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Book Learnin'
December 28, 2007
Have you ever wondered what like was like for kids who lived over one hundred years ago? One thing is for sure, school was a lot different back then for students at the Honey Creek Schoolhouse, but writing lessons were still a big part of the school day.
Katie travels back to the 19th Century during her visit to Mumford New York’s Genesee Country Village and Museum where she meets historic fiction author Mary Jane Auch. Learn all about Remembrance Nye, the brave heroine in the novel Journey to Nowhere.
Hannah and Sadie meet Gwenyth Swain, an author who grew up in nearby Brown County. After meeting Mrs. Swain, you will want to get a copy of her book Chig and the Second Spread from your local library.
Downloadable instructions to Gwenyth Swain’s Schoolhouse Writing Journal are available on her website:
Go to Gwenyth’s “About Me” page, and then scroll down below the schoolhouse picture on the left-hand side of the page to find and print directions of your very own!
