September Field Trip ~

During the month of September, Dana Larson’s 8th grade advanced Social Studies class from the Collinsville Middle School visited the historic D.D. Collins House.

Thank you for visiting; we are so glad you did!

The Social Studies class learns about the unique details of typical Greek Revival style architecture, popular from 1825-1860.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Wilkerson

Trisha Haislar talks about the vegetable gardens at the Collins House and the crops that would have been grown in the mid-1800s.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Wilkerson

Trisha talks about the broom corn that is almost ready to be harvested and explains how the corn tassels were used to make brooms for sweeping up dirt and debris.

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The students turn their focus toward the drying shed and the well house as Trisha explains the importance of these outbuildings to life in the mid-1800s.

Photo courtesy of Lavadna Hines

The entire class gathers on the front porch for a group photo.

Photo courtesy of Lavadna Hines