Education
Outreach Trunks
Missoula History Through Children's Eyes Education TrunkThese outreach trunks are available now!
Call 406.728.3476 ext. #3 to reserve a trunk for classroom use.
FREE 2-week checkout, renewable with permission and availability.
"Fort Fizzle Trunk"
Students have fun reenacting local history. Pick a character or a group to represent, don a costume, and role play using a script. Learn the tactics and blunders made by 7th Infantry Army Captain Rawn at Fort Fizzle. Discover the challenges faced by Chief Looking Glass and the Nez Perce in passing near present day Lolo, Montana. Historic replicas include an Army cap, 2 uniform shirts, cartridge belt, canteen, trowel bayonet, photographs and maps of the site. Grades 4-9. Call to reserve the trunk for a free 2-week checkout.
Missoula History Through Children's Eyes Education Trunk
Activity from the Trunk. This new education trunk is available for teachers to check out free-of-charge for a 2-4 week period or presented by a museum docent. The complete trunk can be checked out, or the separate components can be checked out individually depending on classroom needs and interests. This is an ideal option for 3rd graders studying local history. The hands-on, interactive trunk includes the following components:
- Introduction - Pre-settlement, 1700 - 1850s
- Children on the Way
- Children and Their Environment
- Children at Home
- Children in Town
- Children at School
- Children and Art
Outreach Programs
Let us come into your classroom and share a program with your students!
Fire Lookouts
Learn about the historic development of firefighting methods, what tools were used, and how fires were managed by the U.S. Forest Service in response to the 1910 fires. Hear about the daily duties of a lookout. See the handmade model made by a former smokejumper and lookout which illustrates the development of mountain top fire-sighting homes, from the crow's nest and tent to the guard cabin and L-4 lookout.
Grades 2-9
Length: 45 minutes
Group size max: 1 class
"My Memories of the Frontier" by Captain Charles Rawn
Museum Director Bob Brown takes Captain Rawn of the 7th Infantry and founder of Fort Missoula, on the road to discuss America's Frontier Army. Special attention is given to the founding of Fort Missoula and the tactics and blunders made in the attempt to stop the Nez Perce Indians in 1877.
Grades 9-12
Length: 45 minutes
Group size max: 1-2 classes
Limited availability. Reserve 3 weeks in advance.
Homestead Lady
This program introduces the concepts of history and the function of historical museums. Museum docent, Kathi Campbell, brings pioneer stories to life as she shares with students what homestead life was like 100 years ago. Comparisons are made between daily living tasks of today and during pioneer times. Children will have hands-on experience with objects used in the past.
Grades Preschool - 3rd
Length of program can be adjusted to age.
Group size max: 15
This program can also be presented on site at The Historical Museum.
Wear a Hat for History
A local history re-enactor brings her incredible collection of hats to your classroom and works with your students to develop a historical character. She presents herself as a historical character pertinent to your site and engages the students with a humorous presentation about character development. Students select a hat from her collection, create a character and a story, and then share these with the class.
Grades K-5
Length: 45 minutes
Group size max: 1 class
The Wizard of Flu
Wizard of Flus TourExplore and discover what was happening in Missoula County during World War I and during the 1917-1918 Spanish Influenza outbreak. Comparisons will be made with present day epidemics and medical practices. Particular attention will be paid to the importance of good hygiene for one's health with hands-on activities for all. A visit from the Wizard of Flu can be arranged for younger students.
Grades 1-5
Length: 30 minutes.
Group size max: 1 class
