Hands on History
Volunteers Mary George Kipp, Marcia Sleds, and John Kipp lead a session about trading / bartering.
~ story and photos by Paige Langenderfer
Seven-year-old Thomas Kender figures it would take about a million mink furs to make a coat. And if given the choice of which animal he would like to hunt, trap, and eat, Thomas said a deer easily tops the list over a skunk, mink, raccoon, squirrel, or beaver.
Thomas was one of about 20 children to participate in the June session of the Brown County Historical Society’ s program called“ Hands on History.”
The monthly program is held from 1 to 4 p. m. on the third Thursday of every month, from April through October. Sessions are held in Nashville’ s Pioneer Village( the loom room, the cabin, the schoolhouse, the blacksmith shop, etc.) and in the Brown County History Center. The program is open to all children ages 8 to 12. There is a $ 5 fee per class and participants are encouraged to register online prior to each class by visiting < browncountyhistorycenter. org > or call( 812) 988-2899.
Each session features expert presenters who focus on skills that were needed a century ago like hunting and trapping, soap making,
Kathy Sparks teaches how to identify animals by their footprints.
64 Our Brown County • July / August 2018