Seventh graders take a stroll through history

Members of the seventh grade Talented and Gifted (TAG) program had the rare opportunity to get close to our area's past on a special field trip Wednesday, Oct. 14. The group toured the Little Red School House, Old Fort Johnson, the Montgomery County Archives, and the Fonda Cemetery.

The outing was part of a social studies lesson teaching the use of primary resources and artifacts to recreate history. By taking students to the local sites and allowing them to literally hold a little history in their hands helps make the past come alive.

"Like an archeologist, the students will examine places and items that make up local history," said teacher Holly Thompson, "They will then write an essay detailing what they imagine it was like to live in that era"

Teacher Steve Vunk, Fonda-Fultonville senior and Fultonville historian Ryan Weitz, and retired teacher John Thompson joined the group to share their experience studying the community's history.