Historic London Town & Gardens
Visit a "lost" colonial town and garden sanctuary on the South River
Historic London Town & Gardens
Traveling Trunks!
Rent a Traveling Trunk
One of the best parts of a field trip to London Town is the opportunity to see, touch, and experience life in the Colonial Chesapeake. If you can’t come to us, let us come to you! We have a series of Traveling Trunks with objects and lesson plans to bring the hands-on learning of London Town into your classroom.
These trunks have a week on, week off travelling schedule with a stringent disinfecting procedure during their time at London Town to ensure they’re as safe as possible before coming to your class.
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Each trunk costs $25 to rent for one week.
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$15 for each additional week.
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All boxes must be picked up and returned in person to our site in Edgewater, MD. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot ship these trunks.
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Email education@historiclondontown.org to rent the trunks. See below for what information to include
Add a Facilitator (Synchronous Guided Experience)
If you’d like to take your experience to the next level, one of our trained Museum Educators can Zoom into your classroom and lead the students in conversation and activities around the objects in your trunk.
If your school allows, an Educator could come into your classroom (following all required health and safety measures) to have a more in-depth, in-person experience.
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Online or in-person, facilitated programs start at $25 for an hour.
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Email education@historiclondontown.org to add the museum educator facilitator.
Additional Resources for Teachers and Parents
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Watch short videos on Colonial life in Maryland here
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Download a resource guide (Word doc) which includes more about the videos and includes accompanying vocabulary and activities
Rent a Trunk
To rent a trunk, please email education@historiclondontown.org with the following information:
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Contact Name
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Contact Email
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School Name
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School Address
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Trunk Requested
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Date(s) Requested
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Grade of students
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Whether you have an interest in adding in a synchronous guided experience
Trunk Options
Colonial Childhood
Best for Grades 1-5
Explore what life was like for kids in the Colonial era from fun and games to chores and getting ready for adulthood.
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Lesson Plans for Grades 1-5
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Toys including: Mancala, marbles, graces, etc
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Clothes: Two full sets of clothes
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Education: Hornbook
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Work materials including: wool card, sampler, wood planer, augur
Please note: This list is approximate. Similar objects might be substituted as needed.
Standards:
Grade 1: 2.0.B.1, 4.0.A.3, 5.0.A.2
Grade 2: 4.0.A.3, 5.0.A.2
Grade 3: 2.0.B.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.3, 6.0.A.1
Grade 4: 4.0.A.1
Grade 5: 5.0.A.1"
Work
Best for Grades K-5
With this trunk, students will be able to explore and learn about different types of work that existed in the colonial period.
Contains:
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Lesson Plans for Grades K-5
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Fabric work including: wool card, drop spindle, stitching activity, sampler, one full set of clothes
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Carpentry work including: augur, mortis and tenon joint, wood planer, mallet
Please note: This list is approximate. Similar objects might be substituted as needed.
Standards:
Grade K: 2.0.A.1, 5.0.A.2
Grade 1: 2.0.A.1, 2.0.B.1, 2.0.C.1, 5.0.A.2
Grade 2: 2.0.C.1, 5.0.A.2
Grade 3: 2.0.C.1, 3.0.C.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.2, 4.0.A.3, 6.0.A.1
Grade 4: 2.0.A.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.3, 6.0.A.1.c, 6.0.C.4
Grade 5: 2.0.A.1, 5.0.A.1, 5.0.A.2, 5.0.A.3, 5.0.A.4
Trade
Best for Grades 1-5
In the port town of London, goods arrived from all around the world. Explore these objects and the complicated stories behind them.
Contains:
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Lesson Plans for Grades 1-5
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Mancala
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Spices
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Runaway Ads
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Tobacco
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Pipe
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Colonial style Money
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Porcelain Cup
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Tea
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Fabric
Please note: This list is approximate. Similar objects might be substituted as needed.
Standards:
Grade 1: 2.0.A.1, 2.0.B.1, 2.0.C.1, 3.0.C.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.2, 4.0.A.3, 4.0.B.1, 4.0.B.2
Grade 2: 2.0.B.1, 2.0.C.1, 3.0.C.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.2, 4.0.A.3, 4.0.B.2, 5.0.A.2
Grade 3: 2.0.B.1, 2.0.C.1, 3.0.C.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.2, 4.0.A.3, 6.0.A.1
Grade 4: 2.0.A.1, 2.0.B.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.3, 6.0.A.1.c, 6.0.C.4
Grade 5: 2.0.A.1, 5.0.A.1, 5.0.A.2, 5.0.A.3, 5.0.A.4, 5.0.B.2
Archaeology
Best for Grades 1-5
The archaeology trunk investigates the discipline and practice of archaeology, and how archaeologists learn from the past to inform and compare with the present. Contents inside the box are real archaeological finds common to the Colonial Chesapeake as well as modern replicas.
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Lesson Plans for Grades 1-5
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Objects made of: ceramic, glass, metal, and bone.
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Archaeological tools: trowel, measuring tape, grid map
Please note: This list is approximate. Similar objects might be substituted as needed.
Standards:
Grade 1: 2.0.A.1, 2.0.B.1, 2.0.C.1, 3.0.C.1, 5.0.A.2
Grade 2: 2.0.B.1, 2.0.C.1, 3.0.C.1, 5.0.A.2
Grade 3: 2.0.C.1, 3.0.C.1, 4.0.A.1, 4.0.A.2, 4.0.A.3, 6.0.A.1
Grade 4: 2.0.A.1, 2.0.B.1, 4.1.A.1, 4.0.A.3, 6.0.A.1.c, 6.0.C.4
Grade 5: 2.0.A.1, 5.0.A.2, 5.0.A.3, 5.0.A.3, 5.0.A.4