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Educational Resources
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- Teachers--check out our group rates for class field trips to
the City of Greeley Museums
click here
- Research assistance - Need help researching a classroom
topic or finding more information?
click here
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Bibliography, Recommended Reading |
- Boyd, David A.: History of Greeley and the Union Colony
of Greeley (Great for in-depth research; tells the story of Greeley; not interesting for children)
- Clark, Max: Colony Days (Good for reading or research; gives good insight into the hardships of Greeley’s founders and pioneers in general)
- Dugan, John: Greeley and Weld County
- Easterday, Bobby: A Kid’s-Eye View of Early Greeley (First-hand account of everyday life of a 1910s-1920s Greeley child)
- Johnson, Hazel or Allen; Grace Norcross: newspaper articles located in Greeley History Museum (All of these articles give great insight into pioneer/old-fashioned everyday life in Greeley; short articles; especially informational about children’s lives)
- Stephen, Barbara Carpenter: Dearest Grandchildren (Though written in letter form for the author’s grandchildren, this gives great information in story and poem form, with pictures, about Greeley’s beginnings; great for children)
- Robb, Bruce: “Name Reflects Indian’s Life” (Greeley Tribune article; the story of Ute princess Shawsheen and her involvement with the Meekers)
- Smith, Barbara: 1870 to 1970 The First Hundred Years
Greeley, Colorado (Easy and fun to read; interesting
chronicle of Greeley’s development; neat drawings)
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Canned History |
Easy to use,
do-it-yourself mini lessons add to what your group is already
studying or stand alone–packed with hands-on artifacts, photos,
read-aloud info, and games to make history come alive. Available
topics include:
- A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains:
Isabella Bird
- Trains
- Bessie Smith, early lady architect
- Building a Town
- School Days
- Greeley’s POW Camps & World War II Life
- Fads & Fashion of the 20th Century
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The above items can be checked out free of charge
on a first come,
first served basis. Contact Sheryl Kippen (970)350-9275
sheryl.kippen@greeleygov.com
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Educators’ resources |
The following
are classroom book sets, curriculum, lesson plan, or activity
notebooks. While they take more on-your-own planning, reviewing, and
preparation, they contain great ideas.
- Classroom book set: Little Speedy Jo The Antelope Fawn
- Classroom book set: Indians, Irrigation, Industry Story
of Greeley, Colorado
- Pioneer Performance
- Ties that Bind: Folk Arts in the Classroom
- Food for America
- Project Land and People, Resources for Learning
The above items can be checked out free of charge on a first
come, first served basis. Contact Sheryl Kippen (970)350-9275
sheryl.kippen@greeleygov.com
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Museum Staff as Resources |
Do call on our
staff as resources. Staff members can point you in the right
direction for information on the following topics:
- Genealogy, family, local history:
JoAnna Stull
and Peggy Ford
- Artifact/“antique” care, preservation, donation:
Erin Quinn
- Children’s activities (present-day and historical),
classes, texts used to develop programs:
Sheryl Kippen
and Peggy Ford
- Event planning, resources, museum festivals, volunteers
(recruiting, managing, scheduling, recognition):
Ann Schmidt
- Maintaining historic buildings, historic reproductions,
computer aided design:
Bruce Murdoch
Calling (970) 350-9220 can connect you to any of their office phones or voice mails.
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Community Resources |
These agencies
have been particularly hepful with Museum programming and classes.
- Colorado Foundation for Agriculture They hold a yearly conference for teachers: Ag in the Classroom Institute
- Greeley Chamber of
Commerce They have excellent resources for classes to examine and read regarding the community's development, statistics of all kinds, etc.
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Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Office
Resources for educators relating to agriculture education as
well as nutrition education. They also work with 4-H leaders and
groups
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