Education & Camp

Growing Up Blauvelt: Farm Life in 1832

It was a time bereft of computers, television, iPod, video games, cell phones, cars, shopping malls and fast food restaurants. Yet somehow people thrived – and prospered! By using their ingenuity, imagination and industry, our ancestors paved the way for what is possible today. Come visit the Jacob Blauvelt homestead and farm and discover a simpler time and peer through a window to the past. The Historical Society of Rockland County invites teachers and students to experience moments in the Blauvelt family’s day and learn what life was like in 1832.

Dates: Tuesdays & Thursdays, April - June

Times: 9:30 am and 11:30 am. Each session is approximately 75 minutes.

Fees: Fees are on a sliding scale: 1-20: $8.00 per student; 20-39: $6.00 per student; 40-60: $5.00 per student; 60+ : $4.00 per student. Teachers and chaperones are free.

Maximum 30 participants per group, including teachers and chaperones

For reservation information, please call the Education department at (845) 634-9629 or email: gweerheim@rocklandhistory.org

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