Sharing History to young eye's

In this program, students will learn about the importance of corn, hogs, and starch in early Madison, Indiana. This 90-minute FREE program offers:

• A hands-on experience of “notching” a paper pig to show ownership of one of 200 registered hog owners in Jefferson County. 
• A lesson on the two main uses of corn starch (food and laundry/other) and making chocolate pudding with starch to show how starch molecules work.
• A lesson on how corn has been developed through the ages and its many uses.
• The book Lucky Year will be referenced.  Each teacher will receive a free copy after the program.

This program is geared toward third-grade students and is a great source of information prior to the Agricultural Day experience held in mid-September.

Each May, the Jefferson County Historical Society partners with Historic Madison Inc. and the Lanier Mansion State Historic Site to offer an adventure in history to fourth graders throughout Jefferson County.

The adventure includes visits to a variety of historic sites in and around Madison, as well as tours museums of the Local History and 1895 Passenger Station museums at the JCHS History & Art Center. Armed with a scavenger hunt, students are challenged to try to find information throughout the Center.

Other sites visited include the beautiful Lanier Mansion and two sites of Historic Madison, Inc.’s choosing.

There is a FREE 45 minute in-class presentation available prior to the field trip.  This has been proven to be an excellent source of “pre-knowledge” about the event, and students have a better takeaway of the information provided during the event.