History at Home #3: A Stagecoach Too
January 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Alexandria Public Schools Community Education is partnering with Douglas County Historical Society, The Runestone Museum, and the Legacy of the Lakes Museum to present:
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐:
“๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐, ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฌ & ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ”
Like social media, the industrialization of transportation changed and shaped how we communicate and interact with each other, both as communities and as individuals. Railroads and automobiles took Americans away from foot travel and canoe transport, effectively changing national consciousness.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
๐๐๐ง. ๐๐ – “๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ!” – ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ. ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง (๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ) ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ.
Join us online! This class will be held using the online platform, Zoom. Prior to the class, you will receive an email with the Zoom invitation to access the class. Simply click the link on the day and time of the class and enjoy from the comfort of your own home!
๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐:
Jan. 7 – “One Shoe: The original mode of transportation – foot travel!” – We’ve all heard the stories, “uphill both ways during a blizzard”, but what was it really like? Walking used to be an everyday part of life, from mailing a letter to going fishing – learn more about early local foot travel with host Amanda Seim (Executive Director of the Runestone Museum Foundation).
Jan. 14 – “Canoes: Minnesota’s earliest roads were waterways!” – Before highway mile markers, travelers used to measure their trip by portages – where they had to carry their canoes and packs over land to the next river or lake. Join host Kaci Johnson (Director of Communications and Programming at the Legacy of the Lakes Museum) and Amanda Seim as we explore what travel was like on the water.
You may register for the 3-Session Series or an individual session within this series. If you are a member of any of the partnering museums listed below, please note that you have a reduced individual session price available.