At the Museum of History
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Seeking the Good Life Self-Guided Tour
Grades 1-12
Description: This permanent exhibition explores the history behind the ordinary and extraordinary people who have called Johnson County home since 1820. See how they lived, worked, and played on the farms, in the cities, and in the suburbs. Step inside a Shawnee Council House. Experience life on an 1880s farm. Walk into a Strang Line waiting station. See the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. Self-guided tour comes with a Scavenger Hunt that goes along with the exhibit. Does not include tour of the 1950s All-Electric Model House.
Fee: FREE. Limited to groups of 60.
Schedule: Available year round, Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30; p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Reservations: Required. Call the Johnson County Museum of History, (913)
715-2570.
Special Scout Opportunities
Collector's Workshop
Description: All levels of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts can learn how to document, store and care for their own collections. Groups are encouraged to bring examples of their own collections and will receive a collector's kit. This program meets some requirements for Girl Scout and Boy Scout merit badges.
Fee: $1per person. Limited to groups of 30.
Schedule: Call the Museum to schedule a workshop.
Reservations: Call the Johnson County Museum of History, (913)
715-2570.
In Your Classroom
The One-Room School Trunk
Grades K-3
Description: Based on research for the restoration of Lanesfield School, this traveling trunk explores the one-room school experience circa 1904. The trunk contains slates, slate pencils, a school bell, a tin lunch box and a teacher's manual with information and activities.
Fee: $10/week.
Schedule: Available year round.
Reservations: Call the Johnson County Museum of History, (913)
715-2570. The Overland Trails Trunk
Grades 4-6
Description: This traveling trunk details the overland experience on the Oregon-California and Santa Fe Trails by using reproduction artifacts, photographs, and classroom activities. Included in the trunk is a teacher's manual that provides information and original source materials about the people who went west.
Fee: $10/week.
Schedule: Available year round.
Reservations: Call the Johnson County Museum of History, (913)
715-2570.
Community History Kits
Grades 6-8
Description: These easy-to-use history kits help bring community history alive. Each kit includes 25 photographs and research materials that highlight significant people, places and events in each community's history. By using the materials provided, students develop research and writing skills and uncover Johnson County's unique place in history.
Kits available: Overland Park, Olathe, De Soto, Gardner/Edgerton, Spring Hill, and NE Johnson County.
Fee: $10/week. Because of the amount of information in each kit, we suggest a two week rental.
Schedule: Available year round.
Reservations: Call the Johnson County Museum of History, (913)
715-2570.
Overview of Johnson County History slide program
Grades 1-6
Description: This thirty-minute slide presentation outlines the history of the county from its beginnings to the present including early Native Americans, trail travel, settlement, agriculture and suburban growth. Slide shows can be given at the school or at the Museum of History.
Fee: $25/presentation. Limit of three classrooms for each presentation.
Schedule: Available year round.
Reservations: Call the Johnson County Museum of History, (913)
715-2570.
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