A current listing of public programs is available in the Calendar of events section of this web site. The BCHA offers ongoing educational programs, both on-site and in the classroom. School tours of the 1839 Courthouse Square must be arranged in advance with the museum curator. As part of the museum visit, a mock trial program is available. Students recreate an actual counterfeiting case tried in the 1839 Courthouse in the 1840s.
Students play all the roles, including judge, jury, attorneys, sheriff and defendant.
The actual verdict in the case is not revealed to students prior to the mock trial, so it is up to members of the jury to acquit or to find their classmate guilty. Special school tour rates are available. Classroom programs include living-history presentations. Teachers can invite a Civil War soldier or French voyageur to speak to their class. Students are even invited to ask questions of their historic visitor.