Kids can go back in time at Shelton History Center

Historical society offers enrichment program

   SHELTON - Just when you are looking for more things to occupy your children during this long  summer, Shelton Historical Society offers Adventures in History, its enrichment program for children ages 7-12.
    It will be held Aug. 13-17, 9 a.m.- noon, at the Shelton History Center complex, 70 Ripton Road.
    Disguised between playing forgotten games, creating useful objects using simple tools, and concocting wholesome snacks from fresh ingredients, participants will learn lessons about how life was during the early 1900s.
       “In this age when kids spend much of their leisure time with electronic games and devices, we hope to reintroduce them to outdoor fun spent with others and an appreciation for the conveniences that they might take for granted,” said Ellen Kolesk, the Shelton Historical Society librarian and an organizer of the program.
    Cost is $135/child for non-members.  For Shelton Historical Society members, the cost is $100/child.
    Registration is limited and forms are available at www.sheltonhistoricalsociety.org or at the Plumb Memorial and Huntington Branch Libraries.
    Registration deadline is Aug. 1.
    There are six historic 19th-century buildings, including the Brownson House, the Trap Fall School, and the Wilson Barn that comprise Shelton History Center, located one-half mile north of the Huntington Green.
    Shelton Historical Society personnel staff the facility and its research library, and care for its collections part-time or by appointment.
    The mission of the Shelton Historical Society is to preserve elements of the community's history in order to create lasting and meaningful connections between Shelton's past, present and future generations through education, maintaining a museum with its collections, and providing a voice in the community regarding matters of historical significance. 
    Children who participate in Adventures in History will become familiar with all the buildings as they make comparisons between their experiences and those of their ancestors.  They just might have some old-fashioned fun, too!



The above information was provided by Tracey Tate, executive director, Shelton Historical Society.