Murrell Home Historic SiteGirl Scout Patch ProgramFOR BROWNIESFOR JUNIORSFOR CADETTES/SENIORS/AMBASSADORS

About the Program

The George M. Murrell Home is the only remaining pre-Civil War plantation in Oklahoma. Visit this rare jewel and learn about life in the 19th Century through guided tours and hands-on activities. When you complete all the required activities, earn a Murrell Home Patch.

• Visit the George M. Murrell Home Historic Site, including the 1845 mansion and historic springhouse, smokehouse and general store.

• Museum admission, hands-on activities, and patch are included in the special Girl Scout price of $5.00 per girl. (For groups of 5 or more)

Requirements for Brownie Girl ScoutsCOMPLETE FOUR ACT IV IT IES . 1. TAKE A TOUR OF THE GEORGE M . MURRELL HOME H ISTOR IC S ITE . AFTER THE

TOUR , DRAW A P ICTURE OF YOUR FAVOR ITE P IECE OF FURNITURE FROM THE HOUSE .

 2. LEARN A DANCE OR GAME FROM THE N INETEENTH CENTURY AND DEMONSTRATE

I T W ITH FR IENDS OR FAM ILY. ( HINT : HAVE AN ADULT DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER ’S GU IDE AT WWW.OKH ISTORY.ORG/MURRELLHOME TO F IND SOME IDEAS , OR ASK MUSEUM STAFF TO ARRANGE AN ACT IV ITY. )

 3. V IS IT GEORGE MURRELL ’S GENERAL MERCANT ILE STORE . WHAT WERE THE MOST

POPUL AR I TEMS IN THE STORE? DO PEOPLE ST I LL BUY THEM TODAY? 4. TAKE A H IKE ON THE MURRELL HOME’S NATURE TRA IL . P ICK UP ANY TRASH YOU

SEE TO HELP KEEP THE S ITE IN GOOD CONDIT ION FOR OTHERS TO EN JOY. 5. F IND OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE SMOKEHOUSE AND SPR INGHOUSE . 6. A PL ANTAT ION IS A L ARGE FARM. BOTH PEOPLE AND AN IMALS WORKED ON THE

FARM. V IS I T THE CH ICKEN COOPS AND GARDENS TO LEARN ABOUT FARMING AND WHAT CROPS WERE HARVESTED.

Requirements for Junior Girl ScoutsCOMPLETE S IX ACT IV IT IES , INCLUDING THE ONE STARRED ACT IV ITY. 1. * TAKE A TOUR OF THE GEORGE M . MURRELL HOME H ISTOR IC S ITE . NAME AT

LEAST 3 WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE ’S DA ILY L IVES IN THE 1800S WERE D IFFERENT THAN YOUR DA ILY L I FE .

2. LEARN ABOUT CLOTH ING THAT WOMEN WORE IN THE 1800S . US ING OR IG INAL PHOTOS AS AN INSP IRAT ION, DES IGN A DRESS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE L IKED TO WEAR DUR ING THAT ERA.

 3. PRESSED FLOWERS WERE A POPUL AR KEEPS AKE FOR G IRLS IN THE N INETEENTH

CENTURY. LEARN HOW TO PRESS AND DRY YOUR OWN FLOWERS . WR ITE A LETTER TO A FR IEND AND INCLUDE A PRESSED FLOWER FOR HER , OR MAKE A SCRAPBOOK OF D I FFERENT FLOWERS YOU F IND WHEN TRAVEL ING .

 4. LEARN ABOUT THE D IFFERENT ACT IV IT IES THAT FEMALE SL AVES ENGAGED IN AT

THE MURRELL HOME. TRY YOUR HAND AT ONE OF THE IR DA I LY CHORES , L IKE L AUNDRY , MAK ING YARN OR FELT , WEAV ING , PREPAR ING FOOD, GARDENING , ETC . ( YOU CAN DO THESE ON YOUR OWN OR PL AN A SPEC IAL ACT IV ITY SESS ION W ITH THE MURRELL HOME STAFF. JUST MAKE SURE THE MATER IALS AND TECHNIQUES YOU USE WERE AVA IL ABLE IN THE N INETEENTH CENTURY. )

 

Requirements for Junior Girl Scouts5. V IS IT THE CH ICKEN COOPS ON THE GROUNDS OF THE MURRELL HOME. WHAT

ROLE D ID AN IMALS PL AY ON THE PL ANTAT ION? WHAT HOUS ING AND SUPPL IES ARE NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM?

 6. F IND A WAY TO HELP PRESERVE A LOCAL H ISTOR IC S ITE FOR FUTURE

GENERAT IONS TO EN JOY. YOU COULD P ICK UP TRASH , CLEAN OUT FLOWER BEDS , PA INT FENCES , OR HELP W ITH A PUBL IC EVENT. MAKE SURE TO GET PERMISS ION FROM THE STAFF F IRST.

