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| A birds-eye view of the American History students and teachers two floors down at the McLean County Museum. |
On Wednesday, November 6, the EHS American History students left all day for a field trip created and led by Ms. Bertschi and Mr. Breitbarth. On this trip, the students went to the Mennonite Museum, the Metamora Courthouse, and the McLean County Museum to learn about the way of life back in the 19th century that they could apply to their own family histories. Each museum displayed artifacts from the time period along with records and photographs of those who once lived. Junior Kaci Troth’s favorite part of the trip was the Metamora Courthouse stating that she enjoyed the speaker there who told stories from Abraham Lincoln’s life. Although that was her favorite, she really enjoyed the trip as a whole. “I thought it was interesting to go to a few different museums rather than just one, so we get different sources of information on different topics in history.” Junior Elesa Anthony added, “I can actually say I had fun on the trip! We were really there to learn about our history and everyone’s history in general. That was fascinating!” The girls both enjoyed how the information from this field trip could be related to students personally which helped them make a connection.
By: Junior Adriane Schoonover, Journalism staff
