NY Historical Society, Museum of Natural History, and of Course the Bronx Bombers 6-11-10
June 11, 2010
We attended a class on how to use objects to teach history at the New York Historical Society. For example you could use the following item to ask: Who is in the sculpture? What is happening? During what time period was the sculpture made? What does it have to do with history? What laws existed regarding slaves? We also had access to some of their artifacts, some examples are: a chair of George Washington, a lottery drum, a footlocker of a soldier who invented the retractable tape measure, Civil War uniforms, etc. We were also given a huge packet of lesson plans regarding issues around slavery in the US.
After our visit at the Historical Society we took a self-guided tour of the Museum of Natural History. We located many items and photographs that reminded me of some of our traveling companions – what do you think?
Free Flight
Always has a Smile
Dressed for Success
Knows how to Shop for the Latest Styles
Zooming in for the Kill
I’m not really a Yankee fan, but it was fun to go to the game. One of the locals expressed his disappointment in the new stadium; but said new history would have to be made. We saw an example of this exact sort-of-thing; right in front of us a young man proposed to his girlfriend on the ticker board and presented her a ring right in front of us! The new stadium seats 5-7K fewer people, but there’s not a bad seat in the stadium. THANKS AGAIN DONNA!
What Remains of the Old Yankee Stadium
New Yankee Stadium