 7. AT HOME OR ON A CAMP ING TR IP , PREPARE A N INETEENTH CENTURY REC IPE

US ING A DUTCH OVEN OR OTHER TRADIT IONAL METHOD OF COOK ING . ( HINT : W ITH AN ADULT ’S HELP , DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER ’S GU IDE AT WWW.OKH ISTORY.ORG/MURRELLHOME TO F IND SOME S AMPLE REC IPES . ) SHARE YOUR CREAT ION W ITH FR IENDS OR FAM ILY.

 8. LEARN A DANCE OR GAME FROM THE N INETEENTH CENTURY AND DEMONSTRATE

I T W ITH FR IENDS OR FAM ILY. ( HINT : W ITH AN ADULT ’S HELP , DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER ’S GU IDE AT WWW.OKH ISTORY.ORG/MURRELLHOME TO F IND SOME EXAMPLES , OR ARRANGE A LESSON WITH MUSEUM STAFF. )

 

Requirements for Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Girl ScoutsCOMPLETE 7 OF THE 10 ACT IV IT IES , INCLUDING THE ONE STARRED ACT IV ITY.

1. * TAKE A TOUR OF THE GEORGE M MURRELL HOME H ISTOR IC S ITE . F IND OUT ABOUT THE CHEROKEE TRA IL OF TEARS AND HOW THE MURRELL /ROSS FAM IL IES CAME TO BE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST OKL AHOMA HOW D ID THE AMER ICAN C IV I L WAR AFFECT THE CHEROKEE NAT ION?

2. LEARN TO HANDLE AND CARE FOR FRAG ILE ART IFACTS . WHAT SPEC IAL TREATMENT IS NEEDED TO PRESERVE OLD FURNITURE , PHOTOGRAPHS , OR OTHER I TEMS? WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CLEAN THEM? HOW SHOULD THEY BE STORED?

3. F IND OUT ABOUT 3 D IFFERENT CAREER OPPORTUNIT IES IN THE H ISTORY OR MUSEUM F IELDS (H ISTOR ICAL INTERPRETER , ARCHAEOLOGIST , CURATOR, PROGRAM D IRECTOR, ETC . ) . ASK SOMEONE IN THE F IELD ABOUT THE IR JOB , INCLUDING REQUIRED EDUCAT ION, QUAL I F ICAT IONS , AND TRA IN ING .

Requirements for Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Girl Scouts4. W ITH PERMISS ION FROM EMPLOYEES , PL AN A SERV ICE PRO JECT AT AN

IMPORTANT H ISTOR IC S ITE . LOOK FOR A NEED, COME UP W ITH A SOLUT ION, AND VOLUNTEER YOUR T IME TO CARRY OUT THE PRO JECT. YOU COULD DO YARD WORK OR GARDENING , HELP AT A SPEC IAL EVENT , OR CLEAN UP A H ISTOR IC BU ILD ING .

5. GEORGE MURRELL ’S GENERAL MERCANT ILE STORE WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PARK H I LL COMMUNITY. WHAT FORMS OF CURRENCY OR PAYMENT WERE USED TO BUY GOODS IN THE STORE? WHAT I TEMS WERE PRE -MANUFACTURED, AND WHICH I TEMS HAD TO BE MADE BY HAND?

6. IDENT IFY AT LEAST 3 PL ANTS OR TREES FOUND ON THE GROUNDS OF THE MURRELL HOME THAT WERE USED FOR PRACT ICAL PURPOSES OTHER THAN FOOD (SUCH AS MEDIC INES , DYES , ETC . ) IN THE 1800S .

7. HOW D ID PEOPLE COOK AND STORE FOOD BEFORE REFR IGERAT ION? V IS I T THE MURRELL HOME K ITCHEN, SMOKEHOUSE AND SPR INGHOUSE TO LEARN ABOUT HOW FOOD WAS PREPARED IN THE N INETEENTH CENTURY.

Requirements for Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Girl Scouts8. TRY YOUR HAND AT H ISTOR IC TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUC ING CLOTH ING .

MURRELL HOME STAFF CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO SP IN YARN, MAKE FELT , OR WEAVE YARN INTO CLOTH ING . W ITH AN ADULT ’S PERMISS ION, YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH FOR F IBER ARTS TECHNIQUES ON YOUTUBE .COM.

9. GO FOR A H IKE ON THE MURRELL HOME NATURE TRA ILS . WR ITE A POEM OR SHORT STORY , OR CREATE A WORK OF ART OR SONG THAT EXPRESSES YOUR FEEL INGS ABOUT THE AREA AND I TS H ISTORY. SHARE YOUR PRO JECT W ITH FR IENDS .

10.CREATE A PROMOT IONAL P IECE (BROCHURE , POSTER , POWERPO INT PRESENTAT ION, ETC . ) THAT MARKETS THE VALUE OF H ISTORY TO YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. SHARE YOUR PRO JECT THROUGH A D ISPL AY AT A PUBL IC VENUE , SUCH AS YOUR SCHOOL OR LOCAL L IBRARY.

Contact UsFor more information on the Murrell Home, or to schedule a tour, call

Amanda Pritchett

(918) 456-2751 or email apritchett@okhistory.org

The Murrell Home Historic is located at:

19479 E. Murrell Home Rd. Park Hill, OK 74451

www.okhistory.org/murrellhome

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