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Traveling Museum: Ranching, Brands, and Cattle Trails |
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For details about this presentation, see
Exhibit: Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County
and
History: Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County.
Traveling Museum
A power point about Historic Hispanic Families of Denton County is available to be taken to the schools or other community groups. The presentation includes information on the Hispanic vacqueros and the influence they had on the American cowboy culture. Artifacts from the Ranching Traveling Museum are included and students reenact a cattle drive.
The outreach program for schools is free and open to any group in Denton County including public and private schools, senior citizen groups, day care centers, and other community groups in Denton County. Each presentation takes about 45 minutes.
Tours
The Hispanic exhibit is included in the organized tours of the Courthouse. Group tours are $1 pp donation.
Scheduling
Groups are encouraged to schedule ahead of the requested date. The months of October, November and early December, March,
April, and May are especially busy, so we encourage you to plan well in advance so that we can schedule the requested time.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
This traveling museum is suitable for teaching about Denton and Denton County, early Texas history, or about communities
in general. It can be adapted for grades K-12.
Please contact the Education and Tourism Director to discuss the TEKS that are appropriate for each grade level.
Depending on the grade level, the traveling museums are appropriate for teaching multicultural, history, social
studies, reading and language, writing, and some fine arts, science and mathematical skills.
For further information or reservations, call or email
Gretel L'Heureux, Tourism and Education Director
940-349-2854 or
gretel.l'heureux@dentoncounty.com.
See the specific links for more information
about each of the Traveling Museums.
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