Second Grade- The Local and Regional Community, examine local and regional communities in the present and past and how these communities meet people’s needs. They will describe their basic rights and responsibilities as citizens.

Indiana Academic Standards included in this field trip-

History:2.1.1 Identify when the local community was established and identify its founders and early settlers.2.1.2 Explain changes in daily life in the community over time using maps, photographs, news stories, Web

sites or video images. 2.1.3 Identify individuals who had a positive impact on the local community.2.1.4 Identify and describe community celebrations, symbols and traditions and explain why they are

important.2.1.5 Develop a simple timeline of important events in the history of the school and/or community.2.1.6 Create and maintain a calendar of important school days, holidays and community events.2.1.7 Read about and summarize historical community events using libraries and a variety of information

resources.

Civics and Government:2.2.4 Describe how people of different ages, cultural backgrounds and traditions contribute to the community

and how all citizens can respect these differences.

Economics2.4.2 Identify community workers who provide goods* and services* for the rest of the community and

explain how their jobs benefit people in the community.2.4.4 Research goods and services produced in the local community and describe how people can be both

producers and consumers.

Primary focus:1. Old Time Main Street

-discuss differences in shopping now and thena. variety of stores now… specialty to megastores like Walmartb. What was different about the physical facility?c. Compare merchandise choices… many companies make competing products (Bounty, Mardi Gras, Viva, all make paper towels)

2. Black Smith Building-review varied forms of transportation

a. How are they the same and different, now and then?b. How did each succeeding vehicle change the services

needed? Blacksmiths were replaced by auto mechanics)c. Transportations systems (roads) now and then -how and why did roads change -how did those changes affect the local work force

-discuss the work of a blacksmith

a. How was the blacksmith building different from a cabin, or store?

b. What were some of the varied jobs a blacksmith did for the community?

1. The Starr-Gennett Story-What exactly is the Starr-Gennett story?-What role did Starr-Gennett play in Richmond’s history-refer to the time line in the basement to relate Starr-Gennett to Indiana and Richmond’s earlier beginnings

**Break** field trip time up with a song, craft activity, or game… helps children refocus, and be ready to listen

-example: coloring pages of children in dress from different time periods-example: play a game children played in different time periods

(tie to lack of “toys” available… hopscotch required no special equipment, boys rolled hoops)

-example: read a short field trip appropriate storyThe Wondrous Whirligig : The Wright Brothers First Flying Machine by Andrew Glass, 2003Touching The Sky : The Flying Adventures Of Wilbur And Orville Wright by Louise Borden, 2003

Secondary exhibits: very brief discussions- just enough to whet appetites for further

study and visits1. Davis Airplane Company

-Manufacturing influence in Richmond-Designed and manufactured in Richmond- what happened?

2. Solomon Dickinson log cabin -construction needs- materials and labor

3. Historical Automobiles-made in Richmond-what happened to the manufacturing base

Accompanying Activities:1. Teacher packet-

-sheet containing areas to be covered and accompanying State Standards

-vocabulary-songs-games-activity sheets-web pages as further resources- the first two are excellent for Richmond

www.mrl.lib.in.ushttp://www.mrl.lib.in.us/history/wasson/index.htm

www.logcabinvillage.org/tour-marineschool.html (virtual tour) www. abcteach.com/docs www.atozteacherstuff.com/Grades_K-2www.campsilos.org/mod2/teachers/life.shtml (history detective)www.proteacher.com/090029.shtmlwww.heritage.uen.org/pioneerswww.fun.families.com/blog/celebrate-pioneer-dayhttp://davismonoplane.com/http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/th_1.html http://www.dawcl.com/search.asp

-poems-simple art/craft ideas-story list for further in-class readingThe Wondrous Whirligig : The Wright Brothers First Flying Machine by Andrew Glass, 2003Touching The Sky : The Flying Adventures Of Wilbur And Orville Wright by Louise Borden, 2003Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys  by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, 2000-ideas for furthering understanding (writing activities, story webs)

2. Digital pictures- taken at the museum and emailed to the classroom teacher

-pictures of individual students (preferred- but you’d have to make sure you took pictures of every child)-small group pictures-whole group picture- emailed to teacher and posted in the

museum for the children to show to parents when they come back as a family

3. Take-home invitation- each child takes home an “invitation” from the museum, to bring their families and return.

-outline areas covered in the field trip4. Teacher field trip evaluation and suggestion sheet

Wayne County Historical Museum1150 North A StreetRichmond, IN 47374

765-962-5756

Dear Parents and Family Members,

Your child just returned from a field trip to the Wayne County Historical Museum. He/She got to see and do many interesting things… see exciting exhibits, sing songs, hear stories, play games, and much more.

