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Third Grade School Program |
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Photos by Nadine Wandzilak, Stoneham Sun
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May - 2007 Thanks to the hard work of Linda Secondini and the many volunteers who helped out, this year's third grade school program was once again a great success. Third graders from Central, Colonial Park, Robin Hood, South, and St. Patrick's School were treated to a glimpse of Stoneham's past. In the main room of our museum, they learned about the meaning and history of the artifacts on display there. The children had a chance to see Indian arrowheads, spectacles belonging to Thomas Young (participant in the Boston Tea Party), uniforms worn by men of Stoneham who served in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, examples of the children's and women's shoes that once made Stoneham famous, and even Nancy Kerrigan's ice-skates. They were able to examine, at close hand, a spinning wheel and looms to see how weaving is done, and learned about the "Shawmut" automobile, and its' race to Seattle against the Ford #2 In the Toy Room the children were introduced to the kinds of toys children of the past treasured. Dolls, clay marbles, pick-up sticks, and building toys, many of which looked quite familiar, others more strange. Here they also saw a display of flags featuring the addition of stars as our country expanded and added more states, and had fun looking through an old-time stereoscope, which was something like a viewmaster. Down the stairs the children went to find themselves
in Grandma's Kitchen, an exhibit featuring artifacts one would find in a
typical kitchen of the late 1800's and early 1900's. From the "toaster"
you swing with your toes as it sits by the open fire, to butter churns and
a "wooden sink", the children learned that women of the past went about
their work quite differently than we do today. Visit our Student Art Gallery for a look at some of the wonderful art work and letters we have received from the students who participated in the program. |
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See the article and more photos in the Stoneham Sun | |
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