Special Assignments for Tour Activity Sheet

1. Assign one student or a group of students one of the following:

  1. Describe the light sources you see as you walk through the Mansion.
  2. What dried materials do you see? How are they used?
  3. Look for patterns or designs. Where do you see them? Can you draw them?
  4. Notice the door frames. How are they different?
  5. Describe any clothing you see. Is it for a child? For an adult? When do you think it was worn? By whom?
  6. Make a list of iron objects you see in the Mansion.
  7. What fabrics are used in the Mansion? Where?
  8. What evidence is there of music in the Mansion?
  9. What evidence is there of the presence of children in the Mansion?
  10. What numbers and dates did you hear on your tour?

2. Can you find the following? Assign the search before the visit.

  1. The secret staircase
  2. Potato shovel
  3. Sadirons
  4. Calling card stand
  5. James Irvin's picture
  6. Painting of the canal at Howard
  7. Locks of hair
  8. Iron bench
  9. Isinglass
  10. Crazy quilt
  11. Tortoiseshell combs
  12. Hitching post