The second grade field trip focused on the always exciting Old Time Main Street, the Blacksmith Building, the Starr-Gennett Story, and the historical automobiles, among other things. Please ask your student about his/her favorite part.

Your child would really enjoy sharing this wonderful experience with you and other family members. Your family is invited to come to the Wayne County Historical Museum to explore all we have to offer.*

Our hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday – Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Please come share your child’s educational excitement.

Sincerely,

Jim HarlanExecutive Director

*minimal entrance fee

Wayne County Historical Museum1150 North A StreetRichmond, IN 47374

765-962-5756

Field Trip Evaluation and Suggestion form

School_________________________ date___________________Grade Level_____________Teacher_______________________

1. Did this field trip meet your expectations? Why or why not?

2. What other Wayne County Historical Museum areas should be part of this field trip and fit into your school corporation’s curriculum and your State Standards?

3. In what ways could we have made this field trip better for your class?

4. Are there any activities, websites, books, etc. that you could suggest to accompany this field trip information packet?

Thank you for completing this evaluation and suggestion sheet.Vocabulary- 2 nd grade

blacksmith- somebody whose job is making and repairing iron and metal objects such as horseshoes

 founders- somebody who establishes an institution, business, or organization

goods- articles for sale or use, often those produced for later consumption, as opposed to services (example- food, clothing, toys, etc.)

mechanic- a skilled worker who is employed to repair or operate machinery or engines

services- jobs and businesses that provide something for other people but do not produce tangible goods, e.g. banking, insurance, operating a store, police/ fire

settlers- a new resident of a place, especially a place that is unpopulated or populated by people of a different race or civilization

transportation- a means of traveling or of carrying somebody or something from one place to another

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AREA HISTORY

Come enjoy the History & Heritage of Richmond/Wayne County!

As you explore Richmond/Wayne County's history and heritage, echoes of the past will encompass you. We invite you to travel the historic National Road, today U.S. 40, the trail pioneers used as they made their westward trek. Immerse yourself in the many historical museums depicting the way of life of Hoosier families and pioneers during the westward migration.

You'll be amazed when you discover where pre-Civil War runaway slaves hid at the Levi Coffin House, the Underground Railroad, where over 2,000 slaves escaped to freedom. One of the many slaves who hid in the Coffin home was "Eliza," whose story is told in "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

Richmond was settled in 1806 by North Carolina Quakers and is one of the older cities in Indiana. Quakers (called Friends) were drawn to the Northwest Territory by its cheap, fertile land and its prohibition on slavery. By 1809, nearly three hundred Friends, almost all from North and South Carolina had settled here. They formed the Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends (now Richmond's First Friends Meeting), the oldest Quaker congregation in the state of Indiana. Quakers founded not only Richmond but other communities, such as Economy, Dublin, Milton and Fountain City. Quaker meeting houses became part of the landscape all over the county.

Historic districts and buildings are a reminder of the hard work and success of the past. Wayne County has preserved its extraordinary collection of early 19th to early 20th century architecture. Richmond has one of the finest early Victorian neighborhoods in the nation. The area also consists of late Federal and Greek Revival townhouses and cottages, early 19th century farm homes and sturdy barns, ornate churches, mansions, and the majestic county courthouse.

Just west of Richmond lies the charming community of Centerville, dotted with historic early 19th century row houses with magnificent archways. With this architectural treasure not found elsewhere in Indiana, Centerville is truly an architectural gem.

Jazz Heritage - Back in 1916, the Gennett Record Company of Richmond, Indiana began making records in a primitive little studio. Over the next 30 years Gennett became the place in the country to record jazz. Jazz artists of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, including Hoagy Carmichael, Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, and Jelly Roll Morton, flocked to Richmond to record their radical

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THE HISTORIC NATIONAL ROAD

Trails of Days Long Past

The Historic National Road was America's first interstate highway established by an act of Congress in 1806. The Indiana portion was built between 1829 and 1834, linking the eastern seashore with the western interior. In 1996, the Historic National Road was designated as a state scenic route. And in 2002, The Historic National Road from Maryland to St. Louis was designated as an All-American Road. Driving the route evokes a sense of traveling through the passageways of history from historic architecture and early 19th century farms to nostalgic gas stations, historic monuments and genuine Midwestern scenic beauty.

