Shelton Historical Society offers summer enrichment program for children

SHELTON - Just when you're looking for more things to occupy your children during this long summer, 

Shelton Historical Society offers Adventures in History, its enrichment program for boys and girls ages 7-12.

It will be held Aug. 8-12, from 9 a.m.- noon, at the Shelton History Center complex, 70 Ripton Road.

Disguised among playing forgotten games, creating useful objects using simple tools, and concocting wholesome snacks from fresh ingredients, participants will learn lessons about how life was during the early years of the 1900s.

“In this age when kids spend much of their leisure time with

electronic games and devices, we hope to reintroduce them

to outdoor fun spent with others and an appreciation for the conveniences that they might take for granted," said Ellen Kolesk, the Shelton Historical Society librarian and an organizer of the program.

Several area educators volunteer to instruct the program.

The cost is $155/child for non-members. For Shelton Historical Society members, the cost is $120/child.

Registration is limited and forms are available online at 

www.sheltonhistoricalsociety.org or at the Plumb Memorial and Huntington Branch Libraries. 

Aug. 1 is the deadline for registration.  

There are six historic 19^th century buildings, including the 

Brownson House (which is currently closed to the public due to water damage), the Trap Fall School, and the Wilson 

Barn, that comprise Shelton History Center, located one-half mile north of the Huntington Green. 

Shelton Historical Society personnel staff the facility and its research library, and care for its collections part-time or by appointment. 
The mission of the Shelton Historical Society is to 

preserve elements of the community's history to create lasting and meaningful connections between Shelton's past,

present and future generations through education, 

maintaining a museum with its collections, and providing a 

voice in the community regarding matters of historical significance.  

Children who participate in Adventures in History will 

become familiar with all the buildings as they make comparisons between their experiences and those of their ancestors.

They just might have some old-fashioned fun, too!

This is a press release from Tracey Tate, executive director, Shelton Historical Society.