During October, 5th-grade students from Penn-Trafford School District’s five elementary schools visited the nearby Bushy Run Battlefield for an immersive history experience.
Students spent the morning rotating through five educational stations led by museum volunteers. Activities included learning about trading for various goods, touring the battlefield, watching a film about the Battle of Bushy Run, exploring the museum, and participating in a presentation on furs and trading. The field trips offered students a hands-on opportunity to learn about the Battle of Bushy Run, Pontiac's War, and the events that shaped our region.
Harrison Park students enjoy a hands-on activity about trading goods
Trafford Elementary students listen attentively to a lecture by one of the Bushy Run volunteers
Sunrise Elementary students Adam Hetrick, Jack Wetzel, Cam Szramowski, Caden Hoyman, Bekir Guler, Boden Ruzich, Scarlett Owens, and Mera Kmetz try on some soldier uniforms
Bushy Run Volunteer Wendy Stier places a fur hat on Level Green student Lincoln Braun
McCullough Elementary students listen attentively to the Bushy Run volunteers explaining the 18th-century fur trading industry