This year, fourth grade students are learning about mail order catalogs, even in schools where a trip to the museum is not possible. Next year, the theme will be the Great Depression, and Dolde has already begun the research for artifacts to depict Delaware life in that period. Importantly, the museum has 300 volunteers, coordinated by Powell, a UD representative on the National Council for Agricultural Research Extension and Teaching Council. With a B.A. in math and secondary education, she assists with educational efforts and keeps the books. Unlike many facilities, the Delaware Agricultural Museum makes some of its displays accessible to the public, particularly to the curious hands of children.
Visitors can, for example, sit in the pews of the recreated old church.
We want people to be able to experience the history we present, and it's hard to do that from a distance.