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For reservations, contact
STACY IRVIN on InterAct or call 486-5205 ext. 227.
TRAVELING HISTORY TRUNK LOAN PROGRAM
DO SOME HANDS ON HISTORY Available to all grade levels
Advance reservations required
Loan conditions listed below pictures
Make a reservation by emailing Stacy Irvin on Interact or calling her at 486-5205 ext. 227 with
**name of trunk **potential dates desired **grade level and number of classes **teacher and school name
(alternate email address:sirvin@nevadaculture.org)
  CENTENNIAL LAS VEGAS (2 trunks available)Created to commemorate the Centennial, this trunk takes students through the century from high button shoes and a glass milk bottle to a Viewmaster and a miniature F-14. The past comes alive through books with pictures spanning the century, a video history, and a Power Point CD of historic photographs to accompany a unique story of children’s life in Las Vegas in the early days.
 WOMEN IN NEVADA 1850-1920 (3 trunks available)Print materials, artifacts and reproductions tell the stories of four Nevada women: a Tonapah resident, a prospector's wife, a Northern Paiute woman, and a Carson Valley ranch woman. Pictures and brief biographies of other women important to Nevada's history include Las Vegas pioneer Helen Stewart and Indian rights campaigner Sarah Winnemucca. In the trunk: washboard, cast iron pot, candle mold, wool carding paddles, rabbit skin, miniature burden basket, Montgomery Ward 1895 catalog, 19th century Nevada photographs.
 Pioneer Children 1850-1920 (4 trunks available)This trunk of authentic reproductions allows children to create their own stories about 19th century school time and play time. Toys include iron puzzles, a cast iron bank, kaleidoscopes, and cloth and corn husk dolls.
School days can be recreated using a tin lunch pail, a slate, pen and ink for cursive writing practice, and a set of McGuffy readers. Reprints of an 1893 toy catalog, Victorian valentines, paper doll books, 19th century children's story books plus a variety of illustrated books on children's life in the 19th century complete the materials.
 Mining in Nevada (3 trunks available)A prospector's story and the hardships of the underground miner can be imagined using the objects and materials in this trunk. A burro's pack saddle, a gold pan, and a mining claim in a rusty tobacco tin can start students thinking about prospecting. A carbide lamp and a candle holder, the only light sources for early underground miners, show another side of mining life. Other tools are a pickax, a hammer and hard rock drill, and a crucible. Rocks and minerals can be studied using a pocket mineral guide, a magnifying glass, mineral specimens, and a Nevada Mining Association mineral kit. Laminated posters detail mining today and in the past.
Each trunk also includes:
1. A list of curriculum objectives which can be covered using the trunk contents;
2. Objects which can be handled by students;
3. A laminated photograph card with an explanation for each object;
4. Laminated historic photographs;
5. Laminated activity cards for students to do and learn;
6. Many books, readings, and some video materials.
No lesson plans are included.
LOAN DETAILS ** Teachers must pick up and return the trunks to the museum.
** Advance reservations are required (sometimes long in advance).
** Reminders of pickup and return dates are sent by Interact.
** Trunks are on wheels and measure 16”h x 38”l x 20”deep;
a van, pickup truck, or 4-door vehicle is recommended.
Make a reservation for a trunk loan by calling Stacy Irvin at 486-5205, ext. 227 or email your interest listing trunk name, potential dates, grade level and number of classes, and your school name and phone number. Use Interact or the alternate email address: sirvin@nevadaculture.org.
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