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GROUP TOUR FEES
Bus Tours: $40.00 minimum, $1.00 per person for groups over 40 people
Privately scheduled group tours with costumed interpreter: $2.00 per person for 1 -1 1/2 hour tour
The Middle Class Woman of Glens Falls in 1870
Women's Outreach Program
The time after the Civil War was a time of great growth in Glens Falls. There were new technologies available, new organizations for women to be involved with and new optimism. This program deals with how all of this affected the outlook of the middle class woman of Glens Falls. Program presented by educator in period dress. Cost: $50.00 honorarium
Roughing It - Seneca Ray Stoddard's Lake George
Adult Outreach Program
Seneca Ray Stoddard was a well known photographer in the 1800's whose body of work concentrated on scenes of nature. Through his photographs and illustrated guidebooks he promoted the Adirondacks. This program is a slide presentation of his most popular photographs of Lake George with narrative from his guide books. Cost: $50.00 honorarium
GLENS FALLS/QUEENSBURY HISTORY
Recommended for grades 3 - High School
This program includes a comparison of maps of Queensbury and Glens Falls through the years as well as Stoddard slides of Glens Falls from the 19th century. A two hour program is recommended for students under grade 5 consisting of 1 hour of maps and 1 hour of slides. For grade 5 and up two hours of maps and one hour of slides is recommended. This program is appropriate for Glens Falls, So. Glens Falls and Queensbury students. Cost = $1.00 per student per hour.
LOGS, LUMBERMEN AND LIFESTYLES
Recommended for grades 2-6
A slide presentation traces the history of logging in our area and demonstrates the connection between Glens Falls and the Adirondacks. Hands-on logging tools, activity sheets and discussion are included in the program. Cost - $2.00 per student
VICTORIAN COSTUMES AND THE LADIES WHO WORE THEM
This is a high school or adult outreach program
The style-conscious Victorian lady used clothes to signify class distinctions, social role, worldliness and even morality. By examining the clothing she wore and understanding the role that clothes played in her life, we can begin to interpret the outlook of the Victorian lady during the era. Cost: $30.00 per school class.A $50.00 honorarium is requested for adult outreach programs.
TOURS OF THE HISTORIC DELONG HOUSE
Recommended for all ages
For tours with a specific theme see The Victorian Child's Life, Technology of the 1800's and The Servant in the House programs listed below.
LOCAL THREADS AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - NEW!
Recommended for multiple grade levels
The story of the textile mill industry is really the story of the industrial revolution in America. Most people are familiar with the story of the large mills in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. However, what was happening in small communities is the more common story of textile manufacturing. This is the story that is told in this curriculum.
The total curriculum is designed to walk students through the process of creating a fabric from begninning to end. Each unit focuses on one of the following communities: Queensbury, Greenwich, Warrensburg, Thurman and Glens Falls. Each unit (as well as many individual lessons) will stand by itself and may be used separately.
Hands-on components, primary document questions, videos and display materials are included in the materials which are selected to address multiple intelligences in the classroom. Although the curriculum is primarily designed for the 5th through 8th grade levels, there are lessons in each unit that may be used for the primary grades. A resource guide listing where more information may be obtained regarding the known textile mills throughout Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga counties is also provided.
The curriculum units may be brought in by the museum educator as an outreach program or you may rent unit kits to be used in the classroom. For more information and to discuss what may be most appropriate for your class, please contact our educator.
THE SERVANT IN THE HOUSE
Recommended from grade 2 through adults
The museum educator, in the proper attire of an Irish domestic servant and using real household implements, presents what life was like for the immigrant female who worked in the household of a middle class family in Victorian America. Incorporated in the program are facts about the industrial revolution, attitudes prevalent regarding immigrants and their place in American society and the reality of daily household chores during the Victorian era. This program is offered at the historic DeLong house or as an outreach program. Cost = $30.00 per class at the historic DeLong House, $2.00 per students as a school outreach program or $50.00 as an adult outreach program
THE VICTORIAN CHILD'S LIFE
Recommended for grades 2-5
The life of a child born into the Victorian middle class was different than the typical child of today. These differences, such as schooling, toys, daily acivities and expectations are pointed out while touring the various rooms of the historic DeLong house. Cost = $30.00 per class
VICTORIAN MOURNING CUSTOMS
This is a high school or adult outreach program
The custom of mourning became elevated to an art form during the Victorian period. The elaborate mourning rituals illustrate the values that the Victorians placed on the family, social convention and respectability. Cost: $30.00 per school class at the museum, $2.00 per student for off-site school program. A $50.00 honorarium is requested for adult outreach programs.
TECHNOLOGY OF THE 1800's
Recommended for grade 3 - high school
Our daily lives are shaped by the technology that surrounds us. The technology responsible for more convenience as well as entertainment in the home began during the Victorian era. This tour of the historic DeLong house emphasizes the technology available in middle class Victorian homes, from the kitchen stove to the parlor light. Cost = $30.00 per class
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