Virtual Field Trips
Can’t make it to the Frazier in-person? Don’t’ worry - we’ve got you covered with our virtual field trip options! Come explore the Frazier History Museum and connect with history during a pre-recorded video visit offered from the comfort of your classroom and/or students’ homes. Students will be engaged with museum exhibitions, primary source artifacts, stories, and discussion on your topic of choice (scroll down to view program options).
Cost: $200 | Free for Title 1 schools (as funding allows)
Length: 30 - 40 minutes
Unlimited use of pre-recorded visit for a 30-day window
FREE Programming for Title 1 Schools:
Thanks to generous donors and community support we are able to offer virtual field trips to Title 1 schools at no cost. Funding is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Special thanks to LG&E/KU Community Investment Fund, the Frazier Educational Access Fund, museum members and program participants, and other anonymous donors.
Have questions? Please direct any questions regarding virtual field trips to education@fraziermuseum.org.
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Scroll down to review available Frazier Virtual Field Trip Programs:
What is a Vote Worth? Suffrage Then and Now
Grades: 4 - 12
On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the 19th Amendment affirming women the legal right to vote. The year 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the amendment and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting. The issues of voting laws, responsibility, and accessibility remain ever-prevalent today. During this interactive virtual visit, students will explore artifacts, documents, and stories highlighted in the What is a Vote Worth? Suffrage Then and Now exhibition and experience a short performance based upon actual accounts.
Topics include: Life for women before suffrage, Kentucky’s role within the context of the national movement, local figures who fought for voting equity, the anti-suffrage argument, discrimination within the movement, and the role of young people as engaged citizens today.
This program is offered as a pre-recorded visit, including 30 days of unlimited access.
Click here to view connections to KY Academic Standards.
Lewis and Clark & the Corps of Discovery
Grades: 2 - 8
How does the Lewis and Clark expedition connect to our local story? During this interactive virtual visit, students will re-trace the two-year journey of the Corps of Discovery and learn about local connections to their historic trek west within the Lewis and Clark Experience exhibit. Students play an integral role in the learning as they steer the talking points by making predictions along the way. The virtual visit concludes with a short performance of York based upon actual accounts, and time for Q and A is included in the live option.
Topics include: figures from our area that were involved with the expedition; the importance of primary sources for learning about the event; native people that were integral to the story; change over time in regards to travel, communication, and medicine; and diverse perspectives on the impacts of the trip.
This program is offered as a pre-recorded visit, including 30 days of unlimited access.
Click here to view connections to KY Academic Standards.
Kentucky’s Hidden Histories:
Uncovering Buried Stories From KY’s Past
Grades: 4 - 12
How do we choose the stories we tell? Some of the most interesting and inspiring figures from Kentucky history never make it into the text books or the public consciousness. We know about Daniel Boone, but what about the enslaved people who moved into Kentucky with white settlers and worked to shape and grow the “new frontier”. The name Abraham Lincoln is very familiar, but what about Henrietta Wood who survived enslavement twice, then took one of her oppressors to court after the Civil War - and won. Kentucky is well-known for its rich musical culture, yet many are not familiar with Sara Martin and Sylvester Weaver who broke barriers in music history. We’ve heard about the white women picketing at the White House demanding their right to vote, but what about Black Kentuckians, like Mary and Julia Britton, fighting for the vote while simultaneously struggling for racial equality.
Explore these topics and uncover important Kentucky stories by investigating artifacts and displays in the Frazier Museum galleries with museum educators. Students will also enjoy a brief performance excerpt of “Free Frank” McWorter.
This program is offered as a pre-recorded visit, including 30 days of unlimited access.
Click here to view connections to KY Academic Standards.
Celebrating the Sounds of Kentucky
Grades: 2 - 8
How does music reflect a community? Enjoy a musical jaunt through local history in the Frazier Museum’s Celebrating the Sounds of Kentucky exhibit. Frazier Manager of Youth and Family Programs and musician, Mick Sullivan, takes students on a delightful journey through the exhibition exploring the important role that music plays in Kentucky culture, comparing and contrasting life in Kentucky in the past to life in Kentucky today, making connections from Kentucky music to places around the world, and uncovering the amazing sounds and stories of Kentucky musicians from a variety of time periods. This engaging program includes several live sing-alongs with Mick and his guitar.
This program is offered as a pre-recorded visit, including 30 days of unlimited access.
Click here to view connections to KY Academic Standards.
Artist: Alice Beatly
Virtual Poe
Grades: 5-12
We are bringing some spooky, literary, and museum-based fun and engagement to your school just in time for Halloween!
During this program, participants will:
-Learn about Edgar Allan Poe, the reigning sovereign of all things spine-chilling, and how he became an icon in American literature and an icon in popular culture along the way.
-Experience a pre-recorded tour of the Frazier’s spookiest artifacts and learn how they tie to Poe’s life and legacy.
-Watch a brief dramatic reading of The Raven by one of our talented teaching artists.
This program is offered as a pre-recorded visit, available from September 15 through November 15.