More than 70 students were kickin’ it old school this week as the History Center of Washington County hosted its annual Pioneer Kids Day.
 
Students participated in activities like grinding corn, using a washboard to do laundry, rug beating, milking a cow – – well, a pretend cow, and creating a game out of buttons and thread. Volunteers gave students a history lesson along with a chance to try the activity themselves.
Behind the scenes: Students got a little nervous at the clothes washing station as the volunteer docent gave a pretty graphic warning about how it was imperative to keep their hands from getting caught in the wringer washer. Didn’t we all hear some of those stories while growing up??
Another warning was passed along at the button game as girls with long hair were warned to not get their locks tangled in the string.
