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Preschool Adventures in Learning
Most appropriate for ages 3-6 Let’s design a custom, engaging preschool field trip adventure! Your visit can include hands-on activities, interactive gallery games, creative crafts, planetarium shows, museum exploration and…
Notable Women of the Valley
Grades 7 and up This highlights tour will explore the women’s stories woven into the histories told in the Wood Museum of Springfield History from the pre-revolutionary to modern era.…
Springfield Fights for Freedom
Grades 7 and up Explore Springfield’s history in moments of strife—domestic and abroad—from Revolution era to Abolition through World War II with docent guides. Content warning: This tour contains difficult…
How to be a Historian
Grades 4-6 There are many ways to be a historian! In this tour, students will learn how researchers uncover stories, how archivists preserve history, how curators share history, and how…
Tales of American Collectors
Grades 7 and up In Springfield’s first museum, students will discover the legacy of George Walter Vincent Smith and his wife Belle Townsley Smith, who thanks to their business successes…
Dr. Seuss Highlights Tour
Did you know beloved children's author Dr. Seuss grew up right here in Springfield, Massachusetts? Learn how a young Theodor Seuss Geisel may have been inspired by the sights and…
General and Specialty Highlights History Tours
Our knowledgeable docents will provide generalized or specialized highlights tours of the Wood Museum of Springfield History. Learn about early transportation, Springfield’s firsts, Gee Bee Aviation, early bicycles, and so…
City of Industry
Grades 9-12 Investigate the Industrial Revolution through the lens of Springfield’s industrial past. Topics include transportation history, innovation, and the role of immigration upon the growth and development of cities.…
Japan
Grades 4-7 Discover the intersection of art and history of feudal Japan during the era of the Samurai, from arms and armor to a mock traditional tea ceremony. We will…
Then & Now: Life at the Turn of the Century
Grades 1-4 Students become historians as they interpret early-20th century history by examining Indian Motocycles, Rolls Royce automobiles, Milton Bradley games, and Barney ice skates. In addition to a “then…