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Welcome Home Educators!
Thank you for visiting the Ohio History Teachers website. We are pleased to offer home educators, students, and families opportunities to explore Ohio's history where it happened, from 13,000 years ago to today. We invite you to Visit your choice of 59 history sites and museums throughout the state, and watch for programs, hikes, and tours that fit best with your educational style. Add to your family's visit by using our online resources for context and deeper investigations.

Admission for Scheduled Homeschool Museum Visits:
Non-members:
Students: $3.00
Chaperones: $3.00
One educator: Free
Parking: Where applicable
Unscheduled Museum Visits: Standard rates apply.

Members: FREE admission and parking.
Not a member? Become one today by clicking here

Homeschool Programs at the Ohio Historical Center and Ohio Village:
Non-members:
Students: $7.00 includes admission
Adults or chaperones: $3.00 includes admission
One educator: Free
Parking: $4.00

Members:
Student: $4.00: Program fees cover interpretation and materials.
One educator: Free
FREE admission* and parking
*Based on membership level
Additional adults not covered by membership benefits: $3.00

Homeschool Programs at Ohio Historical Society Sites:
Contact the sites for information about their homeschool programs, for schedules and prices.

Special Homeschool Programs Offered at the Ohio Historial Center and Ohio Village:

Program: Ohio or Bust: Ohio's Pioneer Experience
(January 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2009 September 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25, 2009
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
(73 k)
Homeschool family groups explore four hands-on stations (transportation; clothing and clothing production; farming and food preparation; and recreation) together to gain an appreciation of the daily lives of Ohio’s pioneers from the late 1700s to 1830. Families will have the opportunity to handle authentic and reproduction artifacts and images. They will work together to perform a hands-on activity at each station (such as using a hominy mill and weaving jean cloth) read the quotes of real-life pioneers, and engage in discussion. Using these experiences, and their prior knowledge and experience, each family will be given 30 - 40 minutes to develop a three-minute play connecting what they experienced to own lives and experiences. Families will then perform their plays.

Program: School Days! School Days! (Special Homeschool Day, March 11, 2009.) (72 k)
Students will learn of schooling and the study of reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic in a one-room school during the late 1800s during this half-day workshop.
Prerequisite Activities: (Required) (15 k)

Program: Thunder Mugs and Tea Cups (Victorian Life) (Special Homeschool Day, June 4, 2009.) (80 k)
During this program students will learn of the splendor and hardships of the Victorian life in a small Ohio town during the late 1800s. There will be hands on activities to illustrate the life of a child during this time.

Program: Winter Holidays (Special Homeschool Day, December 9, 2009) (92 k)
This program examines several ethnic winter holidays and traditions, and how each culture celebrated them.

Ohio Historical Society Sites:
Ohio Historical Society sites are fascinating places for visiting independently at any time of the year. To view by topic and to learn the hours of operation and location of any of our sites, click here: OHS Places

We welcome homeschool families to participate in our hands-on programs and workshops offered at many of our sites throughout the year. To view our menu of sites and programs and workshops, click here to select a site: Field Trips

Special Homeschool programs offered at the Ohio Historical Society Sites:
Each year select sites offer special programming for home educators and students. Contact the sites directly for information about their homeschool programs, schedules and prices.

Adena Mansion
800-319-7248

Armstrong Air & Space Museum
800-860-0142

Campus Martius
800-860-0145

Cedar Bog
800-860-0147

Flint Ridge
800-283-8707

Fort Ancient
800-283-8904

Fort Hill
800-283-8905

Fort Laurens
800-283-8914

Fort Meigs
800-283-8916

Harding Home
800-600-6894

Newark Earthworks
800-600-7178

Piqua Historical Area
800-752-2619

Schoenbrunn
800-752-2711

Serpent Mound
800-752-2757

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor
800-262-6137

Zoar Village
800-262-6195
Home School Program:
May 15th from 10am to 3pm.
Price: $4.00 per student and $6.00 per adult
Groups will need to call for scheduled arrival time.
Contact information: 330-874-3011 or by email btucker@ohiohistory.org