Student History Walk set for Friday
Fifth Graders Will Portray Historical Figures at Lincoln Heritage Museum

 

[March 08, 2018]  LINCOLN - The annual Student History Walk, featuring more than 150 fifth graders from Lincoln District 27 portraying historical figures will be this Friday, March 9 at the Lincoln Heritage Museum.

“This is one of our favorite events every year. The students work very hard on their presentations and we encourage the public to come out and watch them,” said Anne Moseley, Director of the Lincoln Heritage Museum.

“Fifth graders study the Civil War Era and these living history presentations allow them to bring to life the lessons they have learned. The Civil War was not only a turning point in our country’s history, it was also a profoundly personal event that touched the lives of virtually every American at the time. These historical portrayals allow students to bring their history books to life,” Moseley added.

The fifth graders from Central, Northwest, and Washington-Monroe Elementary Schools will be in the first and second floor galleries and in the Lincoln Center Atrium. Museum volunteers will guide visitors through the galleries. Northwest fifth-graders will perform at 9:00 a.m. followed by Washington-Monroe students at 10:45 a.m., and Central School students will start their presentations at 1p.m.

Typically, students from Central School perform a Virginia Reel in the Museum atrium at 1 p.m., while Washington-Monroe students often give historical speeches and the Northwest students tell about the characters they are portraying.

[Mark Gordon
Public Relations and Media Manager
Lincoln College]