The Historic Kingsburg Depot offers Living History Tours for schools that are connected to the California History/Social Studies standards, Common Core English Language Arts, and Mathematics standards for grades TK- 5th grade. These tours are generally one hour with student participation.
Students experience a "Working" depot in 1923. They meet the Station Agent, passengers, freight dock workers, Western Union telegrapher, Railway Express agent. The ticket agent will issue their Southern Pacific Depot ticket for the day. The students will also be able to see where the station agent and his family lived. Each person is dressed in 1923 apparel so students can enter the historical time change. Speaking of time - there are three unique clocks at the depot. Students have the opportunity to figure out why each clock is different. There are no cell phones in the depot, but students will encounter and can use three different phones from the 1920's. The telegrapher can send their messages in Morse Code. Students will be able to use the scale to determine the mass of shipping crates, as well as smaller packages in the Railway Express office. The Kingsburg Depot is on the railway constructed by the Big Five of the Transcontinental Railway. On a Living History Tour there are so many learning opportunities.
To schedule a living history tour, email; reservations@kingsburgdepot.org
Students experience a "Working" depot in 1923. They meet the Station Agent, passengers, freight dock workers, Western Union telegrapher, Railway Express agent. The ticket agent will issue their Southern Pacific Depot ticket for the day. The students will also be able to see where the station agent and his family lived. Each person is dressed in 1923 apparel so students can enter the historical time change. Speaking of time - there are three unique clocks at the depot. Students have the opportunity to figure out why each clock is different. There are no cell phones in the depot, but students will encounter and can use three different phones from the 1920's. The telegrapher can send their messages in Morse Code. Students will be able to use the scale to determine the mass of shipping crates, as well as smaller packages in the Railway Express office. The Kingsburg Depot is on the railway constructed by the Big Five of the Transcontinental Railway. On a Living History Tour there are so many learning opportunities.
To schedule a living history tour, email; reservations@kingsburgdepot.org
"Railroads and the Development of the West" by John Bergan and Brent Dyck
Kingsburg Depot Student Activities
California History Standards Connection TK-4th Grade
Grade Standards
TK/K
K H.S.S. K.3 Students match simple descriptions of work that people do and the names of related jobs at the school, in the local community, and from historical accounts.
K. H.S.S.K.4.4 Construct maps and models of neighborhoods , incorporating such structures as police and fire stations, airports, banks, hospitals, supermarkets, harbors, schools, homes, places of worship and transportation lines.
K HSS-K.6 Students understand that history relates to events, people, and places of other times.
1st Grade
1 H.S.S. 1.4 Students compare everyday life in different times and places around the work and recognize that some aspects of people, places and things change over time while others stay the same.
1 H.S.S.1.4.2 Study transportation methods of earlier days.
1 H.S.S.1.4.3 Recognize similarities and difference of earlier generations in such areas as work, dress, manners, stories, games, and festivals, drawing from biographies, oral histories and folklore.
1 H.S.S. 1.6.2 Identify the specialized work that people do to manufacture, transport and market goods and services and the contributions of those who work in the home.
2nd Grade
2 H.S.S.2.1 Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday
2 H.S.S.2.4Students understand basic economic concepts and their individual roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills.
2 H.S.S.2.4. 2 Understand the role and interdependence of buyers and sellers of goods and services.
2 H.S.S.2.4.3 Understand how limits on resources affect production and consumption.
3rd Grade
3 H.S.S. 3.3.3 Trace why their community was established , how individuals and families contributed to its founding and development, and how the community has changed over time, drawing on maps, photographs, oral histories, letters, newspapers, and other primary sources.
3 H.S.S.3.4.3. Know the histories of important local and national landmarks, symbols, and essential documents that create a sense of community among citizens and exemplify cherished ideals.
3 H.S.S. 3.5.2 Understand that some goods are made locally, some elsewhere in the United States and some abroad.
4th Grade
4 H.S.S. 4.3.2 Compare how and why people traveled to California and the routes they traveled.
4 H.S.S. 4.3.4 Study the lives of women who helped build early California
4 H.S.S.4.4.1 Understand the story and lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including contributions of Chinese workers to its construction.
4 H.S.S.4.4.4 Describe rapid American immigration, internal migrations, settlement, and the growth of towns and cities.
4 H.S.S.4.4.6 Describe the development and locations of new industries since the turn of the century, (large scale agriculture,).
TK/K
K H.S.S. K.3 Students match simple descriptions of work that people do and the names of related jobs at the school, in the local community, and from historical accounts.
K. H.S.S.K.4.4 Construct maps and models of neighborhoods , incorporating such structures as police and fire stations, airports, banks, hospitals, supermarkets, harbors, schools, homes, places of worship and transportation lines.
K HSS-K.6 Students understand that history relates to events, people, and places of other times.
1st Grade
1 H.S.S. 1.4 Students compare everyday life in different times and places around the work and recognize that some aspects of people, places and things change over time while others stay the same.
1 H.S.S.1.4.2 Study transportation methods of earlier days.
1 H.S.S.1.4.3 Recognize similarities and difference of earlier generations in such areas as work, dress, manners, stories, games, and festivals, drawing from biographies, oral histories and folklore.
1 H.S.S. 1.6.2 Identify the specialized work that people do to manufacture, transport and market goods and services and the contributions of those who work in the home.
2nd Grade
2 H.S.S.2.1 Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday
2 H.S.S.2.4Students understand basic economic concepts and their individual roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills.
2 H.S.S.2.4. 2 Understand the role and interdependence of buyers and sellers of goods and services.
2 H.S.S.2.4.3 Understand how limits on resources affect production and consumption.
3rd Grade
3 H.S.S. 3.3.3 Trace why their community was established , how individuals and families contributed to its founding and development, and how the community has changed over time, drawing on maps, photographs, oral histories, letters, newspapers, and other primary sources.
3 H.S.S.3.4.3. Know the histories of important local and national landmarks, symbols, and essential documents that create a sense of community among citizens and exemplify cherished ideals.
3 H.S.S. 3.5.2 Understand that some goods are made locally, some elsewhere in the United States and some abroad.
4th Grade
4 H.S.S. 4.3.2 Compare how and why people traveled to California and the routes they traveled.
4 H.S.S. 4.3.4 Study the lives of women who helped build early California
4 H.S.S.4.4.1 Understand the story and lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including contributions of Chinese workers to its construction.
4 H.S.S.4.4.4 Describe rapid American immigration, internal migrations, settlement, and the growth of towns and cities.
4 H.S.S.4.4.6 Describe the development and locations of new industries since the turn of the century, (large scale agriculture,).