Programs
Read of the Week
"Maybe you have a mental picture of a woman writer and lecturer as an unrouged, stringy haired creature. If you do you are in for a big surprise when you meet Mrs. Eudora Ramsay Richardson. For she is good-looking." -New Sentinel, March 31, 1932 KEEP UP THE FIGHT: Eudora Ramsay Richardson and the Evolution... Read more »
Explore the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Go back in time and explore the women's rights movement with these online resources below. And eventually our doors will reopen, so make time to come out for our exhibit, Guaranteeing Her Right...The 19th Amendment, Women and the Right to Vote. Women's Liberation through Music From the Smithsonian Folk Ways Recordings... Read more »
The Underground Railroad
“I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person now I was free. There was such a glory over everything, the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven.” – Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad: The William... Read more »
E-Learning for Kids – The Amazing Castle
Below are resources to help with your child's e-learning, while also encouraging their imagination to travel back in time. Like most other places, our doors are closed for the time being, but we still want you to explore the fun history behind our changing exhibits, even if it means doing so from home...for now. ... Read more »
Netflix for Kids
Based on the series of the best-selling children's books, The Who Was Show on Netflix brings some of the most famous names in history to life! Meet the family on the couch, grab a bowl of popcorn and learn about well-known figures like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Susan B. Anthony to Genghis... Read more »
Upcountry History
Learn about the people of the Upcountry through these online resources and lessons. Share your experiences on social media by using #UpcountryMuseum.
E-Learning for Kids – Medieval Times
Learn about Medieval Times @ Home With our doors temporarily closed, you unfortunately cannot visit and explore our changing exhibit, The Amazing Castle. However, you CAN still learn about medieval times with these activities based on the Magic Tree House book, The Knight at Dawn. Share your fun on social media and tag... Read more »
E-Learning for Kids – Underground Railroad
Below are resources to help with your child's e-learning, while also encouraging their imagination to travel back in time. Like most other places, our doors are closed for the time being, but we still want you to explore the history behind our current changing exhibit, Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad, even... Read more »
The History of Mother’s Day
“To My Mother” by Robert Louis Stevenson The Scottish poet evokes childhood memories in this four-line ode to Mom. It appeared in “A Child’s Garden of Verses,” a collection of 65 poems by Stevenson first published in 1885 under the title “Penny Whistles.” You too, my mother, read my rhymes For love of unforgotten times,... Read more »
Games for the Family
Go through your home or take a walk in your neighborhood to see if you can find objects that match each color on the scavenger hunt! For more games, click the link below!
