Top Ten Sites for PA History in Ephrata PA
Do you homeschool in PA, where the state law requires that you teach your kids PA history? Or, if you’re sending your child to a traditional school setting, you might want to supplement your student’s PA history requirement by visiting the following sites together.
There are plenty of mini field trips for free or low cost that you can do in your local town that adds pizzazz to teaching PA history. Below, I’m listing five out of ten top sites in the Ephrata vicinity where you can visit for free or for a very low price. And, these sites work toward completing your Pennsylvania history requirement.
Take an hour or two to visit the Cocalico Valley Historical Society on Main Street in Ephrata. Call 717-733-1616 for hours and admission prices. The librarian will answer questions about Ephrata history, show you artifacts, and give you a tour of the building. Your objective could be learning the history of Ephrata, alone, where you ask about the early founders, the date the town was incorporated, what major industries were represented in town, what was the first church, the first hospital, the first post office, etc. You may be surprised by what you learn.
Visit the Indian Museum on Cocalico Road, at the Tom Grater Memorial Park. The museum has Indian artifacts and the museum is housed in a historical home.
Call the Playhouse in the Park, and see if they can give you a tour of the theater along with a brief talk on the history of the playhouse, which was started by the American Legion.
The Cloister of Ephrata is a popular place to visit. This time, walk the grounds, as well as take a tour of the buildings. From there, take the path to the War Memorial.
Before your visit to the War Memorial, see if you can find out more information about it through the Cocalico Valley Historical Society. Share that information with your children and then, walk through the cemetery and read the tombstones. When you visit the War Memorial next to the Ephrata Area High School’s stadium and behind the Ephrata Cloister, take time to read the markers of the War Memorial and the placard that describes the founders of the memorial. See what you learn from these markers, and the bodies that are buried there.
If you would like to receive the full copy of the Top 10 PA History Sites within Ephrata’s Boundaries, you can email me at wendykomancheck@yahoo.com.
There are plenty of mini field trips for free or low cost that you can do in your local town that adds pizzazz to teaching PA history. Below, I’m listing five out of ten top sites in the Ephrata vicinity where you can visit for free or for a very low price. And, these sites work toward completing your Pennsylvania history requirement.
Take an hour or two to visit the Cocalico Valley Historical Society on Main Street in Ephrata. Call 717-733-1616 for hours and admission prices. The librarian will answer questions about Ephrata history, show you artifacts, and give you a tour of the building. Your objective could be learning the history of Ephrata, alone, where you ask about the early founders, the date the town was incorporated, what major industries were represented in town, what was the first church, the first hospital, the first post office, etc. You may be surprised by what you learn.
Visit the Indian Museum on Cocalico Road, at the Tom Grater Memorial Park. The museum has Indian artifacts and the museum is housed in a historical home.
Call the Playhouse in the Park, and see if they can give you a tour of the theater along with a brief talk on the history of the playhouse, which was started by the American Legion.
The Cloister of Ephrata is a popular place to visit. This time, walk the grounds, as well as take a tour of the buildings. From there, take the path to the War Memorial.
Before your visit to the War Memorial, see if you can find out more information about it through the Cocalico Valley Historical Society. Share that information with your children and then, walk through the cemetery and read the tombstones. When you visit the War Memorial next to the Ephrata Area High School’s stadium and behind the Ephrata Cloister, take time to read the markers of the War Memorial and the placard that describes the founders of the memorial. See what you learn from these markers, and the bodies that are buried there.
If you would like to receive the full copy of the Top 10 PA History Sites within Ephrata’s Boundaries, you can email me at wendykomancheck@yahoo.com.
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