School Outreach Programs (river Through Time And Towpath To The Past) | Summit County Historical Society Of Akron, Ohio
Offers school outreach programs with hands-on activities and storytelling providing insight to Ohio history. A River Through Time program provides information on how the landscape of Ohio developed from the ice-age and various cultures of the Paleo Indians, Mound Builders, and Woodland Indians. Towpath to the Past program offers information, photos, artifacts and a working model of a canal lock to highlight the creation of the Ohio and Erie Canal and its impact on the social and economic growth of the City of Akron, the County of Summit, and the State of Ohio.
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211 Summit
Physical Address
550 Copley Road, Akron, OH 44320
Hours
Must be scheduled in advance.
Voice
Fax
(330) 535-0250
Application process
Call or email the office for more information or to request a presentation by a representative from the Summit County Historical Society.
Fee
Call for current rates.
Eligibility
Designed for 4th grade classrooms. Serves Summit County and neighboring communities in local surrounding counties.
Languages
None.
Service area
Summit County, Ohio
Agency info
Summit County Historical Society Of Akron, Ohio
Collects, preserves, and displays items of a historical nature and promotes interest and disseminates information about the history of Summit County, Ohio and the stories of the lives of its residents. Note: Part of the Youth Success Summit (formerly OSTN).