Students and faculty welcomed The Virginia Military Institute to The American Freedom Museum this past week. Representatives shared admissions information about the Institute and answered questions. Those in attendance actually got to have a conversation with a current student via FaceTime who is at VMI and who is from Tyler!
Evan Merritt, a senior at West Point, visited Brook Hill this week to talk with students and answer questions they had about the Military Academy. Evan had great information to share with us, and we were able to share The American Freedom Museum with him before he left campus.
Seventh graders in Coach Collin’s class continued their genetics study and looked at how DNA is passed on. They ventured down to the American Freedom Museum and looked at the presidents and first ladies and predicted what traits their kids would inherit.
After reviewing the basics of photo composition, the “See It, Snap It, Improve It” SPARC students were giving full access to the American Freedom Museum for an in-depth photo shoot. The group, led by David Dickerson and Kenna Kempton, consisted of Sophomores Ruby Timmons and Natalie Kirkpatrick and Freshmen Natalie Travis and Raylyn Clark.
This week fourth graders took a field trip to the American Freedom Museum for a Texas history lesson. After their tour, they went back into the museum with Bingo cards to apply and search for facts of what they had just learned.
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Happy Texas Independence Day March 2, 1836 The Texas Declaration of Independence was produced, literally, overnight. Its urgency was paramount, because while it was being prepared, the Alamo in San Antonio was under siege by Santa Anna’s army of Mexico. The document was the formal declaration of […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Presidents’ Day is celebrated in the United States every year on the third Monday in February. Established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government. It was traditionally celebrated on February 22nd, Washington’s actual birthday, but […]
The American Freedom Museum in an invaluable teaching tool. Students in 8th grade Humanities were given an overview of WWII in preparation for the novel The Hiding Place. Mrs. Bynum summarized the war and introduced the students to the story of Corrie ten Boom, author of The Hiding Place. After visiting the Holocaust section of the […]
The 6th grade Humanities students are studying the Far East in History. They took a trip to the American Freedom Museum to explore the geography and major events from countries in Eastern and Southeastern Asia. Then they used the school’s Surface tablets to begin a major research project in which they are exploring a country […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Today in History: January 20, 2017 Donald John Trump Inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States Born: 6/14/1946 Birthplace: Queens, New York Religion: Protestant Education: Graduated from University of Pennsylvania (1968) Occupation: Businessman, Real Estate Developer Political Party: Republican Other Government Positions: None Donald John […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: In the winter of 1776, General George Washington and his ragged army had experienced only defeat and despair. The War for Independence was going badly, with failure after failure. On December 25, 1776, General Washington, leading the soldiers into battle for the first time in the war, […]
Christmas Holiday Hours: Saturday, December 17th: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21st: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 24th (Christmas Eve): CLOSED Wednesday, December 28th: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31st: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.