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The Historic Village... Curriculum
New! Meet the People
An Exhibit Highlight: The District 16 School
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to the Historic Village

Natives & Newcomers... Curriculum
An Exhibit Highlight: The Council Oak Carving
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to Natives and Newcomers
Further Information About the Natives and Newcomers Exhibit

Natives & Newcomers... An Introduction for Teachers

Whether you have visited Sauder Village in person, or if you are exploring the Village for the first time on-line, we want to be sure you know about our most recent addition. Natives and Newcomers: Ohio in Transition, 1803-1839 is both an indoor and outdoor exhibit, which opened on June 14, 2003.  This exhibit serves as a natural bridge to the Historic Sauder Village experience that school groups have enjoyed for years. With this addition, we have extended our time line to show what happened in the daily lives of the Natives and Newcomers in this region prior to the first European settlement.

The Natives and Newcomers experience begins in our Museum Building where visitors can walk through a timeline showing events that changed the lives of the Native Americans of this region.  The Council Oak Carving is on display here as well. The experience continues as visitors leave the Museum and walk into a re-created environment and settlement that may have existed in this part of Ohio in the early 1800’s. It was in this type of settlement where trade encouraged interaction between the cultures of the Native Americans and the European Newcomers.

The settlement portion of our exhibit consists of Native dwellings including sugarloaf, dome-shaped and conical wigwams, as well as a log trading post. The creation of this two-acre environment also included the planting of over 500 native trees as well as other heirloom and historic vegetation.  All of this, along with gardens, fields, and demonstrations by costumed interpreters help to bring this vivid re-creation to life!

To view materials that might help teachers to make use of Natives and Newcomers in their classrooms, please click on the following items:
 

The Historic Village... Curriculum
New! Meet the People
An Exhibit Highlight: The District 16 School
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to the Historic Village

Natives & Newcomers... Curriculum
An Exhibit Highlight: The Council Oak Carving
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to Natives and Newcomers
Further Information About the Natives and Newcomers Exhibit

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