Field Trip Details

If you'd like to read about the pictures you see below, please visit the following links. Several people have asked about the details of our field trips and find it easier to write the articles instead of having to retype it in emails each time I am asked questions :-)

Philadelphia (Independence National Historical Park):

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1047533/homeschooling_trips_philadelphia.html?cat=4
This article gives details about the park and the various buildings included.

New York City (American Museum of Natural History):

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1047725/homeschooling_day_trips_new_york_city.html?cat=4

Lancaster, PA (The Amish):

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1048249/homeschooling_day_trips_lancaster_pennsylvania.html?cat=4

Philadelphia- Ben Franklin's Grave

Philadelphia-Franklin Court

A very enthusiastic Benjamin Franklin *fan* and his nurse after surgery. Hard to believe he was wanting to see Ben Franklin's house so soon afterward!

Ben Franklin Court from across the street.

The Entrance to the court.

Front - each side of the entrance

The site of Ben Franklin's house-- marked with the house outlines.

Looking around the court.

My boys had to have a picture of Franklin's "privy" pit. Why these things excite little boys, I will never know.

I thought this was so neat! A replica of an instrument made by Franklin called an Armonica. If you click on the images, you should be able to view them full-size.



















Entrance to Franklin's print shop. He started his print shop at the age of 22.




















I liked the quotes they had hanging on the wall--click the picture to view full-size

Philadelphia-Carpenter's Hall - First Continental Congress

Carpenter's Hall is the location of the First Continental Congress........

Around Philadelphia- the Piladelphia Exchange, The First Bank of the United States

Philadelphia- Congress Hall

The downstairs where the House of Representatives met:

The upstairs where the Senate met:

Philadelphia - Independence Hall

This is the room where the Declaration of Independence was signed. This is the birthplace of a new nation. The chair in the front of the room is the original chair that was used by George Washington.