Evergreen students experience Kerbyville Museum “Heritage Day“
From our weekly issue dated April 21, 2010
Evergreen Elementary School students experience gold panning at the Kerbyville Museum during Heritage Day. (Photo provided)
On Thursday, March 11, the Kerbyville Museum sponsored the third annual “Heritage Day“ for fourth-grade students from Evergreen Elementary School of Cave Junction.
Approximately 75 fourth graders, around 12 parents, three teachers plus Evergreen Principal David Valenzuela participated in this day-long event.
Museum volunteers, along with members of the Sourdough Chapter, Backcountry Horsemen“s Club, welcomed the students and adults to a variety of history-related programs. Additionally, members of the Illinois River Valley Arts Council assisted with an arts project.
“This program was funded by a grant from Trust Management Services of Waldport, Ore., as well as a small amount from the 21st Century Grant through Three Rivers School District,“ said Dennis Strayer, museum board president.
Also, local miners Steve Bethke, Mike Milner and Zack Gray helped educate the students on gold panning. They explained how historically important to Illinois Valley was the discovery of gold in the valley in 1851.
The partially restored William & Nannie Naucke Historic House was utilized to educate students through hands-on programs. They were shown how clothing was washed in pioneer days using wash boards and wash tubs, as well as a separate program on butter-making using old style butter churns.
Thomas Doty presented a Native American program in the Native American Pit House.
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