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In 2009 CCHS received an important grant from The Institute for Museum and Library Services to revamp our educational programs. The results were far reaching and included overhauling all of our tours and field trip programs. The grant also allowed us to begin to create downloadable lesson plans and to make more of our resources available online for teachers to download and use in there classrooms. If you have questions about using the lesson plans, please call CCHS. Museum teachers are available to come to your classroom to teach a portion of the lesson. During the 2011-2012 school year classroom visits are free thanks to a grant from Target. Each lesson is designed to use CCHS' extensive collection of historic art, artifacts, objects, documents, and photographs in creative ways that meet New York State's Common Core Standards. At the beginning of each lesson you will find a detailed description of how that particular lesson can be used to fullfil these demanding requirements. These plans are a work in progress. We appreciate the input of teachers and would like to learn more about how you have used these lessons. To provide feedback, please take this brief survey. If you have suggestions for other lessons, primary sources you need, or programs you would like offered as field trips or in school, please contact our Educator. Museums in the Classroom Museums use objects, pictures and words to tell a story. They offer varied experiences for visitors, and require the expertise of staff members with different skills. Students in this unit will become curators, educators, and directors, and use the creation of a museum exhibition as a framework for investigating a given topic. Hudson River Whaling Coming Soon! Whaling was a critically important industry in Columbia County in the 18th and 19th century. This lesson introduces this important local history topic. Students will learn about the importance of whale products. They will investigate the early history of the city of Hudson, how it was planned and its pattern of growth. After one failure to thrive as a whaling port, in 1829 another group of whalers revived the industry and Hudson lived as a whaling port once again until 1844 when the last whaling voyage was made from the Hudson port. Columbia County Architecture Coming Soon! Columbia County and the Civil War Coming Soon! Dutch Traditions Coming Soon! Portraits Coming Soon!
CCHS strives to make our collections for use in the classroom. On our collections page you will find images of an assortment of objects, art, documents, and other primary source materials important to Columbia County History. Check back as we add suggestions for classroom discussions.
Columbia County History & Heritage Magazine CCHS's award-winning magazine Columbia County History & Heritage publishes a wide variety of articles on diverse historical topics that are excellent resources for teachers and students. Contact CCHS for more information.
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