The Social Studies textbook came to life for fourth graders at Patrick. M. Villano Elementary School. They visitied the Hermitage in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. It was a working farm when Bergen County was at the Crossroads of the American Revolution. It’s now on the national historic registry. Guides explained the importance of primary documents found on site and led tours on the grounds where George Washington and his army camped in 1778.
“The house George Washington stayed in was cool, and seeing how the house was decorated a long time ago was interesting and intriguing,” Anna Boothe said.
Students became detectives by examining colonial artifacts and made comparisons between the past and today
“My favorite part of the field trip was their [colonial] daily outfits and what the soldiers carried around in their satchel with them,” Luke Verrico said.
Some things the soldiers put in their satchels were plates, tea and weapons.
