Education
In May, the Manor House Committee in conjunction with the members from the Glengarry, Nor’Westers & Loyalist Museum, and other volunteers hold “A day in the life of the miller’s children”. This education program is for grade 7 students from Char Lan High School & surrounding schools. The activities are divided between two venues, the Manor House and the Nor’Wester Loyalist Museum.
The students learn about: carding, spinning, typical shelter for the period, chores children did, the mills and how they worked, and typical foods of from that period. They also learn about the clothing children wore, the medicines they would take, what their education was like, the implements with which they would work, and the games they would play. They partake in a military demonstration of the war of 1812; and the Loyalist Exhibit, the Nor’Wester (fur traders) and David Thompson map maker/surveyor exhibits are also explained to them. In late November - early December, the Manor House Committee hosts Grade 3 children for a “Victorian Christmas at the Manor House”. This includes the children making various crafts (such as Christmas decorations) from the Victorian period, there is a visit from Saint Nicholas, treats are handed out, and there is a reading of “The Night Before Christmas”. |
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