Log Cabin Village

Escape the Present...Experience the Past! Keep your pioneer learning going, even if you can't make it to the Log Cabin Village. Whether students are learning at home or returning to the classroom we wanted to pass along our NEW distance learning programs.

To see our scheduled programs and register go to Connect2Texas and select Log Cabin Village in the program filter.

Contact lcvtours@fortworthtexas.gov with any questions or to request a program at your preferred date or time.

Grades: Prek-5
Cost: $75

NOTE: This program is also available as a recording after October 1, 2020 for $25.

This live program allows students to be a historian detective! A costumed historical interpreter will show participants five replicas of historic artifacts similar to items used by our ancestors. Students will then use their critical thinking skills to ask questions to discover the purpose of those objects. An Artifact Detective worksheet is provided to help guide students through this process. A teacher’s artifact guide is also provided prior to the program.

Grades: Prek-12
Cost: $75

NOTE: This program is also available as a recording after October 1, 2020 for $25.

Frontier 101 is a great program for all ages. Participants virtually travel from cabin to cabin for live, interactive conversations with our historical interpreters dressed in period attire. The interpreters discuss 19th century Texas frontier history, demonstrate various crafts from the time period, and engage participants in discussions about the past. Demonstrations vary but may include candle-dipping, blacksmithing, and milling.

Grades: K-12

Cost: $25

Frontier 101 is a great program for all ages. Village historical interpreters discuss what life was like for our 19th century Texas ancestors with period demonstrations. Demonstrations in this pre-recorded program include spinning and weaving, life in a dogtrot cabin, frontier school day, and chores. Each pre-recorded program comes with post-program interactive lesson materials and a teacher's answer guide.

Grades: K-12

Cost: $25

Frontier 101 is a great program for all ages. Village historical interpreters discuss some of the important trades on the 19th century Texas frontier and demonstrate those crafts. Demonstrations in this pre-recorded program include milling, blacksmithing, and woodworking. Each pre-recorded program comes with post-program interactive lesson materials and a teacher's answer guide.

Grades: 6-12
Cost: $75

NOTE: This program is also available as a recording after October 1, 2020 for $25.

During this live, interactive program your students work with a costumed interpreter to analyze a variety of primary sources to think critically about the past. Students will explore the advantages and drawbacks of sources like letters, photographs, art, and government documents. Students will use the documents to gain a historical perspective on the lives of our Texas frontier ancestors including Quanah Parker, Black communities, and new immigrants.

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