Stuhr Museum to host Heritage 4-H Day workshops 03/22/08 - Grand Island Independent: News
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A variety of workshops at Stuhr Museum will allow children and adults alike to experience 4-H and explore their heritage as part of Heritage 4-H Day on March 29.

The adventure will begin at 9:45 a.m. with hands-on activities. Youth ages 12 to 19 and adults will be able to choose from four morning sessions and five afternoon sessions that will provide ideas to use for heritage projects.

The fee is $15 for the day (lunch included) or $8 (no lunch) for either the morning or afternoon session. This event is open to the public.

For more information or to register, call the Hall County Extension office at 385-5088. Registration is due by Wednesday.

Participants can choose one workshop from each of the morning and afternoon sessions.

Morning session workshops from 9:45 a.m. to noon include:

* "Exhibits From Concept to Execution," featuring the second-floor mini exhibit-by-exhibit curator.

* "What Can a Picture Say?" Photograph preservation and identification by Karen Keehr, research curator.

* "What Is a Tinsmith, and How Do They make Things?" by Loren Miller, lead interpreter. Space is limited for this session.

* "What Is a Milliner, and What Does That Have to Do With a Hat?" by Becky Pitman, historical interpreter. Space also is limited for this session.

Lunch, from noon to 1 p.m. will include an exhibit of heritage projects made by Karen Buettner, Hall County 4-H member and Stuhr Museum historical interpreter.

Afternoon session workshops from 1 to 3 p.m. include:

* "Collections Junior Curator." Participants will learn how to process an artifact from Leslie Vollnogle, collections curator.

* "Genealogy What's in Your Tree?" by Karen Keehr, research curator.

* "Newspaper How Does it Work?" Setting type and use of small press by Loren Miller, lead interpreter, and Wayne Stroot, political illustrator/journalist.

* "Blacksmith Plow Restoration and the Geometry of Hitching the Plow to a Horse" by Randy Dack, lead interpreter.


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