There are big things afoot at the historic house where I volunteer. Recently, we celebrated the groundbreaking for a new addition. It was quite a party, with state and local officials including our state Rep and Senator, the mayor, and superintendent and assistant superintendent. Sis, Bud, and I attended--in our colonial outfits, though Bud only changed into his once he saw the attention Sis was getting. I'm sure the formal speeches and odd display of grown-ups pretending to dig with golden shovels struck them as silly, but I thought it was important to miss a bit of school to attend. That made them nervous, even with the approval of the Superintendent, and so I had them back, after some photos and noshing on bagels. The new addition will house an all-purpose room, kitchen, and another bathroom. This will greatly increase our public space for programs and activities.
And we're going to need it! We have visions of a public lecture series to open the new addition, which coincides with a big anniversary of our town. And we're investigating a teen docent program that would train high school students to give tours to fifth-graders and perhaps even the public. This, in addition to our regular school tours and new summer family fun workshops.
For now, I'm preparing for my in-class visits to the third-grade classes at Sis and Bud's school, in advance of their tours next week. I'll give a down and dirty presentation on colonial life--you know, bathroom and bathing habits and other things designed to make kids go "ewww!"--and then they'll make sachets which were used not only to smell sweet but to ward off bugs. Our house smells wonderful!
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