Offsite Programs

Current Educational Programs available

Lessons in a Box- local primary source documents and student activities collected aliened to ODE standards. Current boxes
- - Civil War Communications Middle/High
  - Trains Middle/High
Possible presentations
- - Van Wert Demographics Middle/High
  - Great Black Swamp and the Northwest Territory- Middle/High
  - Van Wert Timelines - Picture timeline activities- Elementary
Bar-code Artifact Tours - set up a museum visit in your classroom using QR codes linked artifacts found in our collections- Each QR code offers either images, primary source documents, videos and or audio clips. These tours can be custom created to support your lessons.

Interested in helping create teaching materials for local students and teachers? You do not have to be a teachers to help on our Educational Committee. We are in need of individuals with photography and technology skills. Teens-adults welcome. Contact us at webmaster@histocialvanwert.com

Van Wert Middle School After School History Club

Due to the retirement of our two program educators this program is currnely suspended. We do have a few years of 45 minute lessons that can be shared with middle school educators. Contact us at webmaster@historicalvanwert.com to request lesson materials or possible classroom speakers.

We would love to work with other area schools and homeschool groups to help set up and provide activities. Please contact Theresa Mengerink at webmaster@haitoricalvanwert.com

Children's Games Though History

VL- Inauguration and tour of Washington DC

Sugar Love Flour shared the history of Cookies

Farming in Van Wert

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