History of the National RoadThe construction of the nation's first highway, built with federal funds in the early nineteenth century, was not without government mandates. For citizens' own protection, legislators prohibited any tree stump in the National Road to exceed 15 " in height.

Carved through dense forest, the National Road preceded most Indiana cities, and was, literally, the road to civilization. Before the National Road made its way westward from Maryland in 1811, Centerville was the only town besides Indianapolis between Richmond and Terre Haute. The crude highway completed its journey in 1832, with its last stop in western Illinois. As many as 200 wagons a day passed through towns along the route.The nickname "Main Street of America" was honestly earned as towns such as Centerville sprang up from enterprising pioneers who recognized the need for inns, blacksmith shops and grocers. In fact, settlers keen on cashing in on National Road traffic often offered their land to the government for free.

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to its present 65' by building onto the fronts of their buildings. Archways between Federal style rowhouses allowed access to the rear of buildings and backyards. New homes were built almost flush with the sidewalk, and porches were built on the side of homes instead of in front so that residents could sit out without being smothered in dust (the first section of Indiana's National Road to be paved, however, was Centerville's Main Street). Today, more than 100 buildings in Centerville's Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Madonna of the TrailThe Madonna of the Trail is a monument to Americans who traveled the bitter road. One of only 12 statues marking the pioneers' trek from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Richmond's Madonna of the Trail was dedicated by the Daughters of the American Revolution October 28. 1928. The featured speaker was a little known Missouri judge, Harry S. Truman.

A "Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days," the motto ascribed to the Madonna of the Trail could also salute all who made their way westward along the National Road: "the autograph of a nation written across the face of a continent."

The figure of the mother is of heroic proportions, 10 feet high with a weight of 5 tons. The base on which the figure sands is 6 feet high and weights 12 tons. This base rests on a foundation which stands 2 feet above the ground level which makes the monument 18 feet tall. The Madonna is located in Glen Miller Park at the corner of 22nd and National Road.

Visit all the MadonnasLocation and dedication dates:Maryland, Bethesda Week of April 19, 1929West Virginia, Wheeling July 7, 1928Pennsylvania, Washington December 8, 1928Ohio, Springfield July 4, 1928Indiana, Richmond October 28, 1928Illinois, Vandalia October 26, 1928Missouri, Lexington September 17, 1928Kansas, Council Grove September 7, 1928Colorado, Lamar September 24, 1928New Mexico, Albuquerque September 27, 1928Arizona, Springerville September 29, 1928California, Upland February 1, 1929

Historic Huddleston Farmhouse Inn MuseumTravelers along the National Road stopped for the night at the farm where they were, for a fee, permitted to set up camp and rent a fireplace to cook meals. If the weather was nasty John Huddleston would allow "guests" to sleep on the floor, where the first to arrive

could be nearest the fire. Technically, John Huddleston's home was not an inn: to be an inn, it would have had to have two extra beds and three people to sign an affidavit to the owner's moral and righteous standing. During inspection time, John borrowed beds from neighbors. As for the affidavit validity, John had been "disowned" by the Quaker meeting because of low attendance and asked to leave the denomination.

The history of the National Road can also be found at the Wayne County Historical Museum. Established in 1930 by Quaker Julia Meek Gaar, the museum first housed her substantial personal collection. Heir to an industrial fortune (she was, in 1882, one of Richmond's 47 millionaires), Gaar traveled extensively and amassed, according to a Smithsonian director, "the largest and most valuable historical collection of any woman in America." Today, the museum boasts a turn-of-the-century general store, a fully operational 1880's blacksmith shop, an Egyptian mummy, and displays many of the 13 automobiles manufactured in Richmond. The Wayne County Historical Museum hosts Pioneer Days every fall.

Indiana's National Road designated as a National Scenic BywayThe Historic National Road through Indiana has been named a National Scenic Byway, one of the nation's most prestigious highway designations. This honor recognizes the Road's historic significance as America's first and most important national highway. For more than 150 years, the National Road, which stretches from Cumberland, MD to Vandalia, IL, provided the east-west pathway for the expansion of America.

The idea for the National Road originated with George Washington. Funded by Congress under the Jefferson administration in 1806, the Road was the nation's first federal highway project. Construction of the Road, driven by pioneer spirit, economic development needs and national security interests, took place in sections over several decades. In the 1920's, the Road became U.S. Highway 40 and became the premier transcontinental highway.

