Red House opens club with spring frolic
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Saturday's spring frolic, held at the Red House Interpretive Center, focused on children learning about history through interactive means. Docent Laurie Hamblin, also a Southeast Missouri State University history instructor, was selected to create the Kid's Club program for grades 3 through 6. Six children were registered for Saturday's Lewis and Clark topic. One was 9-year-old Josh Green, who got a note at school announcing the club. He arrived at 9:30 a.m., anxiously waiting to learn more about Lewis and Clark. The tale of 9-year-old Merriwether Lewis, who went hunting to return and find his home on fire, was enough to whet the boy's appetite for extending the history lessons begun at Blanchard Elementary.
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