Comments on: Living History Museums: Going Beyond Textbooks https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Tonya https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-331545 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-331545 In reply to Deb.

We live in Colorado too. Have you been to Rock Ledge Ranch in Colorado Springs? Great living history museum there!

]]> By: ElaineCollins27 https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-27683 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-27683 I took 1 st home loans when I was not very old and it supported my family very much. Nevertheless, I require the commercial loan again.

]]> By: Tina@RideOnToys https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-2797 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-2797 In reply to Bekki.

You live in a great area for living history museums Bekki! The Civil War sites over in Gettysburg are great too!
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]]> By: Amanda https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-2793 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-2793 My best friend from high school works at a living history farm in Des Moines, and it’s fantastic. http://www.lhf.org/ They don’t perform, and it’s self-led.

]]> By: Terri https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-2781 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-2781 My parents took me to as many living history museums as we could find while traveling. My mom is a big history buff and she instilled that love in me. Here are a couple off the top of my head. The Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock (http://www.historicarkansas.org/) is fantastic. Also, Murphy’s Landing in the Twin Cities area (http://www.threeriversparks.org/parks/the-landing.aspx). And, for Deb in Colorado… try the Manitou Cliff Dwellings in Colorado Springs (http://www.visitcos.com/node/159/98/Manitou%20Cliff%20Dwellings). I don’t know if it’s necessarily classified as a living history museum as they don’t typically have performers, but you can explore the cliff dwellings as much as you like and immerse yourself in what it would be like to live in one.

One tip I do have is that if the trip to a living history museum sparks an interest in your child check the gift shop for books that will extend the experience. Most of the gift shops have books, both fiction and non-fiction, about the location/time period explored in the museum.
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]]> By: Hannah https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-2779 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-2779 We had a wonderful time at the Mayflower and Plimoth Plantation, coincidentally right around the time we were learning about the Pilgrims. It’s very well done and includes the Wampanoag perspective as well.

I remember as a child loving to visit Old Sturbridge Village, also in MA.

Living history is lots of fun!
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]]> By: Bekki https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-2778 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-2778 We live 20 minutes from Valley Forge and other revolutionary war sites. Many of them have reenactments and living history days. My children have gotten so into it they all have period clothing. It’s so much fun and they really know a lot about that time in history. Great post!

http://littleredhen4.blogspot.com/2010/03/patriots-and-rebels.html
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]]> By: Janna @ The Adventure of Motherhood https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-2776 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-2776 I found my post about MO town that I wrote this Christmas and you can see the pictures. I love the women in their costumes.

http://www.theadventureofmotherhood.com/2009/12/christmas-in-1855-simple-and-symbolic.html
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]]> By: Janna @ The Adventure of Motherhood https://simplehomeschool.net/living-history-museums-going-beyond-textbooks/#comment-2775 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=2907#comment-2775 Kara,
I love the way you think!

We have a place called Missouri Town here that sounds much like the place you describe. It shows life according to 1855. I went with my 6th grade class 20 years ago and we made bonnets to wear.

This Christmas I went with my daughter, and we drank cider and saw all the beautiful and meaningful advent decorations of 1855. In the fall they also have fun event of selling crafts etc. There a so many wonderful places to learn besides “school.”
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