| 2008 Programs at the RAHS | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Pie & Ice Cream Social Monday, May 26 11am - 2pm Get summer started at the Stork House! Enjoy pie, ice cream and other refreshments on the front lawn. Tours of the home are available on the half hour. Call 763-477-5383 for more information. |
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| Downtown Rockford Walking Tours Thursday, June 5 at 7pm Saturday, July 12 at 9am Enjoy a walking tour of downtown Rockford and learn about our city's history. Tours begin and end at the Stork House. Reservations are required. Fees may apply. Call 763-477-5383 for more information. |
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| Historic Cards & Games Thursday, June 26 at 7pm Thursday, August 21 at 7pm Come play historic card and board games at the Stork House. Featured games include Euchre and Shut the Box. Reservations are required. Fees may apply. Call 763-477-5383 for more information |
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| Rockford River Days Quilt Raffle Don't miss your chance to buy raffle tickets for this year's Rockford River Days quilt. The quilt is a beautiful Apple Core pattern. Tickets are $5 each and will be available beginning in June. Call 763-477-5383 for more information. |
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| 2008 Kid's Kamps The format for this year's Kid's Kamps has changed. Kamps are now offered on Mondays through June and July, and each Kamp has a specific theme with related activities. Designed to encourage and nuture a love of history in children, this year's Kamps allow students to experience a "day in the life" from our shared story. "A Day in the Life: '40s Housewife," June 16, 9:30am - 2:00pm A day camp for girls ages 10-12 This Kamp is based on the lives of the Stork Family and focuses on how women transformed the home front during and after World War II. Activities include: ~ Making and sending a care package to soldiers currently serving overseas ~ Saving pennies in a handmade piggybank Price: $32 members / $36 non-members $5 materials fee "A Day in the Life: Junior Curator," June 30, 9:30am - 3:30pm A day camp for students ages 12-15 Discover how museum staff care for its collections. Participants will learn how to catalog and display the artifacts at the Stork House. Activities include: ~ A tour of collections storage areas ~ A hands-on introduction to proper handling and exhibiting techniques Price: $43 members / $48 non-members "A Day in the Life: Art on the Crow River," July 14, 9:30am - 2:00pm A day camp for children ages 9-11 Students will learn how Native Americans and early explorers used the natural environment around the Crow River to communicate and make art. Using similar methods, they will make different projects to take home. Activities include: ~ Journal making ~ Artwork through watercolors, stamping and image transfer Price: $32 members / $36 non-members $5 materials fee "A Day in the Life: Pioneer Adventures, " July 28, 9:30am - 2:00pm A day camp for children ages 9-11 Based on the stories of Rockford's founding fathers George Ames, Joel Florida and Guilford George, this Kamp explores city-building. Children will be given pioneer identities and will play a role in their newly created town of Rockford. Activities include: ~ Map and journal making Price: $32 members / $36 non-members Registrations are required for all programs. Contact the historical society at (763) 477-5383 or at rahs@usinternet.com for more information. |
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