Below you will find information on Elementary Classroom Programs, Middle and High School Programs, Guided Tours of Historic Sites, Teacher Resources, and Collaboration

Elementary Classroom Programs

These programs are brought to your classroom and presented to your students.  They can be adapted to your curriculum objectives.  Maximum class size - 30.  Please note the length of time needed for each program.

            "Moving West"      grade level: 5      45-50 minutes

            Focus: The Challenges of Westward Expansion

                    What did folks mean when they said they were moving "west"? Where were they going? Why? What challenges did they face? Students watch the United States grow as newly acquired land is added to a map and folks move to this area.

                    Participation in a role play about the Munger family moving from Vermont to Washington Township will help students make a connection with local history.  They listen for the reason they moved, the real problems that this family faced and the items they brought with them.  Wrap up includes sharing of artifacts like those the Mungers used.

            "Quilt Block Patterns: A Connection to the Past"       grade level: elementary     40 minutes

            Focus: Learning about early settlers' lives through Quilt Block Patterns

                    By identifying and learning about quilt block patterns like Log Cabin and Bear Paws, students make connections with lives of early settlers.  Program can tell the story of folks who settled Centerville and Washington Township, Ohio, or those who migrated to western states. Students design their own 9 patch quilt block using non-consumable materials.

Call Jean Simpson, Educator Coordinator, for questions and scheduling at 291-2223 or email at jeancwths@sbcglobal.net

Middle School and High School Programs

We can assist teachers to help their students connect regional, national, and world events with local history in the following ways: 

Guided Tours of Historic Sites

Our tours offer an opportunity for children to connect with local history through interactive learning.  We are happy to customize tours to meet objectives, time limitations and group needs. 

WALTON HOUSE MUSEUM - 40 minutes. 
The original two room portion of this limestone house gives students the opportunity to learn about its structure and the lives of families who lived in it in the early 1800s.  Students learn about cooking in the fireplace, spinning flax, churning butter, sleeping in a rope bed and climbing the tight winder stairs to the attic where the children slept.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FARM LIFE IN THE 1930S - 40 minutes.
(Located in the chicken house on the Walton House grounds)  Students learn about early farm life and how a farm family met their needs of shelter, food, water and clothing.  Hands on experiences include learning how to measure the height of a work horse, and how to feed and water chickens and gather their eggs.

ASAHEL WRIGHT HOUSE - vignettes - 40 minutes.
What was Centerville and Washington Township like during the decade of the 1930s? Students compare then with now while experiencing activities related to the village of Centerville, farms and school.

ASAHEL WRIGHT HOUSE - kitchen - 40 minutes.
Students make a pretend breakfast using a 1930s stove, refrigerator and utensils while learning how folks in the 1930s grew and preserved their food.

SUGAR CREEK CEMETERY (Across from Incarnation) - 40 minutes.
Visit the grave sites of Centerville settlers like John Hole and Aaron Nutt.  Learn how family gravesites were indicated and what information was placed on gravestones.

Call Jean Simpson, Educator Coordinator, for questions and scheduling at 291-2223 or email at jeancwths@sbcglobal.net

    Teacher Resources

Nutt Cottage Research Center houses the society's collections, photos, and research materials.  Email the curator: fernecwths@sbcglobal.net

Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society Publications List:
The Old Tree - A Historical View of Centerville and Washington Township for Children
A Sense of Place - Early Centerville and Washington Township homes and families
A Sense of Community - 200 years of history
Pieces of the Past - Short stories from early history
Wilderness Doctor - Life of Dr. John Hole
Woodbourne: A Faded Memory - The town that was larger than Centerville
Aaron Nutt: A Small Town Quaker Entrepreneur
The Royal Rebels - Story of the Sunderland family
From Blacksmith to General - Story of the Munger Family with focus on General Edmund Munger
Here to There on Old Ohio Roads Between the Miami Rivers
The Old Schoolhouse Robbery: Three Strikes & You're Out
The History of Blacks in Centerville-Washington Township
A Sense of Service - 200 years of military service
Once Upon a Town & Township - A short history
A Centerville Memoir: 1933
Normandy Farms, the Land and Legacy of Richard H. Grant, Sr.,
Available to borrow:
-IMC at all Centerville Schools
-CRC at Centerville Schools
-Woodbourne & Centerville Libraries

Available to purchase:
-Peppermint Shoppe Gifts, 26 N. Main Street 291-2223

"A Mnemonic Interval" Videos:  Interviews with people in our community who have a connection with Centerville-Washington Township history.
Available to borrow: Woodbourne & Centerville Libraries and the Nutt Cottage at 78 N. Main St., 312-0040

Call Jean Simpson, Educator Coordinator, for questions and scheduling at 291-2223 or email at jeancwths@sbcglobal.net

Collaboration

Help students connect with regional, national and world events.  We have artifacts and photos in our collections, as well as information in our publications, to help you apply, reinforce, extend and enrich your curriculum.