Education Programs for Adults Outreach The Society's staff is available to speak to groups on a wide variety of topics, ranging from county one room schoolhouses to diaries from our collection. Museum Programs Groups meet at the museum for an educator-led tour of current exhibits. Please call the museum educator at (518) 758-9265 for more information or to schedule a program. Education Programs for Children Education programs use primary sources and meet New York State Education Department guidelines. Programs are adaptable to all ages, grade levels, and abilities. Reservations must be made in advance by calling the museum educator at (518) 758-9265 Visits to our Historic Buildings 1737 Luykas Van Alen House Students experience 18th-century farm life through hands-on experiences based on food preparation and the creation of woven cloth. Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Students participate in lessons, recitation and the basics of the Palmer Method of Penmanship through role-play in an early 20th-century one-room country school. c 1820 James Vanderpoel House Students collaborate to gather information about a Federal style house by using early and current photographs of architectural elements and the physical setting. Columbia County Museum Students explore, discuss, write and sketch a creative piece based on the museum's changing exhibits. Outreach Programs Textile Workshop Students gather clues from samplers and linen artifacts from the Society's collection and create an individual cross-stitch sampler. Genealogy Workshop Students find out about family history by "reading" photographs and artifacts. Folklore Workshop Students learn methods of discovering family stories and creating a personal timeline. Lathrop Diaries of the Civil War Students compare facts of the Civil War with the daily-recorded thoughts of a farmer whose son volunteers to fight in the War of the Rebellion. Walking Tours Students discover the history and investigate the built environment in the following county sites: Hamlet of Copake Falls Village of Philmont Village of Kinderhook City of Hudson Museums in the Classroom Students choose a theme, write a mission statement, create artifacts and apply and interview for jobs as museum professionals. The process includes designing and building the exhibit space, publicizing the museum, caring for the objects and providing activities for the target audience. The final project is a student-created museum in their classroom, open to the public. .