Living History Day Celebrated
On Monday, October 28, 2019, fifth graders at T.A. Lowery Elementary participated in a living history day. The students were assigned to groups which rotated through 6 stations involving life during the Civil War. Students experienced outdoor cooking of the time period with Mrs. Beth Saunders. Ms. Betty Washington taught the children some history of the African - American slaves and performed some of the songs which the slaves sang and gave them a background of the songs. General Jubal Early (Mike Sipes) taught the students about the life of generals. Dennis Cole informed them about life as a cavalry soldier, complete with horses with the help of Jason Luke. The students learned about women’s life during the 1860’s. Mrs. Genna Luke and Mrs. Shirley Cole taught about the clothing, responsibilities of affluent and non-affluent women of the south. Some of the students experienced a true woman’s tea complete with place settings in china, cookies and southern tea. Lastly, the students were part of a school day in the 1860’s. The present-day students went to school in the 1850’s settler’s cabin on the T.A. Lowery school grounds. Mr. Rico Massimino was their schoolmaster giving them lessons in Jefferson County resident’s life and the education system during the 1860’s in Jefferson County. In the afternoon, the stations were opened to the rest of the school to tour.