Second and third graders visit the galleries where they see items such as a dress belonging to Civil War heroine Emma Sansom and a portrait of Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks.
Docents encourage students to make comparisons between past and present lifestyles.
The second objective of this tour is to help students feel comfortable in a museum setting. Students learn the definitions of words such as artifact and docent, and are introduced to museum etiquette. Practical experience in interpreting artifacts is the focus of this tour. Docents encourage students to think critically about the past and to draw comparisons between past and present events. Students also view a variety of artifacts from the Archives galleries which help us understand and appreciate Alabama history.