louisiana 4-h museum 8592 highway 1 mansura, la 71350 318-964-2245 4hmuseum@agcenter.lsu.edu

Louisiana 4-H Museum

8592 Highway 1

Mansura, LA 71350

318-964-2245

4hmuseum@agcenter.lsu.edu

www.lsuagcenter.com/4hmuseum

Preview of Exhibits in the Louisiana 4-H Museum

• Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame

• Louisiana 4-H on Parade

• Frankie the 4-H Fox

• History of Louisiana 4-H

• Louisiana 4-H Parish by Parish

Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame

Honoring those who went beyond the call of duty to work with 4-H youth

Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame

Exhibit includes:

•9-foot tall trophy.•Kiosk with bios and photos of inductees.

Hall of Fame Program:

•Established in 2008.•2008 -- 100 years of Louisiana 4-H.•100 inductees honored in 2008.•All 64 parishes represented.

2009 – Present

•12 or fewer inductees added annually.

Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame

Touch Screen Kiosk

•Inductee bios and photos

•Search by:•Name•Year•Parish

Louisiana 4-H on Parade

What 4-H’ers “learn by doing”

Louisiana 4-H on Parade

A 27-foot long diorama of a miniature parade with floats and figures depicting 4-H projects and programs.

Louisiana 4-H on Parade

The diorama intrigues both youth and adults.

Louisiana 4-H on Parade

Parade float celebrating Louisiana 4-H roots in agriculture, horticulture and agronomy projects.

Louisiana 4-H on Parade What do 4-H’ers “learn by doing?”

Science, engineering and technology projects and programs on parade.

Louisiana 4-H on Parade

Citizenship projects and programs float.

Louisiana 4-H on Parade

Healthy living projects and programs.

Frankie the 4-H Fox

What is 4-H?

Frankie the 4-H Fox

Meet Frankie, the museum mascot, and the LSU AgCenter’s Character Critters!

Frankie the 4-H Fox

These animatronic talking puppets tell visitors all about Louisiana 4-H!

Frankie the 4-H Fox

The presentation setting is the old dance pavillion at Camp Grant Walker. The benches are the Greek Theatre at camp.

Frankie the 4-H Fox

There is seating for about 40 youth or about 25 adults.

History of Louisiana 4-H

Growth of the program since 1908

History of Louisiana 4-H

The history of Louisiana 4-H is expressed in a painted mural, touch screen kiosks, and a display of historical artifacts, photos and ribbons.

History of Louisiana 4-H

Mural images highlight key turning points in the history of Louisiana 4-H.

History of Louisiana 4-H

The artifacts related to historical turning points such as adding pets, photography and automotive safety as projects in the late 1950s - early1960s to appeal to non-farm youth.

Louisiana 4-H: Parish by Parish

Historical highlights of parish 4-H programs

Artifacts and photos on walls and in display cases feature 4-H’ers accomplishments.

Louisiana 4-H: Parish by Parish

Map of Louisiana’s agriculture by parish donated by the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.

Louisiana 4-H: Parish by Parish

Scrapbooks planned for each parish to be accessible in large flat file drawers.

Louisiana 4-H: Parish by Parish

Flat file drawers, one for each parish scrapbook and memorabilia.Touch screens feature parish historical achievements.

Louisiana 4-H: Parish by Parish

Explore the Louisiana 4-H Museum!

Explore the Louisiana 4-H Museum!

Explore the Louisiana 4-H Museum

Explore the Louisiana 4-H Museum!

Hours• Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.• Special arrangements for groups available upon request.

Admission

$ 3.00 per person.

Children under 3 admitted free.

10% discount for groups of 25 or more.

Louisiana 4-H Museum

8592 Highway 1

Mansura, LA 71350

318-964-2245

4hmuseum@agcenter.lsu.edu

www.lsuagcenter.com/4hmuseum