Hands-on History in July Series
1800 Little River Rd
Flat Rock, NC 28731
USA
Join Park Rangers on Saturdays in July to get hands-on with history. Each Saturday features a different topic and allows visitors of all ages to interact with history related to the Sandburg family experience at Connemara.
July 7th
Everything’s Butter with Goats
Milk a goat, make butter and a replica container for milk. Find the activities at the barn area.
July 14th
Archives Alive!
investigate objects from the past and the stories they tell. Glimpse the past through a sterograph, analyze artifacts, and play with vintage toys. Activities near the barn area.
July 21st
Books & Banjos
Experience a day in the life of Carl Sandburg. Make and take a personal book, create a comb kazoo and a cigar box banjo. Activities in the garage adjacent to the Sandburg Home.
July 28th
Creature Feature
Learn about some of the creatures at the park that help pollinate plants through hands-on pollination stations, make a bug button, examine bug parts, and participate in Citizen Science.