A traveler along Indiana's National Road will find echoes of the past from historic pike towns with traditional main streets, single pump gas stations, to American architecture spanning fifteen decades, historic landmarks, and tranquil, rural countryside. The national Road is focused on telling a story. It is our nation's first highway! It is a story of westward migration and settlement in six states. It is a story of one of our first automobile routes west. We invite you to drive Indiana's National Road, the Road that helped shape lives.

Stories about the Old National RoadWhat's in a Name? Names of Wayne County towns along the National Road are richly

historical in themselves. In Western Wayne County travelers pass through East Germantown/Pershing. Some folks, it seems, preferred patriotism to heritage when they chose to honor John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. Then, again, Irish heritage has nothing to do with the town of Dublin. That name comes from a hill in the National Road that was difficult to climb, especially in mud. Doublin' up of horses was sometimes required.

Courthouse Battle Just as it created or enhanced opportunities, the National Road led to obscurity for some towns. The first courthouse was located in the now non-existent town of Salisbury in southern Wayne County. When Centerville began to thrive, community leaders felt the seat should be relocated. It was agreed that Centerville could be county seat if it built a courthouse as "good" as the one in Salisbury. But, the folks in that town refused to let Centerville officials inside to inspect the courthouse. The committee stood outside and counted bricks to estimate its size. They guessed correctly and the seat was moved in 1818. (In a bit of irony, the first Salisbury log cabin to serve as courthouse has also been moved to Centerville and is the only original log courthouse still standing in the Northwest Territory.)

Centerville's glorious reign was short-lived, however. In 1873, Richmond vied for the county seat in what was to become the famous Courthouse Fight. Reluctant to give up their holding, Centerville officials barricaded themselves inside the courthouse. A group of angry Centerville citizens, in an attempt to block Richmond's efforts in taking county records, fired a cannon at their eastern neighbors standing at the courthouse door. In a figurative backfire, the cannon blast blew the door from its hinges and the records were seized. Today, the former courthouse is the site of Centerville's Library and the hole made by "Black Betty" is clearly visible above the doorway.

Wayne County Court House

1906

circa 1947

5 June 2003

Indiana Yearly Meeting House (Hicksite)Wayne County Historical Museum

North A between 11th and 12th

1906 circa 1947

26 April 2003

Morton Center(Now Insurance Company of America)

120 North 9th Street

From the 1909 Pierian (Richmond H.S. yearbook)

circa 1947 April 2003

Roberts Log CabinOldest School Building in Wayne County

Now on the grounds of the Wayne County Historical Museum

Image is c. 1890; taken from 1906 Dalbey Souvenir

This cabin was built near what is now the northwest corner of South A and 14th Streets.

c. 1910 in Glen Miller Park

In 1938, the cabin was moved from Glen Miller Park to the grounds of the Wayne County Historical Museum, where it remains.

August 2005

Main Street looking West from 7th Street , north side of street

1906

Main Street looking West from 7th Street , south side of street

1906 November 2003Main Street looking West from 8th Street , north side of street

1906 1916

October 2003

Glen Miller Park

1910 2005

Residence of Mrs. Martha E. Parry2221 Main Street

1906 August 2004

Residence of Ferd Grothaus (Now Olde Richmond Inn)

1906

30 May 2003

Pennsylvania Station, North E Street between 9th and 10th

circa 1917 April, 2003

Beginning as the Wayne Agricultural Works in Dublin, Indiana in 1837, and incorporated in 1868, Wayne Works moved to Richmond in 1876. By the 1890s in addition to making farm implements, it was making carriages and horse-drawn “kid-hacks,” or early school busses. From 1906-1916 Wayne Works manufactured the “Richmond” automobile, but in 1914 it built its first school bus, and for most of the rest of the century, it was a major producer of busses.

Wayne Works continued to make bus bodies for public transportation and school districts. During World War II it

manufactured ambulance bodies for the military.

In 1956 Wayne Works merged with the Divco corporation of Detroit and became Divco-Wayne. When the company threatened to leave in 1964, the community launched a drive to build a new plant, which was opened in 1966 and was a $5 million, state-of-the-art facility. Wayne Works stayed in Richmond, but by 1993 it could no longer compete in the market and closed.

Pre-field trip picture sheet-

Areas to be covered on this field trip: Second GradeList all your students below the field trip area where they would like to have their picture taken as a

remembrance of this field trip:

1. Old Time Main Street

2. Solomon Dickinson log cabin

3. Blacksmith Building

4. Starr-Gennett Story area

5. Historical Automobiles

6. Davis Airplane