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| August, 2025 | show full year | Close |
| Event: | Summer Hands-On History Program for Kids! | ||||||
| Date: | August 4th, 2025 (5 days). | ||||||
| Time: | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM | ||||||
| Location: | Windsor Historical Society | ||||||
| Contact: | Heather | ||||||
Children entering grades 3-6 will explore Windsor history while having fun in a historical setting! Learn about Windsor’s people and their stories while “doing” history! Daily program themes build an understanding of Windsor’s diverse history from earliest times to the present day. Monday, August 4, The Quill is Mightier Than the Sword. Few things are as important to human history as the written word. Students will make their own ink, practice writing with a quill, and bind their own book using 18th-century techniques. Tuesday, August 5, Fantastic Fibers. If life is a tapestry, let’s weave it together! Part science, part art, textile work has been integral to cultures across the world. Students spin, weave, and dye fabric with plants from our garden. Wednesday, August 6, Set in Stone. Explore ancient Palisado Cemetery. Meet the residents, unearth the histories, and discover the artistic motifs of the past. Students create a ‘death head’ stamp based off the carvings they spotted among the stones. Thursday, August 7, Through the Lens of Time. A large part of Windsor Historical Society’s collection is the historic photo collection. In this program students look at unique pieces from the collection, discover different photography methods throughout history, try their hands at cyanotypes, and make a camera obscura. Friday, August 8, Clay Creations. Windsor is a town built on clay, literally. Students get their hands dirty, process some clay, make bricks, clay dye a shirt, and understand the many ways Windsor’s people worked and lived in the past! Registration required by July 28th. $40 for one day or $160 for the week.    | |||||||
