A Day at Rose Hill School

 On Monday May 23rd we had the pleasure of visiting the historic Rose Hill pioneer school in Perry, OK.  It was such a privilege to be able to take part in such a reenactment!  Our daddy was able to take part in the same experience when he was in 4th grade in Perry.  To top it off, our Great Great Auntie was born in Perry in 1910.  She has lived there her entire life, and even attended the school.  BabyGirl thought this was so special and couldn't wait to take part herself.  We spent several weeks preparing for our visit to Rose Hill.  A couple of weeks before we went we received a large crate full of time period items for the children to use.  They got hands-on experience with many items and were able to share time with each other as they did.

Here is BabyGirl hand washing a shirt with some lye soap, a washboard, and some well water.

They watched a short DVD to prepare for the journey back in time.  Notice the chickens in the window watching the children.  :)

 Here they are all practicing the game "drop the hankie".  They had so much fun!  It's a game that is similar to duck duck goose.  They just howled with laughter and loved every minute of it!

 While the big kids played their game, Little Man wandered off after the chickens.  Cluck, cluck.

 Here is an action shot!

 Finally, the big day arrived.  Here are the children lined up outside the school.  They were in 2 lines, boys on the north and girls on the south.

 They started the day off with the Pledge.

 This was the original curtain in the school from 1910 with local business names on it.

 Miss Rupp is giving the penmanship lesson.  Here she is showing the push-pull method.

 Miss Rupp   May 23, 1910

 practicing penmanship

Little Man was outside checking out the old farm equipment with Daddy.

 BabyGirl answering a question from Miss Rupp.  She was asked how many quarts of green beans she helped her Ma can last summer.

 Orthography lesson

 Ciphering lesson

 Class photo

 Time for lunch and recess!!!

 The children loved the flying Jenny most of all!

 trying out the stilts

 Even Daddy gave it a go

Little Man was absolutely perfect the whole trip.  He was so happy to be outside playing.  Here is one of the new faces he does lately.  It's the "surprised" look.  :)

 Another game of "drop the hankie".  Glad they got some practice!

 playing with marbles...

 Oklahoma history lesson

 lining up for the spelling bee

 Here is BabyGirl running back into the school after banging her slate rag clean outside.

 Lining up at the end of the school day to cross the time bridge back into 2011.

 What a day!

 Here are some lemon snaps we made. The recipe was out of the 1910 Perry Cookbook.

 A day we will never forget.

We had such a wonderful time and cannot wait to do it again next year!!!  By that time we will have a year of Oklahoma history under our belts, and maybe a few more friends to tag along!

Now for a few videos.  The first one is of BabyGirl hand washing her shirt. The second is of her peeling an apple.  The third is of the children riding the flying Jenny.  Enjoy!!!