Lessons from Locust Grove
Locust Grove is where Louisville begins, and this is where you can continue learning about the world of the 19th century at home!
History at Home Scavenger Hunt
Download PDF here: History at Home Scavenger Hunt
Audio Tour of Locust Grove’s grounds and outbuildings
Locust Grove on YouTube | Find cocktail recipes, a peek into our archives and research, hands-on activities and more!
Locust Grove on Facebook | Locust Grove on Instagram | Locust Grove on Twitter
Afternoon Lecture Series Archive
Virtual Living Room Lecture Series Archive
The 12 Days of Christmastide | Enjoy our virtual 2020 Christmastide celebration!
The Punch Bowl | A monthly historic happy hour with historic distilling experts from Locust Grove, Mount Vernon, Spirits of French Lick, and West Overton
Lessons
Week 1
Making Homemade Butter
Download a worksheet on making butter at home here: How to Make Butter
Further learning:
Early American Dairy with Townsends
Blog post on the Locust Grove Dairy
Dairying at Monticello
Week 2
How to Make Your Own Berry Ink
Ink Making Activity for Grades K – 8
Ink Making Activity for Grades 9-12
Week 3
How to Make Candied Violets
How to Make Candied Violets Worksheet
Week 4
How to Dye Eggs with Onion Skins
Download How to Dye Eggs with Onion Skins
Week 5
How to Make a Timeline and Document a Day In Your Life
Download Instructions for How To Make A Timeline: How to Make a Timeline
Download our Day in the Life Activity Sheet: A Day In Your Life Timeline
Week 6
A Day in the Life
Download A Timeline of George Rogers Clark’s life here: George Rogers Clark Timeline Activity
Week 7
Making a Family Tree
Download instructions on making a family tree: How to Make Your Family Tree
Download a blank family tree: My Family Tree
Download an All About Me worksheet: All About Me!
Download Family Tree Vocabulary: Family Tree Vocabulary
Week 8
It’s Garden Week at Locust Grove!
Play Garden Bingo! Download your Bingo Card here: Garden Bingo
Week 9
How to Make a Blackberry Crisp: Recipe and Worksheet Here.
Week 10
How to Make 19th Century Macaroni and Cheese!
Recipe and Worksheet here: How to Make 1824 Macaroni & Cheese
Week 11
How to Make Citron Melon Preserves
Recipe and worksheet here: How to Make Citron Melon Preserves
Week 12
The Anatomy of a Flower
How Many Flowers Can You Name?
Week 13
How to Make Switchel
How to Make Switchel Worksheet
Week 14
Getting Dressed in 1810
Week 15
How to Process Fiber
Coloring Pages
Birds of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Arabesque wallpaper coloring sheet
Young William Croghan miniature
Miniature Portrait of Dr. John Croghan