History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.
~ David C. McCullough

Teachers' Resources

Please read our Letter to Educators regarding the museum's new name.

Curriculum

Wisconsin Indians : A Curriculum for 2nd-6th Grades

A. K. A. Houdini : Teachers' Resources

Reading Between the Stitches: Quilts in the Classroom

World War II Curriculum

Time Capsules Curriculum [PDF files]:

• Introduction to the Time Capsules Curriculum
• Learning About the Past
• The Story of Time Capsules
• Appleton’s Sesquicentennial
• Seeing Objects as Clues
• Reading Photographs - Part One
• Reading Photographs - Part Two
• Reading Photographs - Part Three
• Reading Photographs - Part Four
• Reading Photographs - Part Five
• Reading Photographs - Part Six
• Decoding Messages from the Past
• Reading and Writing Letters to the Future
• Making Your Own Time Capsule: Developing Your Message to the Future
• Making Your Own Time Capsule: Fine Tuning Your Messages
• Looking Back
• Bibliography of Additional Resources
• Appendix A
• Appendix B

Guided Tour Information and Reservation Forms

• Field Trip Guide

Tour Forms

• Printable History Museum Tour/In-School Program Reservation Form
• Printable Grignon Mansion Tour Reservation Form

School Days

• School Days Registration Materials

Virtual Exhibits

A.K.A. Houdini
Learn more about the world-renowned magician who claimed Appleton, WI as his hometown. Take the quiz and see if you are a Houdini expert!

Call to Duty: Outagamie County in World War II
This interactive exhibit focuses on the lives of Outagamie County residents, and their life-changing experiences during World War II on the homefront and the battlefront.

Houdini: A Magician Among the Spirits
Why did Houdini crusade against mediums? What is Spiritualism? Did medium debunking save Houdini's career? Has Houdini's spirit ever come back from the dead? These are some of the questions asked in this exhibit.

Joseph McCarthy: A Modern Tragedy
See the Museum's first exhibit about the life and times of this controversial man.

For more information

Contact Carolyn J. Lane
Curator of Education
920.733.8445 ext. 115

Other Resources

Fox Valley Turning Points, a collaborative project offering scanned primary source documents and accompanying curriculum related to turning points in the history of the Fox Valley region.

Tour of Historic Appleton and Vicinity: images and script for a bus tour of historic Appleton sites.

Fox Cities Memory Project, a collaborative website offering pictures and text from Outagamie County Historical Society and the Appleton Public Library.