The Real Housewives of the 19th Century: Program Details

Here are the planning details for each group as we discussed today:

Group 1 (Planning/Logistics):
Program: Place setting
Molly Sloan
Danielle Smith
Stephanie Cadwell
Rachel Schwartzman

Title: Not a Microwave Meal
- Dining section of exhibit; place setting game; and seating arrangement activity/order of events
Exhibit connection: It is part of the exhibit and expands on it.
Goals:
1.Learn how they set the table
2.Learn how they arrange the household hierarchy at the dinner table
3.Learn the serving order
Supplies:
2 sizes paper plates
Paper bowls
Plastic silverware
Napkins
Blank note cards
Construction paper
2 table cloths
2 tables and 4 chairs
$40-50


Group 2 (Marketing/PR)
Program: Calling Cards and meaning
Martina Camarda
Katherine Miller
Kelly Holman

Title: Before voicemail...there were calling cards
- learning how to make calling cards (and doing so)
Goals:
1. To understand what calling cards are
2. To understand what they are used for
3. To understand why
Supplies:
Card stock and markets


Group 3 (Budget and Materials)
Program: Piecework/flowermaking
Sydney Jenkins
Rebecca Redman
Arianna Galluzzo

Title: needed- Flowermaking activity
- located in the front part of the museum (Hartwick College museum club wall) to create atmosphere of a 19th century home
Exhibit connection: looking towards immigrant women as an example, home life, domestic/labor/working in the home. Talk about what the flowers were used for (hats, wealthy women profited off labor)
Goals:
1.Show the difficulty of this activity
2. Show reality of home life/labor
3.Marking little money for all your efforts
Supplies:
Tissue paper
Rulers
Pencils
Scissors
Floral wire
Green pipe cleaners
$40


Group 4 (Evaluation)
Program: Quilting element/design (African American focus)
Margaret Webb
Rebecca Welton
Jessica Halbohm

Title: Amazing Technicolor Dream Quilts: The Importance of Quilting in the 19th Century Black Community
- Located in Yager Museum classroom. Participants will construct their own paper quilt and be encouraged to include colors/symbols/etc that are important to them.
Exhibit Connection: This program deals with the African American section of the exhibit and importance of quilting to the black community in the 19th century.
Goals:
1. Understand importance of quilting to African Americans
2. Create/spark an interest in African American culture
3. Relate the process of quilting in the 1800s to the modern quilting process
4. Homesewn vs mass produced
Supplies:
Scrapbooking paper in bright/interesting colors and patterns
Scissors
Tape/glue stick
Markers, pens and colored pencils
Display board for presenting meaning of colors and patterns
Candy for filling out evaluations during program
$40-50

Additional details:

• Scavenger hunt (8 questions total- 2 from each group)
• Completed scavenger hunt entered into drawing for prize