, the Lincoln Heritage Museum welcomed fifth graders from
Central, Northwest, and Washington-Monroe Elementary Schools to
participate in the annual Civil War walk. Students were stationed
around the museum, using the exhibits as a backdrop for their
presentations. Throughout the day, schools took turns bringing their
fifth-grade classes and welcoming family and friends to see their
students’ hard work.
The students have worked for several weeks to select a historical
figure, research their historical significance, and perfect their
portrayal. Students even dress in period costumes. There were two or
three students at each station. Most stations featured historical
figures who played similar roles in the Civil War era. Students
presented stories about Civil War heroes like Ulysses S. Grant and
William T. Sherman, and about abolitionists like Frederick Douglass,
Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet Tubman. They told stories of
spies, trappers, inventors, and nurses from that time.
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Director of the Lincoln Heritage
Museum, Ron Keller, was eagerly taking in each presentation and
encouraging each student. Keller said in an earlier statement that
“this is one of our favorite events every year. These living-history
portrayals allow students to bring history to life. And the museum
provides an intimate setting and an appropriate historical backdrop
for those presentations.”
Once the students’ presentations
were over, the teachers gathered them in the foyer for a group
photo. This gave family and friends a chance to snap a picture with
their student presenter. Once the photos were taken, one teacher
promised a pizza party when they got back to school to celebrate the
students’ hard work.
Civil War Walk photo slideshow
[Joli Boerma] |
